Medical journals offering free access
Occupational and Environmental Medicine (free access to all articles after 12 months)
Occupational Medicine (free access to all articles after 24 months back to 1 Jan 1996)
Annals of Occupational Hygiene (free access to all articles after 24 months back to 1 Jan 1996)
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology (free access to all articles)
General resources
Occupational Health and Safety - Google Directory
American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
American Association for Occupational Health Nurses
Association of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals
Canadian Registration Board of Occupational Hygienists
Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE) Information on safety issues, as well as on professional development and networking for safety professionals.
Ontario Occupational Health Nurses Association (lots of valuable information)
Occupational & Environmental Medicine Association of Canada (OEMAC) and the Canadian Board of Occupational Medicine (CBOM)
Chemistry Department of the University of Kentucky This web site provides a comprehensive list of links to sites offering MSDS and related health and safety information.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH)
(The) Association of Occupational & Environmental Clinics
Integrated Risk Information System (from EPA - Environmental Protection Agency)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Occupational and Environmental Medicine WWW Resource Index (DUKE University - good links!)
SAREC - OH&S Bookstore
Toxnet (Toxicology Data Network)
National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH, USA)
Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), United States Department of Labor
Institut de recherche en santé et sécurité du travail du Québec
Transportation of Dangerous Goods (Canada)
Trends and potential changes in OH legislation (USA)
WSIB - Workers Compensation in Ontario
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
Institut de recherche en santé et sécurité au travail/Quebec Occupational Health and Safety Research Institute
Society for Risk Analysis
Society of Occupational Medicine
Institute of Occupational Medicine
Faculty of Occupational Medicine
Professionnal Certification in Canada
The Canadian Registration Board of Occupational Hygienists is a non-profit organization mandated to establish the norms for professional compentence for registered occupational hygienists and occupational hygiene technologists across Canada. Registration with the CRBOH confers the right to use the designation Registered Occupational Hygienist (ROH) or Registered Occupational Hygiene Technologist (ROHT).
The Canadian Board of Occupational Medicine was established to "encourage the study, improve the practice and elevate the standards of occupational medicine throughout Canada." It is incorporated federally to certify competence of those physicians with special knowledge of occupational medicine. Examinations are held once a year in either English or French.
More online resources of interest
New Jersey fact sheets on occupational health and the environment (PDF file)
(The) Public Health & Preventive Medicine (USA) page
Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
American Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Canadian Health Network, a national, 100% Canadian, bilingual site, sponsored by the federal government, with the goal of providing Canadians with reliable, officially reviewed information on child care, healthy eating, addictions, disabilities and more. Recommended to OH professionals as a health promotion resource and an opportunity to know what information is available to your workers.
National Safety Council
The NSC also provides a valuable online library connection.
Where to find MSDSs on the Internet.