Chemotherapy

• Chemo Care: Chemotherapy Drugs and Side Effects Information—http://www.chemocare.com/ 
  Olympic ice-skating champion and cancer survivor Scott Hamilton’s new web site is designed to provide the latest information about chemotherapy to patients and their families, caregivers and friends. A program of the Scott Hamilton CARES initiative, Chemo Care provides information on chemotherapy, chemotherapy side effects, and chemotherapy drug information.

Educational Courses and Training Programs

• American Industrial Hygiene Association Continuing Education Courses—http://www.aiha.org/Content/CE/ce.htm
  “[The AIHA’s] continuing education opportunities provide ... quality, world-class conference, expositions, and training systems. [AIHA] designed [its] education programs with OEHS professionals in mind and [the association will work to anticipate change and employ cutting-edge techniques to be the best source for your educational needs.”
   
• American Red Cross Certification—http://www.redcrosswnc.org/
  For information on American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED and Bloodborne Pathogens certification in North Carolina, please telephone Mary Barnett at  (828) 258-3888, ext. 210; e-mail barnettma@usa.redcross.org; or visit online at http://www.redcrosswnc.org/.
   
• American Society of Safety Engineers Professional Development and Education—http://www.asse.org/education/
  The ASSE offers a variety of continuing education courses.
   
• First Health and Safety Ltd.: Online Health & Safety Training—http://www.firsthealthandsafety.co.uk/resources.php
  “Our online Health & Safety training system delivers professional and highly effective employee training for less!”
   
• MSHATrainingonline—http://www.mshatrainingonline.com/
  MSHATrainingonline, a service of Vivid Learning Systems, Inc., was developed to provide a new, innovative solution to the complex task of meeting [federal] Mine Safety and Health Administration safety-training requirements. Top mining-industry subject-matter experts were consulted to create a system that provides an effective, engaging MSHA training experience; gives MSHATrainingonline customers “anytime, anywhere” access to training and training records; enhances safety and reduces risk at MSHATrainingonline customers’ mine sites; and allows for a high degree of site-specific customization.
   
• National Safety Council Training—http://www.nsc.org/training/index.aspx
  The NSC offers continuing education courses in Occupational Safety and Health (“Information for safety pros and trainers, including certificate programs, regulatory compliance training, employee training, best safety practices and management programs, supervisor training, roadway workzone training, online training, and custom training at your worksite. Packaged training products.”)
   
• National Safety Management Society—http://www.nsms.us/
  The NSMS offers online training and a variety of continuing education courses.
   
• North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center—http://osherc.sph.unc.edu/index.htm
  “One of 16 regional education and research centers (ERCs), the North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center is situated in the North Carolina Institute for Public Health, part of School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Centers were established by NIOSH to assure an ample supply of well-trained professionals in the area of occupational safety and health. Through academic programs and continuing education, the goal of the NC ERC is to provide quality educational opportunities for those with the responsibility of ensuring safety and health in the workplace. It shares responsibility for the eight southeastern states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky.”
   
• Oregon OSHA Online Course Catalog—http://www.cbs.state.or.us/external/osha/educate/training/pages/courses.html
  There are 10 courses, available to Oregon residents only, but available for reading online. They might be helpful, and give you some ideas. Two of the courses are:
   
• OR-OSHA 100: Safety and Health Management Basics—http://www.cbs.state.or.us/external/osha/educate/training/pages/100outline.html
  “This course discusses seven critical areas of a successful occupational safety and health program. Subjects include: top management commitment, accountability, employee involvement, safety committees, hazard identification and control, accident investigation, and continuous safety improvement.”
   
• OR-OSHA 101: Safety Committee Basic Training—http://www.cbs.state.or.us/external/osha/educate/training/pages/101outline.html
  “Every company can benefit from an effective safety committee. Unfortunately, most safety committees do not understand their purpose or the role they play in assisting management to provide a safe and healthful workplace. This course helps the student understand his/her responsibilities as a safety committee member. It will help the safety committee chairperson successfully lead a safety committee.”

  Note: The other eight courses are: OR-OSHA 102: Conducting an Accident Investigation, OR-OSHA 104: Identifying and Controlling Hazards, OR-OSHA 112: Safety and the Supervisor, OR-OSHA 120: Developing a Violence Prevention Program, OR-OSHA 200: Developing an Ergonomics Program, OR-OSHA 201: Introduction to Ergonomics, OR-OSHA 203: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and OR-OSHA 205: Hazard Communication Program (HAZCOM).
   

• OSHA Safety and Health Management Systems for Small Businesses (SHMS)—http://www.ies.ncsu.edu/safetyhealthmgmt
  N.C. State University offers a FREE online SHMS program. Developed by NCSU and funded in part by a Susan Harwood grant from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), this program is designed to help small- and medium-sized businesses develop and implement an effective and inexpensive safety and health management system. These businesses oftentimes do not have an adequate work force or financial resources to implement an effective SHMS. Now, any size business can invest in safety and minimize workplace risks and the costs and injuries associated with them. This FREE classroom-quality, self-instructional training program on Safety and Health Management Systems for Small Businesses can help businesses implement an SHMS that: is easy to develop, is inexpensive, can usually be done in-house, reflects the business’ way of doing business, and is based on specific needs of the business’ workplace.
   
• OSHA Training Institute (OTI)—http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/ote/oti.html
  “The OSHA Training Institute provides training and education in occupational safety and health for federal and state compliance officers, state consultants, other federal agency personnel, and the private sector.”
   
• OverNite Software, Inc. Training Series—http://www.overnitecbt.com/
  OverNite Software’s Safety, Health, and Environmental Training Series includes: Heat Stress, Field Hazard Recognition, Office Hazard Recognition, Back Safety, Ergonomics, Hearing Conservation, Fall Protection, Ladder Safety, Asbestos Awareness, and 35 more courses. The company’s Human Resources Training Series includes: Preventing Workplace Violence, Creating an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace, Recognizing Substance Abuse in the Workplace, Safe Driving Skills, and 19 more courses. OverNite Software also offers Hazwoper, Security, Chemical and Port Facility Security, Municipal EH&S, and many more series of courses.
   
• SafetyInfo.Com: Online OSHA Compliance Safety Library—http://www.safetyinfo.com/
  This site includes more than 6,000 printable/editable safety pages.
   
• Washington State Department of Labor and Industries’ Workplace Safety and Health Section—http://www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/default.asp
  The department offers a variety of continuing education courses and workshops.

Ergonomics

• The Ergonomics Center of North Carolina—http://www.theergonomicscenter.com/
  “The Ergonomics Center provides occupational ergonomics consulting, training programs, and cost-effective ergonomic solutions for corporations, facilities, and individuals to support and enhance your company’s ergonomics efforts. We provide a full range of consultative and training services tailored to meet your specific ergonomic needs and corporate goals. With extensive experience in ergonomics research, consulting, and training, we understand the challenges of managing ergonomics and minimizing ergonomic risk factors in today’s complex industrial and office environments.”

• MSDs: The Impact of Health, Illness, Pain and Recovery-Strategy Representations on the Work Rehabilitation Process—Report R-592 from the Quebec Occupational Health and Safety Research Institute (IRSST)—http://www.irsst.qc.ca/files/documents/PubIRSST/R-592.pdf
  Report R-592: “When we are deterred by what others think. A study published by the Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST) reveals, among other things, the disastrous consequences for injured workers when they do not feel believed or supported during their absence from work. Researchers actually observed the importance of workers’ social reality for better understanding their rehabilitation process by listening to representations of health, illness and pain by workers unable to return to work due to musculoskeletal-related pain. The results of this innovative study related to the rehabilitation of workers suffering from MSD are aimed mainly at occupational health and safety practitioners and rehabilitation counsellors. The latter will be able to use this research to establish action plans that are better adapted to the reality of people living with MSD. Studying and appreciating the testimonies promotes an in-depth understanding of the emotions, attitudes and behaviours that influence adaptation strategies for patients on the road to recovery or in rehabilitation. The report can be downloaded free of charge at: http://www.irsst.qc.ca/files/documents/PubIRSST/R-592.pdf.”
   
• NIOSH Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders—http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/ergonomics/
  This page contains a “searchable bibliographic database of occupational safety and health publications, documents, grant reports, and journal articles supported in whole or in part by NIOSH [National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health].”
   
• NIOSH Mining: Ergonomics Topic Page—http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/topics/topicpage24.htm
  “This [National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health] topic page focuses on ergonomics issues in the mining industry.”
    
• OSHA Safety and Health Topics: Ergonomics—http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/ergonomics/index.html
  “OSHA has a four-pronged comprehensive approach to ergonomics designed to quickly and effectively address musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the workplace.

Medical Sites

• American Medical Association—http://www.ama-assn.org/
  This site includes a link to DoctorFinder, a guide to locate a doctor “by name, specialty and location from over 690,000 physicians licensed to practice in the US.”
   

• Mayo Clinic Medical Information and Tools for Healthy Living—http://www.mayoclinic.com/
  This highly rated site features information on cancer, diet and nutrition, heart disease, and pregnancy and children, plus an invaluable Symptom Checker feature: http://mayoclinic.com/health/symptom-checker/DS00671.
   

Mine Safety and Health

• Mine Safety and Health Network—http://www.mshahelp.com/
  “The Mine Safety and Health Network is a web site that is dedicated to making mine safety information readily accessible to mining professionals. Because mine safety in the United States is extensively regulated by the federal government, most of the information available on this site relates to compliance with the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 and enforcement by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).”
   

• MSHATrainingonline—http://www.mshatrainingonline.com/
  MSHATrainingonline, a service of Vivid Learning Systems, Inc., was developed to provide a new, innovative solution to the complex task of meeting [federal] Mine Safety and Health Administration safety-training requirements. Top mining-industry subject-matter experts were consulted to create a system that provides an effective, engaging MSHA training experience; gives MSHATrainingonline customers “anytime, anywhere” access to training and training records; enhances safety and reduces risk at MSHATrainingonline customers’ mine sites; and allows for a high degree of site-specific customization.
    

• NIOSH Mining: Ergonomics Topic Page—http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/topics/topicpage24.htm
  “This [National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health] topic page focuses on ergonomics issues in the mining industry.”

Occupational Safety and Health Pages

• Circadian Technologies—http://www.circadian.com/
  Circadian claims to be the “Leading Authority on Alertness, Performance, Health & Safety in 24-Hour Operations.” 
   
• Occupational Health and Safety Research Institute (IRSST)—http://www.irsst.qc.ca/en/home.html
  The Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail’s scientific activities are concentrated in seven research fields: accidents; chemical substances and biological agents; musculoskeletal disorders; noise and vibration; protective equipment; occupational rehabilitation; and safety of industrial tools, machines and processes. There are more than 1,000 research reports are available for free download at the IRSST web site. For more information about the Institute as well as its research, please subscribe at http://www.irsst.qc.ca/en/subscribe.html, and receive a monthly newsletter with the IRSST’s newest information.

• OSH.NET—http://www.osh.net/
  This comprehensive web site advertises itself as “Your One-Stop Shop for Safety and Health.”

Products, Equipment, and Manuals

• One-Handed Typing and Keyboarding—http://www.aboutonehandtyping.com/
  All you need to know about typing or keyboarding with one hand.

Safety and Health Links Pages

• CCOHS Health & Safety Internet Directory—http://www.ccohs.ca/resources/
  This comprehensive, worldwide list is maintained by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Safety and Health—http://www.ccohs.ca/

• Healthopedia.com—http://www.healthopedia.com/
  This site is “a medical and health consumer information resource containing comprehensive and unbiased information in patient-friendly language from trusted sources on over 1,500 health topics, 70 focused health centers, and more than 11,000 drugs and medications.”
   
• Injury Prevention Web—http://www.injuryprevention.org/
  “The Injury Prevention Web hosts the web sites of several agencies and organizations working to prevent injuries. This site contains a weekly literature update of recent journal articles and agency reports, injury data for every U.S. state, more than 1,400 links to government and non-profit injury prevention sites worldwide, suggestions of books for your library, and the gateway for information about scheduled NIITS [National Injury Information Telephone Seminar] teleconference sessions.”
   
• Links for the Occupational Safety and Health Professional—http://www.acgih.org/resources/links.htm
  The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) compiled this list. 
    
• OSHA Safety & Health Internet Sites—http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/generalshreferences/otherresources.html
  “The Occupational Safety & Health Administration provides these information sources because OSHA believes they may be helpful and informative. OSHA is not affiliated with these organizations and is not responsible for the content of the information provided. Their appearance here should not be construed as an endorsement.”

• OSHWEB—Index of Occupational Safety and Health Resources—http://www.oshweb.com/
  “OshWeb provides links to, reviews of, and comments on websites in the Occupational Safety and Health sector.”

• SafetyDirectory.com—http://www.SafetyDirectory.com/
  This site advertises itself as “The internet gateway to occupational health & safety sites.”

• SafetyLit: SafetyLit Links—http://www.safetylit.org/links/links.htm
  “SafetyLit is a weekly online update of injury research and prevention literature produced by the
  Center for Injury Prevention Policy and Practice at San Diego State University.... Information about the occurrence and prevention of injuries is available from many sources and professional disciplines. SafetyLit staff and volunteers regularly examine 2,600 scholarly journals from 35 professional disciplines and scores of reports from government agencies and organizations. The weekly update is posted before 0600 h GMT every Monday morning. Each week SafetyLit online abstracts are read by more than 49,000 people from 186 nations.”
   
• Safety Policy: Injury Prevention Policy—http://www.safetypolicy.org/
  This web site includes: “Injury Prevention Policy Recommendations: Selected injury prevention policy recommendations with comments concerning the extent of the problem the policy should address and an assessment of the potential for policy effectiveness. Healthy People 2010 Injury Prevention Objectives: A fast loading distillation of the injury prevention-related objectives from all chapters of the HP 2010 document. There are links to references, citations, and the definitions of technical terms. Model Playground Regulations: Playground standards that are part of the California Health and Safety Code.”
   
• WorldSafety.com—http://www.worldsafety.com/
  This Safety and Homeland Security Resource Center offers more than 4,000 links to related web sites.

Safety and Health Organizations

• American Academy of Physician Assistants in Occupational Medicine (AAPA-OM)—http://www.aapa.org/spec/AAPAOM/index.html

• American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. (AAOHN)—http://www.aaohn.org/
   
  • North Carolina Chapter of the AAOHN (NCAOHN)—http://www.ncaohn.org/
     
• American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM)—http://www.acoem.org/
  Click here for a Health and Productivity Management Toolkit, a special workplace resource created by ACOEM.

• American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM)—http://www.acpm.org/

• American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, Inc. (ACGIH)—http://www.acgih.org/

• American Dental Association (ADA)—http://www.ada.org/

• American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)—http://www.aiha.org/

• American Lung Association (ALA)—http://www.lungusa.org/
   
• American Public Health Association (APHA)—http://www.apha.org/

• American Red Cross—http://www.redcross.org/

• American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)—http://www.asse.org/

  North Carolina Chapters

  • Eastern Carolina Chapter, Greenville, NC—http://www.asse-ec.org/

  • North Carolina Chapter, Durham, NC—http://www.nc-asse.org/

  • Tarheel Chapter, Charlotte, NC—http://tarheel.asse.org/

  • Triad Chapter, Greensboro, NC—http://www.triadasse.org/
     
  • Western Carolina Chapter, Hickory, NC—http://wcchapter.asse.org/

• Association of Occupational & Environmental Clinics (AOEC)—http://www.aoec.org/

• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)—http://www.nfpa.org/index.asp
   
• National Safety Council (NSC)—http://www.nsc.org/
   
  • Safety and Health Council of North Carolina—http://www.safetync.org/
     
  • Utah Safety Council—http://www.utahsafetycouncil.org/
     
• North Carolina Association of Local Governmental Employee Safety Officials (NCALGESO)—http://www.ncalgeso.com/
   
• North Carolina Rural Water Association—http://www.ncrwa.com/

Sleep Disorders

• Sleep Disorders Guide—http://www.sleepdisordersguide.com/
  This is a comprehensive information guide to sleep disorders. It includes descriptions of sleep disorders; their symptoms; their causes; and their treatments of various sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea, insomnia, snoring, restless legs, and narcolepsy.

University Sites

• Center for Injury Prevention Policy and Practice at San Diego State University—http://www.cippp.org/
  The center’s mission is “to reduce the frequency and severity of injuries by assisting government agencies and community programs with incorporating injury prevention strategies into their regular ongoing efforts.”
   
• Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology (CROET)—http://www.ohsu.edu/croet/
  A part of Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, CROET “is dedicated to health and safety in the workforce. Our mission is to promote health, and prevent disease and disability among working Oregonians and their families during their employment years and through retirement.”

• Cranfield University Institute for Environment and Health (IEH)—http://www.silsoe.cranfield.ac.uk/ieh/
   
• Denison University Office of Security, Safety, and Risk Management—http://www.denison.edu/offices/security/

• Duke University Division of Occupational & Environmental Medicine—http://dukeoccmed.mc.duke.edu/

• ErgoWeb® Inc.—http://www.ergoweb.com/index.cfm
  Established January 1, 1995, ErgoWeb® markets and improves software products created by the Ergonomics and Design group at the University of Utah’s Department of Mechanical Engineering.

• Michigan State University Office of Radiation, Chemical & Biological Safety—http://www.orcbs.msu.edu/

• North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s School of Technology’s Department of Construction Management & Occupational Safety and Health—http://www.ncat.edu/~cms/index.html
  “The [school’s] Department of Construction Management & Occupational Safety and Health ... prepares men and women in the scientific, managerial, and supervisory areas required in the programs of construction management and occupational safety and health.”
   
• North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Research and Education Center—http://www.sph.unc.edu/osherc/index.htm
  “One of 16 regional education and research centers (ERCs), the North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center is situated in the North Carolina Institute for Public Health, part of School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Centers were established by NIOSH to assure an ample supply of well-trained professionals in the area of occupational safety and health. Through academic programs and continuing education, the goal of the NC ERC is to provide quality educational opportunities for those with the responsibility of ensuring safety and health in the workplace. It shares responsibility for the eight southeastern states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky.”
    
• OSHA Safety & Health Management Systems for Small Business—http://www.ies.ncsu.edu/safetyhealthmgmt
  N.C. State University has received an OSHA grant to create a safety and health training program for small businesses. This program is designed to assist small- and medium-sized businesses in developing and implementing an effective and inexpensive safety and health management system. The program is FREE online, and will remain free until April 2007.
   
• Pacific Northwest Agriculture Safety & Health Center at the University of Washington (PNASH)—http://depts.washington.edu/pnash/
  “PNASH works with the farming, forestry, and fishing industries to improve work-place health and safety in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska. Our main focus is research and developing interventions to reduce injuries and illnesses. We extend the knowledge we gain to employers and workers through outreach and professional education.”
   
• Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health—http://uuhsc.utah.edu/rmcoeh/
  The center is a program of the University of Utah.

• Safety Links—http://www.chem.utah.edu/research/safety.html
  The University of Utah Department of Chemistry in Salt Lake City maintains this important site.
   
• University of California, Irvine Health Promotion Center—http://www.healthpromotioncenter.uci.edu/

• University of Iowa Center for International Rural and Environmental Health—http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/cireh/

• University of Kansas School of Allied Health—http://www.kumc.edu/allied/

• University College London Interaction Centre—http://web4.cs.ucl.ac.uk/uclic/
  “UCLIC is the leading UK Centre of Excellence in Human Computer Interaction, working collaboratively with industry and the research community and drawing on the best scientific traditions in computer science and psychology. UCLIC is the only UK HCI Centre with formal interdisciplinary support.”

• University of Utah Department of Environmental Health and Safety—http://www.utahehs.org/
  The University of Utah in Salt Lake City maintains this important site.

• University of Virginia Office of Environmental Health & Safety—http://keats.admin.virginia.edu/