Workplace Health and Safety Links

Compiled by the Occupational Health Branch

Workplace Hazards

Regulations

Research and Education

General Occupational Safety and Health

Workplace Hazards

• Federal OSHA Safety and Health Topics – technical information on workplace hazards, specific industries
• Safety and Health Topics, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Haz-Map – National Library of Medicine’s relational database linking hazardous chemicals, jobs, and diseases
• ToxFAQs  ... Spanish – brief summaries on hazardous substances from Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
• ToxNet – National Library of Medicine databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas

Regulations

• Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) – agency responsible for setting and enforcing regulations to protect worker health
• Cal/OSHA Regulations – search for a specific regulation
• Legislative Information – up-to-date information on existing law and pending legislation in California
• Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) ... Spanish – regulations covering federal and maritime workers  

Research and Education

• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Labor Occupational Health Program, University of California at Berkeley
• Labor Occupational Safety and Health Program, University of California Los Angeles  ... Spanish
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
• MedlinePlus, Occupational Health  – National Library of Medicine Database

General Occupational Safety and Health

• California Department of Industrial Relations
• WORKSAFE! – California coalition for worker occupational safety and health protection
• National COSH ... Spanish  – non-profit groups that advocate for worker health and safety
• Safety and Health Websites – AFL-CIO list includes unions, COSH groups, other resources