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Librarian: Denise Cote
Office: SRC 3043b
Phone: (630) 942-2092
E-mail: cotede@cod.edu
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The Library subscribes to variety of article databases that are useful for research in electronics and electrical engineering 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.
The following list is a selection of journals which concern themselves with occupational safety topics. 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.
The videos below are for both student and faculty use. If a video is located at the "circulation desk," that means the video can only be used in the Library or booked for viewing in a classroom. Faculty, call (630) 942-2106 to book materials for your classes.
Contractor safety: it's everybody's business Call Number: TH443 .C668 2004
Location: Circulation Desk
Summary: Alerts workers to the most common safety hazards and how best to avoid them. Covers requirements of the general contractor as well as accepted standards and procedures
Subjects: Building, Safety measures; Construction industry, Safety measures; Construction industry, Safety regulations
Elements of safety: a laboratory safety training program Call Number: TH4652 .E54 2003
Location: Circulation Desk
Summary: Provides an overview of handling chemicals and equipment safely in the science laboratory, proper lab behavior, safety techniques, accident prevention, and what to do in case of accidents
Subjects: Laboratories -- Safety measures; Chemical laboratories -- Safety measures; Science rooms and equipment -- Safety measure; Laboratories -- Accidents -- Prevention
It only takes a second Call Number: T55 .I8 1998
Location: Circulation Desk
Summary: With no narration, this video presents a series of accident vignettes, both personal and industrial, and demonstrates how it takes only a second of inattention to cause them. The video closes with the message (in graphics): It only takes a second... to be safe
Subjects: Industrial safety; Safety education, Industrial; Accidents. – Prevention; Traffic safety
Kitchen knives: safe & efficient use Call Number: TX656 .K5 1980x
Location: General
Summary: Describes the uses and care of 2 basic kitchen knives: the large chef's knife and the paring knife
Subjects: Knives; Industrial safety
Preventing cuts and strains Call Number: TX911.3.S24 P73 1984x
Location: Circulation Desk
Summary: Concerns the proper handling of knives, glassware and broken materials, as well the correct way to lift materials. Stresses using the right equipment for the task
Subjects: Cutting; Industrial safety; Food service
Preventing falls Call Number: TX911.3.S24 P74 1984x
Location: Circulation Desk
Summary: Demonstrates why the floor is the most dangerous item in the kitchen and how to remedy specific problems. Also addresses stairway and ladder hazards
Subjects: Falls (Accidents); Industrial safety; Food service
Preventing machine injuries Call Number: TX911.3.S24 P76 1984x
Location: Circulation Desk
Summary: Stresses employee training on each machine in the kitchen area. Loose clothing or jewelry should not be worn, and equipment safety guards should be used when available. Safety is increased when hands and work areas are kept dry. Equipment malfunctions should be reported to supervisors. Proper cleaning of specific machines is demonstrated
Subjects: Food service -- Equipment and supplies; Industrial safety
What should I do?: the basics of first aid Call Number: RC87 .W438 2004
Location: Circulation Desk
Summary: This program will prepare viewers to respond safely in emergency situations. Along with CPR and treating for shock, the program shows how to respond to minor injuries such as cuts, burns, sprains, and strains; how to recognize and care for heat and cold injuries; what to do in case of poisoning, bites, or stings; and how to pack a first aid kit with all the essential contents
Subjects: First aid in illness and injury; CPR (First aid); Industrial safety; Medical emergencies; Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Don't be a dummy about industrial safety Call Number: T55 .D66 2000
Location: Circulation Desk
Summary: Workplace dummies show viewers just how easily injuries can happen on the job. Discusses common safety issues that can be incorporated into every job, so unsafe actions can be avoided and injuries prevented. Stresses a personal commitment to safety while at work
Subjects: Industrial safety -- Management; Industrial safety -- Popular works; Safety education
Here is a selection of websites that you might find useful on the topic of 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
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