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The Business Library

Updated Business Security / Violence Prevention

Guidelines for prevention of workplace violence, risk factors and strategies to manage violence in the workplace. Workplace homicides. Bully tutorials. Violence in convenience store robberies. Healthcare industry violence. How domestic violence affects the workplace.


Chemical Management / Chemical Databases

Over 70 databases of chemical profiles, MSDS, physical properties, structures, spectrum displays, toxic health effects, environmental data, safety guidelines and more. Examples: CAGE, CCRIS,ChemID, DART, EMCI, ETICBACK, HESIS, HSDB, HSSDS, IRIS, ISSDS, LIPIDAT, NAIN, NIST databases, OPPT, RTECS, SAGE, SSDS,TOXNET, TRI, TSCATS. Chemical company directory, chemical directory and custom manufacturing & synthesis directory.


Updated Chemical Management / Health Hazards

Occupational health guidelines for chemical hazards. Answers to frequently asked questions about human health hazards & environmental exposure to hazardous substances such as ammonia, cadmium, asphalt, chlorine, copper, dental amalgam, endocrine disruptors, environmental estrogens, fluoride, mercury, MTBE, PCBs, fragrances, vinyl products, etc. Painting health and safety.


Chemical Management / Reproductive Hazards

Information about potentially hazardous effects of chemicals on human reproduction and development. Effects of Workplace Hazards on Male & Female Reproductive Health. List of teratogens that cause birth defects, etc. with profiles of each chemical.


Disaster Management / Health Service Disasters

Emergency plans and disaster guidance for health care facilities. Quarantines.


Employee Health / Drug Free Workplace

Variety of articles on recognizing and preventing substance abuse. State drug laws. Statistics on workplace substance abuse. Drug and Alcohol Workplace Kit. Employer guides and resources for establishing a substance abuse program in the workplace - drug policies, interactive cost / benefit worksheet, employee survey, etc. Database of specimen collection sites.


Employee Health / First Aid Care

First aid for chemicals, eye care, CPR, etc. Resources for first aid training. First aid books, guides and manuals. Food poisoning. CPR chart, resuscitation. Defibrillators.


Updated Employee Health / Healthy Diet

FDA nutrition labeling requirements. Dietary guidelines. Food pyramid. Food labels. Dietary supplements. Food poisoning. Nutrition guides & brochures. Weight management, etc. Reference Daily Intake (RDI) & Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) values. USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 12. Food guide pyramid, nutrition guides, dietary guidelines, weight control & more.


Employee Health / Musculoskeletal Injuries

Clinical practice guidelines, patient handouts on low back pain, CTS, etc. Medical diagnosis and treatment of ergonomic-related injuries. Clinical guidelines and primary care management of acute low back pain. AHCPR guidelines on acute low back problems in adults. Teaching module for physicians and health care professionals on low back pain . Carpal tunnel syndrome. Series of ergonomic medicine guides designed for patients that provide explanations & illustrations. Medical management in an ergonomics program. Painful shoulder diagnosis and treatment.


Updated Employee Health / Occupational Health

Index of medical illnesses, conditions & symptoms. ACOEM workplace guidelines. Indoor air pollution and radon guides. State of California medical guidelines and advisory protocols for occupational medicine. ADA enforcement guidance on pre-employment medical examinations. OSHA medical surveillance requirements. OSHA regulated substances medical tests. Guidelines for OEM professionals to establish an effective employee health program. Medical management of laser injuries & radiation accidents.


Employee Health / Stress Reduction

Mental health stress including stress resulting from workplace conditions. Stress management. Occupational job strain. Workaholic quiz. Post-traumatic stress disorder. Large number of documents on managing stress at home and at work. Job burnout. Guide to occupational stress designed for managers and supervisors.


Employee Health / Substance Abuse

Terminology, drug/alcohol abuse symptoms, data, other statistics. Guidance in the substance abuse treatment field. Alcohol & drug abuse fact sheets. Train servers to detect & prevent customer intoxication. Treatment of alcoholism and substance abuse. SAMHDA. SAMHSA.


Employee Health / Wellness Programs

Profiles of corporate wellness programs of various corporations in the US. Information and resource kit on creating workplace wellness programs. Guide for companies to control the costs associated with cardiovascular disease. Activities to promote workplace wellness. Wellness websites for employees. Small business health programs.


Employee Management / Job Classification

Job description tools, data files and templates. Full text of sample job descriptions, checklists, documents of job analysis. Dictionary of Occupational Titles. Job requirements checklist. Job analysis research papers and resources. Occupational classification systems. Sample job descriptions.


Government Laws / Health Laws

Links to the health departments for each state. Full text of the state health laws for those available on the internet. HIPAA, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Stark II regulations.


Insurance / Malpractice Insurance

Series of articles on risk management and medical professional liability. Medical professional liability exposures. Tips to prevent malpractice claims. Handbook on risk management for physicians. State-specific legislative information. Series of risk management forms and letters available for download. Answers to common questions about the release of medical records. Emergency room risk management.


OSHA Requirements / Medical

OSHA resources on reproductive hazards, pulmonary function tests, latex allergies, tuberculosis. Information on Legionnaires Disease, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, occupational asthma. Medical screening surveillance.


Professional Societies / Occupational Medicine

Organizations related to occupational medicine. American Association of Medical Review Officers. American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Association of Occupational & Environmental Clinics. Medical Review Officer Certification Council. National Association of Occupational Health Professionals.


Updated Safety Administration / Safety Programs

Full text of over 30 workplace safety and health programs & manuals. Full text of employee safety handbooks, checklists, guides, policies & procedures, safety & health manuals and programs from state agencies, government facilities, universities, and safety organizations.


Vehicle Management / Medical Exams

Guidance for drivers on the importance of health maintenance for safe driving. Full text of DOT requirements for physical qualifications of commercial drivers in the USA.


Workplace Health Hazards / Biosafety

Large number of regulations, information sheets, and publications related to US biosafety laws. Full text of biosafety control and bloodborne pathogen programs. Tables of risk group classifications for bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. Working safely with research animals. Full text bloodborne pathogens programs and technical resources.


Updated Workplace Health Hazards / Indoor Air

General concepts & principles of indoor air quality. Research studies. Common indoor pollutants, sick building syndrome, etc. IAQ guides, checklists, fact sheets, sick building syndrome & more Indoor radon prevention. Fact sheets. Office occupant's guide to IAQ. Ozone generators. Building air quality guide. Guidelines on how to conduct an indoor air quality investigation and report. Common plants reducing indoor air pollution. Legionnaires' disease.


Workplace Health Hazards / Noise

Hearing protection devices. Full text of hearing conservation program. Materials on acoustics. Noise attentuation. Noise basics. Technical material from NIOSH. Noise induced hearing loss. Hearing conservation programs, acoustics, hearing protection devices, etc.


Workplace Health Hazards / Occup Resp Disease

Air sampling, epidemiology, pulmonary function testing, etc. NIOSH respiratory questionnaires. Occupational asthma prevention.


Updated Workplace Health Hazards / Radiation

Radiation safety policies, procedures & manuals. Resources. Technical reference manuals. Fact sheets. Control of radioactive materials. Worker safety training modules & study guides. Full text of radiation safety programs. Guidelines on radioactive material identification, storage, control, transportation, etc. Safety concerns from medical radiology procedures. User guides for workers using equipment that deal with radiation.


Updated Workplace Health Hazards / Temperatures

Adaptive Model of Thermal Comfort. Wind chill chart. Heat stress. Extreme cold. Stress on the body from heat and cold.


Workplace Safety / Fatigue

Scientific information on fatigue, sleep, circadian rhythms & performance. Managing fatigue in operational settings. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Safety and health in shiftwork. Shiftwork, sleeping disorders, circadian rhythms and more.


The HR Library

Associations / Occupational Medicine

Organizations related to occupational medicine.


Databases / Chemical Profiles

Over 70 databases of chemical profiles, MSDS, physical properties, structures, spectrum displays, toxic health effects, environmental data, safety guidelines and more. Examples: CAGE, CCRIS,ChemID, DART, EMCI, ETICBACK, HESIS, HSDB, HSSDS, IRIS, ISSDS, LIPIDAT, NAIN, NIST databases, OPPT, RTECS, SAGE, SSDS,TOXNET, TRI, TSCATS. Chemical company directory, chemical directory and custom manufacturing & synthesis directory.


Updated Occupational Health / Occupational Medicine

Guidelines for OEM professionals to establish an effective employee health program. Medical management of laser injuries & radiation accidents. Index of medical illnesses, conditions & symptoms. ACOEM workplace guidelines. Indoor air pollution and radon guides. State of California medical guidelines and advisory protocols for occupational medicine. ADA enforcement guidance on pre-employment medical examinations. OSHA medical surveillance requirements.


Periodicals / Occupational Health News

Newsletters, journals, magazines, reports, news for those interested in occupational medicine.


Updated Wellness Programs / Diet Management

Dietary guidelines. Food pyramid. Food labels. Dietary supplements. Food poisoning. Nutrition guides & brochures. Weight management, etc. Reference Daily Intake (RDI) & Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) values. FDA nutrition labeling requirements. USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 12.


Wellness Programs / Fatigue Management

Scientific information on fatigue, sleep, circadian rhythms & performance. Managing fatigue in operational settings. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Safety and health in shiftwork.


Wellness Programs / Stress Management

Stress management. Occupational job strain. Workaholic quiz. Post-traumatic stress disorder. Guide to occupational stress designed for managers and supervisors. Large number of documents on managing stress at home and at work. Job burnout.


Wellness Programs / Workplace Health

Guidance for companies to control the costs associated with workplace illness by promoting disease prevention.


The Safety Library

Associations / Occupational Medicine

Organizations related to occupational medicine.


Biological Safety / Biosafety

Full text of biosafety control and bloodborne pathogen programs. Large number of regulations, information sheets, and publications related to US biosafety laws. Tables of risk group classifications for bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. Working safely with research animals.


Updated Chemical Safety / Chemical Hazards

NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. Technical resources related to health hazards and chemicals. Occupational health guidelines for chemical hazards.


Chemical Safety / Reproductive Toxicity

Information about potentially hazardous effects of chemicals on human reproduction and development. Effects of Workplace Hazards on Male & Female Reproductive Health. List of teratogens that cause birth defects, etc. with profiles of each chemical.


Databases / Chemical Profiles

Over 70 databases of chemical profiles, MSDS, physical properties, structures, spectrum displays, toxic health effects, environmental data, safety guidelines and more. Examples: CAGE, CCRIS,ChemID, DART, EMCI, ETICBACK, HESIS, HSDB, HSSDS, IRIS, ISSDS, LIPIDAT, NAIN, NIST databases, OPPT, RTECS, SAGE, SSDS,TOXNET, TRI, TSCATS. Chemical company directory, chemical directory and custom manufacturing & synthesis directory.


Ergonomics / Medical Ergonomics

Medical diagnosis and treatment of ergonomic-related injuries. Clinical guidelines and primary care management of acute low back pain. AHCPR guidelines on acute low back problems in adults. Teaching module for physicians and health care professionals on low back pain . Carpal tunnel syndrome. Series of ergonomic medicine guides designed for patients that provide explanations & illustrations. Medical management in an ergonomics program. Painful shoulder diagnosis and treatment.


Fleet Safety / Driver Medical Fitness

Full text of DOT requirements for physical qualifications of commercial drivers in the USA. Guidance for drivers on the importance of health maintenance for safe driving.


Health Care Safety / Disaster Management

Emergency plans and disaster guidance for health care facilities


Health Care Safety / Malpractice

Medical professional liability exposures. Tips to prevent malpractice claims. Handbook on risk management for physicians. State-specific legislative information. Series of risk management forms and letters available for download. Answers to common questions about the release of medical records. Emergency room risk management. Series of articles on risk management and medical professional liability.


Job Analysis / Job Descriptions

Topics related to job descriptions that could be useful when creating Job Safety Analysis (JSA). Some include physical demand descriptions. Occupational classification systems. Sample job descriptions.


Occupational Medicine / Emergency Medicine

Online medical text book on emergency medicine. Protocols for emergency medical services. Interactive patient-care simulators designed to help clinicians practice their ACLS skills. ATSDR emergency procedures for incidents involving hazardous materials/chemicals. Patient case studies of toxicological origin.


Occupational Medicine / First Aid

First aid for chemicals, eye care, CPR, etc. Resources for first aid training. First aid books, guides and manuals. Food poisoning.


Occupational Medicine / Occupational Health

Guidelines for OEM professionals to establish an effective employee health program. Medical management of laser injuries & radiation accidents. Index of medical illnesses, conditions & symptoms. ACOEM workplace guidelines. Indoor air pollution and radon guides. State of California medical guidelines and advisory protocols for occupational medicine. ADA enforcement guidance on pre-employment medical examinations. OSHA medical surveillance requirements.


Physical Hazards / Hearing Conservation

Full text of hearing conservation program. Materials on acoustics. Noise attentuation. Noise basics. Technical material from NIOSH. Hearing protection devices. Noise induced hearing loss.


Updated Physical Hazards / Violence in Workplace

Guidelines for prevention of workplace violence, risk factors and strategies to manage violence in the workplace. Workplace homicides. Violence in convenience store robberies. Healthcare industry violence. How domestic violence affects the workplace.


Publications / Occupational Health News

Newsletters, journals, magazines, reports, news for those interested in occupational medicine.


Updated Radiation Safety / Workplace Radiation

Resources. Technical reference manuals. Fact sheets. Control of radioactive materials. Radiation safety policies, procedures & manuals. Worker safety training modules & study guides. Full text of radiation safety programs. Guidelines on radioactive material identification, storage, control, transportation, etc. Safety concerns from medical radiology procedures. User guides for workers using equipment that deal with radiation.


Updated Respiratory Safety / Indoor Air Quality

General concepts & principles of indoor air quality. Research studies. Common indoor pollutants, sick building syndrome, etc. Indoor radon prevention. Fact sheets. Office occupant's guide to IAQ. Ozone generators. Building air quality guide. Guidelines on how to conduct an indoor air quality investigation and report. Common plants reducing indoor air pollution. Legionnaires' disease.


Respiratory Safety / Occup Resp Disease

NIOSH respiratory questionnaires. Occupational asthma prevention. Air sampling, epidemiology, pulmonary function testing, etc.


Updated Safety Programs / Safety Programs

Full text of employee safety handbooks, checklists, guides, policies & procedures, safety & health manuals and programs from state agencies, government facilities, universities, and safety organizations.


US Laws / Health Laws

Links to the health departments for each state. Full text of the state health laws for those available on the internet.


US OSHA / OSHA Medical

Information on Legionnaires Disease, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, occupational asthma, reproductive hazards, pulmonary function tests, latex allergies, tuberculosis, medical screening surveillance, etc.


Wellness Programs / Drug Free Workplace

Employer guides and resources for establishing a substance abuse program in the workplace - drug policies, interactive cost / benefit worksheet, employee survey, etc. Database of specimen collection sites. Variety of articles on recognizing and preventing substance abuse. State drug laws. Statistics on workplace substance abuse. Drug and Alcohol Workplace Kit.


Wellness Programs / Fatigue Management

Scientific information on fatigue, sleep, circadian rhythms & performance. Managing fatigue in operational settings. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Safety and health in shiftwork.


Wellness Programs / Health Promotion

Guidance for companies to control the costs associated with workplace illness by promoting disease prevention.


Wellness Programs / Stress Management

Stress management. Occupational job strain. Workaholic quiz. Post-traumatic stress disorder. Guide to occupational stress designed for managers and supervisors. Large number of documents on managing stress at home and at work. Job burnout.


Wellness Programs / Substance Abuse

Guidance in the substance abuse treatment field. Alcohol & drug abuse fact sheets. Terminology, drug/alcohol abuse symptoms, data, other statistics. Train servers to detect & prevent customer intoxication. Treatment of alcoholism and substance abuse.


Updated Wellness Programs / Weight Control

Wellness materials related to healthy diet management and weight control


The Transportation Library

Updated Safety / Violence in Workplace

Guidelines for prevention of workplace violence, risk factors and strategies to manage violence in the workplace. Workplace homicides. Violence in convenience store robberies. Healthcare industry violence. How domestic violence affects the workplace.


Updated Safety / Workplace Radiation

Resources. Technical reference manuals. Fact sheets. Control of radioactive materials. Radiation safety policies, procedures & manuals. Worker safety training modules & study guides. Full text of radiation safety programs. Guidelines on radioactive material identification, storage, control, transportation, etc. Safety concerns from medical radiology procedures. User guides for workers using equipment that deal with radiation.


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