AIHA is the essential source for information on Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety issues. Founded in 1939, AIHA is an organization of more than 12,000 professional members dedicated to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of environmental factors arising in or from the workplace that may result in injury, illness, impairment, or affect the well-being of workers and members of the community.
ACGIH will be the premier association and worldwide leader in development and dissemination of technical information that can be effectively applied to create and maintain a healthful and safe environment for workers and the surrounding community.
The objective of WHO is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
The mission of the United States Environmental Protection Agency is to protect public health and to safeguard and improve the natural environment - air, water, and land - upon which human life depends.
The Army Industrial Hygiene Program's purpose is to eliminate actual or potential health hazards from Army workplaces and to protect the health of soldiers and civilians serving in the defense of their country.
The mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is to save lives, prevent injuries and protect the health of America's workers.
NIOSH is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and is responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related illness and injuries.
To promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability.
The NIH mission is to uncover new knowledge that will lead to better health for everyone. NIH works toward that mission by: conducting research in its own laboratories; supporting the research of non-Federal scientists in universities, medical schools, hospitals, and research institutions throughout the country and abroad; helping in the training of research investigators; and fostering communication of biomedical information.
The major objective of CIS is to be a worldwide service dedicated to the collection and dissemination of information on the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases.
The American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH), a not-for-profit corporation, is organized to improve the practice and educational standards of the profession of industrial hygiene.
It is an international, independent, multi-disciplinary, scientific, non-profit organization whose purpose is to support the creation of healthy, comfortable and productivity-encouraging indoor environments.
A humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement, will provide relief to victims of disasters and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.
Founded in 1911, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is the world's oldest and largest professional safety organization. ASSE's mission is to foster the technical, scientific, managerial and ethical knowledge, skills and competency of safety, health and environmental professionals for the protection of people, property and the environment, and to advance the status and promote the advancement of the safety profession.
The IOHA provides an international voice of the occupational hygiene profession through its status as a non-governmental organization (NGO) of the World Health Organization.
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Your personal Internet Guide
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Yahoo! is a hierarchical subject-oriented guide for the World Wide Web
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The following are phone numbers to talk to real people about real or imaginary problems. As more numbers are made available to me, I will update the list so everyone has the opprotunity to contact a somewhat real human being.
EPA Directory Assistance 202-260-2090
EPA Library, Environmental Research Laboratory 401-782-3025
National Computer Center User Support Hotline 800-334-2405
Office of R&D Bulletin Board System (ORD BBS) 800-258-9605
Online Library System 513-569-7183
