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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
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH)
The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) is a research and specialist organization in the sector of occupational health and safety. The available information is structured in thematic page
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.
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
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
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
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
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
National Institute for Working Life
The main goal of the National Institute for Working Life is to provide information about Labor and Health. You may find news about research and publications, conferences and seminars as well as links
Center for Ergonomics
The Center for Ergonomics at Michigan University has developed programmes to analyse manual load-handling tasks. Research is conducted there into lower back strain, working with computer monitors, ha
Hand-arm vibration calculator
The calculator may be used online or can be downloaded and saved on a computer as a spreadsheet file (Microsoft Excel). In addition to the partial and total exposure values, the calculator also uses the vibration magnitudes to produce the following values: Exposure points per hour . The number if exposure points for every hour of exposure time for the individual tool or process. Time to reach EAV (exposure action value). This is the total exposure time required for the individual tool or proces
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