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These books are available in the reference collection. You can use these materials in the Library.
The Library subscribes to variety of article databases that are useful for research in occupational safety topics. In these databases, you can find research papers in scholarly journals as well as the full text of trade magazines.
Please note that you will need a library card to use these databases from home.
Access to articles on business, management and marketing as well as workplace issues such as health, safety, and workers' rights.
Combining indexing, abstracts and full text, this database offers balanced coverage available through 3,000 indexed and 1,900 full-text titles in a wide variety of disciplines including: social science journals, humanities journals, science and technology journals, national news periodicals, general interest magazines, newswires, The New York Times and many others. More than 1,400 journals are peer reviewed, and more than 20 years of backfile coverage are included.
Academic Search Premier contains indexing and some full text for 4515 journals. This scholarly collection provides journal coverage for nearly all academic areas of study - including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences and ethnic studies.
Online full text access to the MSDS Data Sheets.
Access to articles on business, management and marketing as well as workplace issues such as health, safety, and workers' rights.
The following list is a selection of journals which concern themselves occupational safety topics. To find a journal, enter the title into the Journal Locator and click on the link to the database. Using the databases, you can search for the journal title and browse articles within that journal, or search for subjects within the database as a whole.
You will need your library card to access these journals from home.
Here is a selection of websites which provide information about occupational safety.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness.
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html
Safety and Health Topics Pages provide access to selected occupational safety and health information. The subjects of these pages include specific workplace hazards, as well as individual industries.
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/index.html
MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. The Occupational Health page provides the consumer with the latest news and overviews as well as information about treatment, prevention and screening, and rehabilitation/recovery as well as information about specific conditions.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/occupationalhealth.html
Haz-Map is an occupational health database designed for health and safety professionals and for consumers seeking information about the health effects of exposure to chemicals and biologicals at work. Haz-Map links jobs and hazardous tasks with occupational diseases and their symptoms.
http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov
TOXNET (TOXicology Data NETwork) is a cluster of databases covering toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health and related areas.
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/
Non-technical descriptions of toxic chemicals found in everyday locations presented in a visual format with links to selected, authoritative chemical information on the internet.
http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/index.html
eTools are "stand-alone," interactive, Web-based training tools on occupational safety and health topics. They are highly illustrated and utilize graphical menus. Some also use expert system modules, which enable the user to answer questions, and receive reliable advice on how OSHA regulations apply to their work site.
http://osha.gov/dts/osta/oshasoft/index.html
IRIS is a database of human health effects that may result from exposure to various substances found in the environment. IRIS was initially developed for EPA staff in response to a growing demand for consistent information on chemical substances for use in risk assessments, decision-making and regulatory activities. The information in IRIS is intended for those without extensive training in toxicology, but with some knowledge of health sciences.
http://www.epa.gov/iris/index.html
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