Occupational & Environmental Links

 

Occupational Links


Useful Links:

WCB home page / Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia

Check into the activities and regulations of the Workers' Compensation Board, especially Indoor Air Quality and Second Hand Smoke regulations.   A number of Certified PHIs and members of the B.C. Branch, CIPHI are employed by the W.C.B.

U.B.C. Occupational Hygiene Program, School of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)promotes a safe and healthy working environment by providing information and advice about occupational health and safety.

OSHA
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration Home Page offers agency publications, program information, statistics & data.

NIOSH
The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health site includes Health Hazard Evaluations and questionnaires for indoor air investigations.

Occupational Medicine (Uppsala, Sweden)
Swedish source of Occupational Health Information and studies

Occupational diseases (Karolinska Inst.)
Wealth of information on occupational diseases, including IAQ-related disease.


 

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