Resources
Committees/Coalitions for Occupational Safety and Health
COSH groups work together to fight for stronger legislation and better enforcement of existing regulations and laws. There are numerous COSH groups across North America providing education and training to workers about safety and health on the job. Find the one nearest you.
Cool Tools You Can Use In Your Workplace
Hazards magazine has championed the use of worker-friendly health and safety research in the workplace. This do-it-yourself resource section contains information on participatory research techniques and on trade union safety training, education and action. Go to their site to find great tools you can use to improve health and safety conditions in your workplace.
Health Hazard Evaluation (HHE) Program
An HHE is an evaluation of possible health hazards at a workplace. This program is run by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Government Sites
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Canadian Health & Safety Links
- Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety
- Workers Health and Safety Centre
- Canada National Occupational Health and Safety
- Canadian Labour Congress
- Workplace Health and Safety-Alberta
COSH Groups
- The Alice Hamilton Occupational Health Center
- MassCOSH, The Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health
- New Jersey Work Environment Council
- NYCOSH, New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health
- NCOSH, North Carolina Occupational Safety And Health Project
- PhilaPOSH
- ROchester Council on Occupational Safety and Health
- SEMCOSH, Southeast Michigan Coalition on Occupational Safety and Health
- WisCOSH, Wisconsin Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
- WORKSAFE! A California Coalition for Worker Occupational Safety & Health Protection
Chemical Material Data Sheets
- Cornell University MSDS Archive
- Envirofacts Warehouse Chemical References Complete Index
- New Jersey Right-to-Know Hazardous Substance fact sheets
- NFPA Chemical Hazard labels
- University of Kentucky MSDS Locator
Workers Compensation
- Cornell Law School on U.S. Workers’ Compensation Law
- International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions
- Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
- Injured Workers’ Alliance (Oregon)
- Injured Workers 4 Change
- Maine Injured Workers Association
State Links
- Alabama Workers’ Compensation Home Page
- Alaska Department of Labor, Workers’ Compensation Division
- Industrial Commission of Arizona Workers’ Compensation
- Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission
- California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation
- California Division of Workers’ Compensation
- Colorado Division of Workers’ Compensation
- Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission
- Delaware Office of Workers’ Compensation
- District of Columbia Office of Workers’ Compensation
- Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation
- Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation
- Idaho Industrial Commission
- Illinois Industrial Commission
- Workers’ Compensation Board of Indiana
- Iowa Division of Workers’ Compensation
- Kansas Division of Workers’ Compensation
- Kentucky Labor Cabinet
- Louisiana Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration
- Maine Workers’ Compensation Board
- Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission
- Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council
- Michigan Bureau of Workers’ Disability Compensation
- Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, Workers’ Compensation
- Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission
- Missouri Division of Workers’ Compensation
- Montana Workers’ Compensation Court
- Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court
- Nevada Workers’ Compensation Insurance
- New Hampshire Workers’ Compensation Division
- New Jersey Division of Workers’ Compensation
- New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration
- New York States Workers’ Compensation Board
- North Carolina Industrial Commission
- North Dakota Workers Compensation
- Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation
- Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Division
- Oregon Workers’ Compensation Resources
- Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industries
- Rhode Island Workers’ Compensation Education Unit
- South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission
- South Dakota Division of Labor and Management
- Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Division
- Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission
- Utah Division of Industrial Accidents
- Vermont Workers’ Compensation Division
- Washington Department of Labor and Industries
- West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Division
- Wisconsin Division of Workers’ Compensation
- Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission
- Wyoming Workers’ Safety and Compensation Division
