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Due to the increasing complexity of occupational health and safety problems, a variety
of resources may be needed to address specific issues.
Related Safety and Health Topics
Reference Texts
- Major
Reference Texts. Authoritative textbooks remain a primary source of information. Their major
disadvantage is the time required to write and print them. As a result, the information is
often dated and, in some instances, not correct. This link provides a listing of
major reference texts. It is not all inclusive, but
demonstrates the range of texts available.
Journals
- Journals and
Online Data Services. Professional journals, published weekly or monthly, typically provide more current and
in-depth information than textbooks. As online data services have developed, it has
become possible to rapidly search a large number of journals and reports. For
example, the National Library of Medicine developed the Medical Literature Analysis and
Retrieval System (MEDLARS) to complement its Index Medicus, which required hand-searches
using key words.
Electronic References
- Electronic References. Provides a list of some electronic references.
- Safety and Health References, Other Internet Sites.
Internet "Home Pages" have rapidly become a major source of technical
information. In addition to providing hyperlinks to specific documents, many
identify additional sources and contacts for help. Some Home Pages permit users to submit
queries, but it may not be possible to ascertain the qualifications of the person
providing the response. Many of these services are provided at no cost to the user.
Some generic Internet Sites are
provided, but many industry and hazard specific sites also exist.
- Internet search engines, which have indexed many of the millions of pages on the World
Wide Web, provide keyword searches which will aid in locating potential sources of
information.
- Other resources include CD-ROMs, which can store thousands of pages of documents, such
as all the articles over a period of years from a group of professional journals. Articles
pertaining to a particular subject can be located on the CD-ROM in a matter of seconds.
- U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission. This site includes recall announcements and
product safety alerts.
Other References
- US-EU Cooperation on Workplace Safety and Health.
OSHA and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. Cooperation
between the United States of America and the European Union has
successfully developed since the 1995 New Transatlantic Agenda in the
field of health and safety at work.
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