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American Institute of Stress - "a non profit organization founded in 1978, to serve as a clearing house for information on all stress related subjects. Our Board of Trustees includes physicians and health professionals with expertise in various stress related subjects, including the role of stress in cardiovascular, gastrointestinal and skin disease, immune system
disturbances that contribute to rheumatoid arthritis, thyroid disorders, and a host of viral linked disorders ranging from herpes and the common cold, to cancer and AIDS. Also represented are prominent lay individuals, such as Alvin Toffler and Bob Hope, who are interested in the broader aspects of psychosocial stress and its implications for the future quality of personal and public life. The late Hans Selye, Norman Cousins and Linus Pauling were among the founding members"
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Arts, Craft and Theater Safety - providing world-wide professional information about the hazards posed by toxic materials and dangerous equipment used in art and theater
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Asian-Pacific Regional Network on Occupational Safety and Health Information - a project of the International Labor Organization (ILO)
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Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety - they provide the most comprehensive list of links regarding all aspects of health and safety
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European Agency for Safety and Health at Work - an organization funded by the European Union, founded in 1996 and located in Bilbao (Spain)
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Global Labour Directory of Directories - provides the best access to labor web-sites worldwide, highly recommended
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Health, Environment & Work - This site was originally conceived as an educational resource for students of the University of Edinburgh, but many of the pages have been adapted to provide a broader appeal, while retaining their academic quality
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Industrial Accident Prevention Association (Ontario, Canada) - IAPA is a not-for-profit association with over 120,000 member firms across Ontario. Established in 1917, IAPA is dedicated to helping firms achieve safe, healthy and productive workplaces.
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Industrial Foundation for Accident Prevention (Australia) - "a Western Australian non-government, not for profit, member based organisation established to assist industry to improve occupational safety and health"
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Institute for Work & Health - "an Ontario-based research, quality improvement and education organization. The role of the Institute since its formation in 1989, has been to research the underlying factors which contribute to workplace health and disability, evaluate designated Ontario rehabilitation facilities, and provide pertinent and timely information on workplace health and rehabilitation to health care workers and stakeholders through education products and workshops."
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International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) - "an international non-governmental professional society whose aims are to foster the scientific progress, knowledge and development of occupational health and safety in all its aspects. It was founded in 1906 in Milan as the Permanent Commission on Occupational Health. Today, ICOH is the world's leading international scientific society in the field of occupational health with a membership of 2,000 professionals from 93 countries. The ICOH is recognised by the United Nations as a non-governmental organisation (NGO) and has close working relationships with ILO, WHO, UNEP and ISSA"
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International Occupational Safety and Health Information Centre - located at the International Labour Organization (ILO)
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International Stress Management Association)
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (USA)
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (USA)
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OSH-Net - based in the USA, this is a comprehensive meta-site offering access to OHS resources
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OSHWEB - Occupational Safety and Health Resources on the Web - an excellent collection of resources covering a wide range of topics, highly recommended
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Society of Toxicology (USA) - provides rich resources on toxicology and occupational health and safety
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Stress management - a very comprehensive site on the issue with a focus on Great Britain
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Swedish National Institute for Working Life
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UN/ECE Regional Co-ordinating Centre for the Prevention of Industrial Accidents
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Worksafe Australia
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Young Worker Awareness Web Site (Canada) - "contains health and safety information for young workers, their parents, teachers, principals, employers and others. Though the information is specific to the province of Ontario, Canada (the Young Worker Awareness schools program is only available to Ontario high schools), others may also find it useful. Health and safety on the job knows no boundaries"
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