Links...

• American Institute of Architects (AIA)

 

• American Institute of Building Design (AIBD)

 

• American National Standards Institute (ANSI): A US standards-making organization. It has been known in the past as the American Standards Association and the United States of America Standards Institute. Some ASTM standards are also ANSI standards.

 

• American Planning Association (APA)

 

• American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA)

 

• American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE): The professional association of safety practitioners and maintains safety standards, such as A1264.2 on slip resistance in the workplace and Z359 on fall protection.

 

• American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM): A standards-making organization prominent in the US for over 100 years. Once a standard is fully accredited by ASTM, it may be adopted by ANSI as an ANSI standard.

 

• ADATA Americans with Disabilities Act Technical Assistance Program
 


• Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ATBCB): Also known as the Access Board. An independent federal agency established by the Architectural Barriers Act of 1973. Its mission is to promulgate safety regulations for accessibility of facilities by the handicapped. Its regulations are enforced by the US Department of Justice.
 


• ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry



• Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP): Chartered in 1968 by the ASSE in cooperation with other safety-related professional associations (such as fire protection engineers, industrial hygienists, health physicists and systems safety) to set up standards of professional qualifications and administer exams.

 

• Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA)

 

• CALIFORNIA LABOR CODE

 

• California Occupational Safety and Health (CalOSH)

 

• Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)


• BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics (data on injuries and illnesses)



• CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

California:

• Department of Industrial Relations - This Department houses units related to labor.
  
  
  • Occupational Safety & Health
    
    • Division of Occupational Safety & Health (DOSH or Cal/OSHA) Search the Cal/OSHA site for regulations that govern occupational safety and health. Cal/OSHA does not have a form for filing a complaint; instead, use the Federal OSHA site if you want to file a complaint on-line and Federal OSHA will forward your complaint to Cal/OSHA if you are focusing on a California employer.
      
    • Cal/OSHA Asbestos Unit
      
    • Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board [OSHSB]
      
    • Occupational Safety & Health Appeals Board [OSHAB]
      
    • Commission on Health & Safety & Workers' Compensation [CHSWC]
      
    • Cal/OSHA Consultation Services

  Department of Health Services - This Department houses several units involved with occupational safety and health.

  • Division of Environmental & Occupational Disease Control [DEODC]
    
    • Environmental Health Investigations Branch [EHIB]
      
    • Indoor Air Quality Section
      
    • Occupational Health Branch The Occupational Health Branch is the focal point in the Department of Health Services for surveillance, evaluation, and public education about occupational disease and injury among California workers.
      
    • Hazard Evaluation System & Information Services [HESIS] The Hazard Evaluation System and Information Service (HESIS), a joint program of the California Department of Health Services and Department of Industrial Relations, reviews and evaluates the scientific literature and provides up-to-date, practical answers to these questions. A multidisciplinary team of toxicologists, physicians, librarians, industrial hygienists, and other occupational health professionals provides a wide range of expertise. HESIS has enlarged its program with the addition of the SHARPS Injury Control Program , working with stakeholders throughout California to reduce bloodborne infections among workers exposed to blood and blood products, particularly in hospitals, home health care agencies and nursing homes.
      
    • Sharps Injury Control Program The Sharps Injury Control Program [SHARPS] was established by Senate Bill 2005 to study sharps injuries in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and home health agencies in California.
      
    • Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Program [OLPPP] The Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (OLPPP) provides information and services designed to prevent and control lead poisoning in California workplaces. Activities are directed towards workers, unions, employers, industry groups, health professionals and the general public.
    
    
    
    • Occupational Health Surveillance and Evaluation Program [OHSEP] OHSEP conducts occupational disease and injury surveillance on: Occupational tuberculosis: A NIOSH-sponsored program, Occupational Asthma: a NIOSH-sponsored program, Occupational Fatalities in Los Angeles County, Workplace violence, Health effects of low-level ionizing radiation: a Department of Energy-funded program. A multidisciplinary team of epidemiologists, physicians, industrial hygienists, and other occupational health professionals provides a wide range of expertise.
    
    
    
    • Agricultural Health and Safety Section [AHSS] A multidisciplinary team including epidemiologists, a physician, research scientists, health educator, and other public health professionals provides a range of expertise in occupational disease and injury prevention. Currently the Agricultural Health and Safety Section is conducting three occupationally-based agricultural projects identifying injury and illness events, conducting interviews of farm owners, supervisors, and farm workers, surveying the hazards on the farm site, and disseminating the results to farms, farm workers, agricultural health and safety organizations, medical community, government organizations, and other interested health and safety organizations.
      
    • Birth Defects Monitoring Program

  CA EPA California Environmental Protection Agency

  • Air Resources Board
     
  • Department of Pesticide Regulation
     
  • Department of Toxic Substances Control
     
  • Integrated Waste Management Board
     
  • Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
     
  • State Water Resources Control Board
    

• EPA Environmental Protection Agency
  
• Federal Alliance for Safe Homes [FLASH]
• Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS)
  
• Insurance Building Code Coalition (IBCC)
  
• International City/County Management Association (ICMA)
  
• International Code Council: Protecting the health, safety, and welfare of people by creating better buildings and safer communities.
  
• International Safety Academy (ISA)
  
• NAO National Administrative Office of the Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs (materials relating to NAFTA, labor, andoccupational safety and health.)
  
• National Apartment Association (NAA)
  
• National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
  
• National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP)
  
• National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC): Also a division of the Centers for Disease Control.
  
• National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)
  
• National Fire Protection Association: NFPA writes standards for fire safety and has recently embarked on a project to write a national model building code. The NFPA 101 Life Safety Code is widely enforced as law by fire marshals.
  
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): A federal safety and health research agency established under the OSHAct of 1970. It is a division of the Centers for Disease Control. It provides research for OSHA regulations.
  
• NIH National Institute of Health
  
• NIEHS National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (research on environmental diseases)
  
• NLM National Library of Medicine
  
• National Multi Housing Council (NMHC)
  
• National Safety Council (NSC)
  
• NTIS National Technical Information Service
  
• Northwest Wall & Ceiling Bureau (NWCB)
  
• OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration (once you get to this site you can search for citations issued to employers, including California employers which is difficult to find, so click here for the entry point to Federal OSHA statistics).
   
• OREGON Official state government site for Oregon
   
• Responsible Energy Codes Alliance (RECA)
  
• Underwriters Laboratories (UL): UL was set up in 1894 by the insurance industry to promulgate safety standards and list products that pass its standards. It lists products compliant as "Slip Resistant."
  
• WETP National Clearinghouse for Worker Safety and Health Training (a national resource for members of the worker education and training community)
   
• Western Contractor's Association
  
• Western Wall & Ceiling Contractors Association (WWCCA)
  
• William English, Inc.: Manufacturer of English XL Tribometer - Slipmeter Manufacturing and Safety Engineering Consulting
  
• Window and Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA)
  

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