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- Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité (INRS)
The French "Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité "(National Institute for Research and Safety) plays a part in the prevention of industrial injuries and occupational diseases for the promoti
 - WorkCover Corporation
The site contains specific information aimed at companies with less than 20 employees. Although rather untidy with unclear navigation, the site nevertheless provides interesting information on starti
- International Programme on Chemical Safety - NIOSH
On this site of NIOSH you can find international chemical safety cards ICSC. The safety cards are available in eight different languages, f.e. French, English and German. There exist two English vers
 - Nederlandse Vereniging voor Arbeidshygiëne (NVvA)
This site gives you a definition of “hygiene at work”. It keeps you informed about the association, gives you a list of publications and an agenda of the events.
- Health and Safety Executive
HSE concerns the control of health and safety at work. Moreover, it represents an important element in the development of the laws concerning safety. You can find an index on the homepage where you c
- Centralized European Hand-Arm Vibration Database
"The Centralized European Hand-Arm Database" contains data on vibrations of about 2,500 electric hand tools, classified according to the EC values (as determined in the ISO 8662 standard sections) or
- OSH-Answers
OSHAnswers is a service of the Canadian Center for Occupational Health & Safety that aims to give an answer to a large range of questions. These are the headings you can consult: biological risks, ch
- KMO Normen - Antennes (WTCB - CSTC)
The "KMO normen-antennes" website contains current information concerning standards and regulations for SME in the following areas: fire prevention, energy and indoor climate, eurocodes and acoustics
- Noise Policy of the European Commission
The main goal of the site of the European Commission is to inform the public of the noise hazard. The site provides the texts of directives or the proposals. You can find the text of several Green Pa
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety (CCOHS)
This is the homepage of the Canadian Center for safety and health at work. It offers information about the center, but you can also address your questions here. You can consult databases, MSDS and Ch
- SafetyLine
This is the site of Safetyline, a www information service that gives the visitor online access to the publications of the Australian Worksafe organisation. It also offers some solutions related with
- Washington State Department of Labor and Industries - Workplace Safety & Health
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries site has much to offer. Official documents about ergonomics can be found on the site, as can evaluation tools such as an Ergonomics Lifting Cal
- Instituto Nazionale del Assicurazione contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro
The National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work has two objectives: to reduce the number of accidents at work, and to create a form of umbrella organisation relating to occupational ha
- World Health Organization (WHO) - Regional Office for Europe : pamphlets
The World Health Organization publishes brochures for the public on various topics. Some of these are also relevant to health in the workplace. Thus, there are brochures about noise (noise and health
- Noise at work
The Module provides trainees with background information on how occupational noise exposure can affect a worker's health and safety. Topics discussed include: the health effects of exposure to noise, how to measure noise, methods of noise control, and the role of the health and safety representative in controlling occupational noise.
- Hauptverband der gewerblichen Berufsgenossenschaften (HVBG) - Videos
HVBG is the German Federation of institutions for statutory accident insurance and prevention. It promotes its common interests for trade and industry and represents their interests. Within its fields of activity (information on occupational health and safety and accident insurance), HVBG presents the following serie of films on NAPO: Napo auf der Baustelle Sicherer Auftritt mit Napo Napo im Reich der Gefahrensymbole Napos Abenteuer Sicherer Auftritt mit Anni Friesinger TV-Spots "Gut, sicher un
- ASER Instrumente für die Bewertung und Gestaltung von Arbeit
The ASER - an Institute by the Wuppertal University - provides the following tools, in the fields of work evaluation and work organization: Management system : Belastungs-Dokumentations-System (BDS) VDU work : Bildschirm-Fragebogen (BiFra) Manual handling : Heben und tragen Rechner, Leitmerkmal-Methode Work charge : Arbeitsenergieumsatz Climate : Klima-Rechner, Klima und Arbeitsschwere Noise : Lärm - Beurteilungspegel - Berechnung nach BGV B 3 Vibrations : Schwingungen - Berechnung der Beurteil
- OSHA eTools
eTools are "stand-alone," interactive, Web-based training tools on occupational safety and health topics. They are highly illustrated and utilize graphical menus. Some also use expert system modules, which enable the user to answer questions, and receive reliable advice on how OSHA regulations apply to their work site. Topics: § Ammonia Refrigeration § Anthrax § Battery Manufacturing § Construction § Electric Power Generation: Illustrated Glossary § Evacuation Plans and Procedures § Eye and Fac
- Victorian WorkCover Authority
The Victorian Workcover Authority site has a section reserved for small and medium-sized companies: the Small Business Safety Program. The site contains instruments for risk evaluation, checklists fo
- Osh For Everyone Prototype Website
The site, produced by CCOHS, the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board Ontario and various organisations working the field of safety is very much worth mentioning. The site does not look very attractive
- Noise Questionnaire Database
This database contains details of noise questionnaires, i.e. questionnaires used in social surveys investigating the effects of environmental noise. This project was carried out by the workgroup "Ecological Noise Research" - a regional association of noise researchers in Germany - at the Department of Psychology of the Ruhr-University Bochum. The workgroup "Ecological Noise Research" supports several international research groups, e.g. The International Commission on the Biological Effects of N
- Eval.at
This is an Austrian initiative, presented by the Austrian General Accident Insurance Institute (AUVA), the Austrian Federal Chamber of Labour (AK Oesterreich) and the Austrian Federal Economic Chambe
- Future Noise Policy - European Commission Green Paper
This paper is a part out of the "Green papers" of the European Commission. Interesting is that you can download the whole text. Via the link at the bottom of the page, you can find a large range of t
 - Audition-Infos
This site brings together a wealth of information on how the ears function, hearing problems, prevention and screening, and hearing solutions. In addition it has a link to a hearing test.
- FreeHearingTest
FreeHearingTest.com is an online resource for hearing-related products and services, as well as offering an unique online hearing test. The site is a compilation of hearing healthcare resources and information.
- Noise Exposure Calculator
The noise exposure calculators can help you work out your daily noise exposure, weekly noise exposures, and estimate the performance of hearing protection.
- Safe and Healthy Working
Safe and Healthy Working is a new occupational health and safety service for all employees and employers in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Scotland. This service is coordinated by Health Scotland, together with several key local partners. The Safe and Healthy Working website forms part of this service, which also includes a telephone hotline that employers and employers can call to obtain OSH advice. Health Scotland also have their own website which deals with health in a broader sense.
- Youth in Agriculture
Youth in Agriculture is a webtool from the USA's Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA). Agriculture is apparently the most dangerous sector in the US and is also a major employer of young people. This site therefore attempts to give some tailored safety and health advice to what is already a vulnerable group working in a high risk sector. Although aimed at young workers in the US, the content is by and large also of use for non-Americans. The site is organised into thematic headings. The
- La lutte contre le bruit
The French Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development (Ministère de l’Ecologie et du Développement Durable) has a page on the Internet about the adverse effects of noise, the causes of noise an
- Centre d'Information et de Documentation sur le Bruit (CIDB)
A number of interesting journals and documents about environmental noise are published by the Centre d’Information et de Documentation sur le Bruit (CIDB) in France. These include Echo-Bruit, a quar
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