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Government Agencies
(just scroll down for California)
National:
- ADATA Americans with Disabilities Act Technical Assistance Program
- ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics (data on injuries and illnesses)
- CSB Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
- CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- DHHS Department of Health and Human Services
- EPA Environmental Protection Agency
- MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration
- NAO National Administrative Office of the Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs (materials relating to NAFTA, labor, andoccupational safety and health.)
- NIH National Institute of Health
- NIEHS National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (research on environmental diseases)
- NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- NIOSH NORA Agenda (National Occupational Research Agenda)
- NIOSH Construction page
- NLM National Library of Medicine
- NTIS National Technical Information Service
- OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration (once you get to this site you can search for citations issued to employers, including California employers which is difficult to find, so click here for the entry point to Federal OSHA statistics).
- OSHA Complaint Form (This site is part of Federal OSHA's site, but we want to highlight it because it is an easy way for you to file a complaint with Federal OSHA. Our understanding, however, is that if you are from California, the complaint will be forwarded to Cal/OSHA and that may take some time. As of now Cal/OSHA has not established a separate way to file a complaint through their website - although Cal/OSHA does have a form you may print out and use to help you file a complaint. REMEMBER no special form is needed, and the WORKSAFE! complaint form might be of more assistance when you file a complaint because it touches on the most important information you want to include in an effective complaint.)
- TIS Technical Information Services, DES&H the Department of Energy's environmental, safety, and health information resource
- U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
- WETP National Clearinghouse for Worker Safety and Health Training (a national resource for members of the worker education and training community)
California:
Department of Industrial Relations - This Department houses units related to labor.
Department of Health Services - This Department houses several units involved with occupational safety and health.
- Division of Environmental & Occupational Disease Control [DEODC]
- Environmental Health Investigations Branch [EHIB]
- Indoor Air Quality Section
- Occupational Health Branch The Occupational Health Branch is the focal point in the Department of Health Services for surveillance, evaluation, and public education about occupational disease and injury among California workers.
Hazard Evaluation System & Information Services [HESIS] The Hazard Evaluation System and Information Service (HESIS), a joint program of the California Department of Health Services and Department of Industrial Relations, reviews and evaluates the scientific literature and provides up-to-date, practical answers to these questions. A multidisciplinary team of toxicologists, physicians, librarians, industrial hygienists, and other occupational health professionals provides a wide range of expertise. HESIS has enlarged its program with the addition of the SHARPS Injury Control Program , working with stakeholders throughout California to reduce bloodborne infections among workers exposed to blood and blood products, particularly in hospitals, home health care agencies and nursing homes.
Sharps Injury Control Program The Sharps Injury Control Program [SHARPS] was established by Senate Bill 2005 to study sharps injuries in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and home health agencies in California.
Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Program [OLPPP] The Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (OLPPP) provides information and services designed to prevent and control lead poisoning in California workplaces. Activities are directed towards workers, unions, employers, industry groups, health professionals and the general public.
Occupational Health Surveillance and Evaluation Program [OHSEP] OHSEP conducts occupational disease and injury surveillance on: Occupational tuberculosis: A NIOSH-sponsored program, Occupational Asthma: a NIOSH-sponsored program, Occupational Fatalities in Los Angeles County, Workplace violence, Health effects of low-level ionizing radiation: a Department of Energy-funded program. A multidisciplinary team of epidemiologists, physicians, industrial hygienists, and other occupational health professionals provides a wide range of expertise.
Agricultural Health and Safety Section [AHSS] A multidisciplinary team including epidemiologists, a physician, research scientists, health educator, and other public health professionals provides a range of expertise in occupational disease and injury prevention. Currently the Agricultural Health and Safety Section is conducting three occupationally-based agricultural projects identifying injury and illness events, conducting interviews of farm owners, supervisors, and farm workers, surveying the hazards on the farm site, and disseminating the results to farms, farm workers, agricultural health and safety organizations, medical community, government organizations, and other interested health and safety organizations.
- Birth Defects Monitoring Program
CA EPA California Environmental Protection Agency
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