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Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing a safe and healthy workplace for their employees. OSHA's role is to promote the safety and health of America's working men and women by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual process improvement in workplace safety and health.

The entire OSHA law, inclusing all current standards, are available on-line. Start here to see the index to the OSHA General Industry (1910) or Construction Industry (1926) Standards. Or look for the STANDARDS link on the OSHA Home Page.

Many people find the OSHA Recordkeeping requirements to be more complex and more confusing that the actual health and safety standards. This page is OSHA's gateway to the Recordkeeping requirements, including the electronic version of the "The OSHA Recordkeeping Handbook" and the recordkeeping forms.

Standard Industrial Classification System (neing replaced by the NAICS Classification System)

OSHA makes many resources available in printed format, including brochures and booklets, fact cards, pocket cards, and posters. From this OSHA'a Publications page, you can see available materials, order those materials in printed form or, in many cases, download the materials.

OSHA inspection search site

OSAH's Serach Engine has been merged into their home page. Look for SEARCH link at the top of OSHA’s home page OR click on the ADVANCED link on that page for more search options.

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), based in Atlanta, Georgia, is a federal public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ATSDR serves the public by using the best science, taking responsive public health actions, and providing trusted health information to prevent harmful exposures and diseases related to toxic substances.

Material Safety Data Sheet Links – Courtesy of Michigan State University.

Vendor site which styles itself as the premier information source for the Occupational Safety and Health industry. Safety chat, forums, products, news. Some content i sfree, other content requires registration or subscription.

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

"The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has produced "A Motor Carrier's Guide to Improving Highway Safety" for our Education and Technical Assistance Program. This booklet provides basic compliance guidance to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). Our overall goal is to improve the safe transportation of passengers and goods on the nation's highways, through a coordinated effort of Federal, State, and industry organizations to reduce fatalities, injuries, property damage and Hazardous Materials incidents."

Contact information and Internet gateway to the Workers' Compensation Agencies in the 50 states and other US territories. Excellent site courtesy of North Carolina Industrial Commission.

"There are many resources on the Internet which are valuable to a well connected Risk Manager. In this day and age, when the Risk Manager is expected to have a broad role in helping his or her organisation to manage business risk, it is necessary for those of us in the profession ( and it is an emerging profession ) to have some knowledge in a wide range of areas including insurance, health and safety, environmental, disaster recovery and contingency planning, ergonomics, security, commercial law, internal control, derivatives and other sources of business risk."

The oldest and largest professional safety organization in the US, with 30,000 members and over 150 local chapters.

Certified Safety Professional (CSP) is a title or desgnation awarded by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) to individuals who meet the standards for a safety professional established by BCSP and continue to meet annual renewal and recertification requirements.

"eTrucker and the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) are proud to offer this comprehensive safety resource for professional drivers. The eTrucker Safety Station offers safety advice, news and details about CVSA sponsored inspections. Drive safe, stay healthy and be successful!"

The DOT's Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, which is within the United States Department of Transportation's Research and Special Programs Administration, is responsible for coordinating a national safety program for the transportation of hazardous materials by air, rail, highway and water.

State and Local Governments on the Net - An excellent gateway page to the official government websites of all 50 states and to thousands of state agencies and city and county governments.

EPA leads the nation's environmental science, research, education and assessment efforts. The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and the environment. Since 1970, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people.