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A Basic Look at Scaffolds for Compliance Officers (100+Kbps feed)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. An 18-minute web-based video which looks at some of the most commonly used types of scaffolds, associated hazards, and erection procedures.
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A Basic Look at Scaffolds for Compliance Officers (56Kbps feed)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. An 18-minute web-based video which looks at some of the most commonly used types of scaffolds, associated hazards, and erection procedures. Optimized for speeds up to 56 Kbps. A high-speed version is also available.
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Anthrax eTool
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. An illustrated, interactive web-based training tool on anthrax, an acute infectious disease caused by a spore-forming bacterium called Bacillus anthracis. Anthrax has received heightened attention recently because of its use as a biological warfare agent.
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As It Should Be Done: Workplace Precautions Against Bloodborne Pathogens (100+Kbps feed)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This 24-minute web-based video explains how workers can protect themselves against occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens, such as Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). This program is targeted primarily to health care workers and related professionals.
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As It Should Be Done: Workplace Precautions Against Bloodborne Pathogens (56Kbps feed)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This 24-minute web-based video explains how workers can protect themselves against occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens, such as Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). This program is targeted primarily to health care workers and related professionals. Optimized for speeds up to 56 Kbps. A high-speed version is also available.
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Assistance for the Tree Care Industry
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Users can access information to develop and implement comprehensive safety and health programs, and learn how to recognize and address potential industry hazards, including overhead power lines, falling branches, and faulty safety equipment, to name just a few of the dangers associated with the tree care industry.
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Certified Equipment List (CEL)
By National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Search information about certified respirators and certified coal mine dust personal sampler units.
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Confined Spaces Advisor (download)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Helps comply with the Permit Required Confined Spaces Standard (29 CFR 1910.146). This software will assist users to identify confined spaces and deal with permit required confined spaces.
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Confined Spaces Advisor (online)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Helps comply with the Permit Required Confined Spaces Standard (29 CFR 1910.146). This software will assist users to identify confined spaces and deal with permit required confined spaces.
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Construction Safety: Choice or Chance (100+Kbps feed)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. A 15-minute web-based video which highlights the four leading causes of fatalities on construction sites and stresses the responsibility for safety as a joint effort of government, management, and employees.
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Construction Safety: Choice or Chance (56Kbps feed)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. A 15-minute web-based video which highlights the four leading causes of fatalities on construction sites and stresses the responsibility for safety as a joint effort of government, management, and employees. Optimized for speeds up to 56 Kbps. A high-speed version is also available.
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Crane Safety for the Site Superintendent (100+Kbps feed)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This 8-minute web-based video discusses some of the hazards and risks involved in crane operations. It identifies information managers should be familiar with if cranes are operating on their site.
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Crane Safety for the Site Superintendent (56Kbps feed)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This 8-minute web-based video discusses some of the hazards and risks involved in crane operations. It identifies information managers should be familiar with if cranes are operating on their site. Optimized for speeds up to 56 Kbps. A high-speed version is also available.
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EKAT - Environmental Knowledge and Assessment Tool
By M2 Technologies Inc, Kansas State University (KSU) and CABEM Technologies LLC. EKAT is an automated tool to identify, research, and evaluate environmental and safety-related issues for products and systems. [Registration required.]
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Elements of an Effective Safety and Health Program
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Powerpoint slides on an effective safety and health program.
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EU Safety Phrases
By International Occupational Safety and Health Information Centre (CIS). Safety phrases used in the European Union.
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Eye and Face Protection eTool
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. An electronic training program on the proper use and selection of eye and face protection. The program includes information on selecting personal protective equipment, discusses OSHA requirements for providing eye and face protection, and includes a list of frequently asked questions on the topic.
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Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Download Powerpoint slides on fire protection in shipyards.
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Genium Web Club
By Genium Publishing Corporation. Free but requires registration. Browse several databases including Chemical Hazard Data (look up a CAS number, caution statement, or fire diamond for over 1,100 common workplace chemicals), Safety and Health Glossary (search over 1,500 terms, abbreviations, and acronyms of special interest to the safety community), and Environmental Data (look up method references and sampling guidelines, procedures, and preps for solid and aqueous samples).
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Ground Fault Protection on Construction Sites (100+Kbps feed)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This 14-minute web-based video provides information about shock and electrocution hazards and how these can be reduced through proper grounding.
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Ground Fault Protection on Construction Sites (56Kbps feed)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This 14-minute web-based video provides information about shock and electrocution hazards and how these can be reduced through proper grounding. Optimized for speeds up to 56 Kbps. A high-speed version is also available.
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Hospital eTool
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Focuses on some of the hazards and controls found in the hospital setting, and describes standard requirements as well as recommended safe work practices for employee safety and health.
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Information Network
By European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. Access safety and health information from the European Union Member States, including legislation, good practice information, research, statistics, and more. Information is often in the language of the selected country.
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International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
By International Programe on Chemical Safety (IPCS) and NIOSH. Contains International Chemical Safety Cards in eight languages and indexed in a variety of ways. An ICSC summarizes essential health and safety information on chemicals for their use at the "shop floor" level by workers and employers in factories, agriculture, construction and other work places.
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International Hazard Datasheets on Occupations
By International Labour Organization. A multipurpose information resource containing information on the hazards, risks and notions of prevention related to a specific occupation.
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Lockout/Tagout
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This program includes three major components. A tutorial is provided and explains the standard in a question/answer format. The hot topics component contains five abstracts with a detailed discussion of major issues and links to relevant highlighted sections of the all-inclusive documents. The interactive case studies component includes seven simulated LOTO inspections.
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Logging eTool
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Outlines the required and recommended work practices that can reduce logging hazards.
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Logging Advisor Presentation Outline
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Powerpoint slides on OSHA's advisor for logging safety.
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Logging eTool Slide Presentation
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Designed to provide assistance for businesses and workers seeking to comply with OSHA's logging standard. 82 slides available in HTML or PowerPoint.
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Machine Guarding eTool
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This eTool focuses on recognizing and controlling common amputation hazards associated with the operation and use of certain types of machines.
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MEDLINE plus Health Information
By US National Library of Medicine. Find information on hundreds of diseases, conditions, and wellness issues. Safety topics include accidents, first aid/emergencies, motor vehicle safety, and disasters and emergency preparedness.
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National Agriculture Safety Database (NASD)
By National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). A database of materials (publications, videos, etc.) devoted to increased safety, health and injury prevention in agriculture.
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NIOSHTIC-2
By National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). NIOSHTIC-2 is a bibliographic database of occupational safety and health publications, documents, grant reports, and other communication products supported in whole or in part by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). From 1930s to present.
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Nursing Home eCAT
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Addresses common hazards and controls found in the nursing home industry.
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Nursing Homes - Hazards and Solutions (100Kbps feed)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This 16-minute web-based video discusses various hazards in nursing homes, focusing on resident transfer hazards, and controls to minimize these hazards.
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Nursing Homes - Hazards and Solutions (56Kbps feed)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This 16-minute web-based video discusses various hazards in nursing homes, focusing on resident transfer hazards, and controls to minimize these hazards. Optimized for speeds up to 56 Kbps. A high-speed version is also available.
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Occupational Exposure to Methylene Chloride
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Download Powerpoint slides on occupational exposure to methylene chloride.
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Oregon OSHA Publications
By Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Find a variety of safety and health checklists, forms, posters, and other resources.
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Oregon OSHA Publications (Russian)
By Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Find a variety of safety and health checklists, forms, posters, and other resources.
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Oregon OSHA Publications (Spanish)
By Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Find a variety of safety and health checklists, forms, posters, and other resources.
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Oregon OSHA Publications (Vietnamese)
By Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Find a variety of safety and health checklists, forms, posters, and other resources.
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OSHA Fire Safety Advisor
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Addresses OSHA's general industry standards for fire safety and emergency evacuation (Subpart E, 29CFR 1910.36, 37, and 38), and for firefighting, fire suppression, and fire detection systems and equipment (Subpart L, 29CFR1910.156 through 165). It asks you about a building and business policies and practices to prepare the guidance you need.
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OSHA Hazard Awareness Advisor (download)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Helps users, particularly small businesses, to identify and understand common occupational safety and health hazards in their work places. From the user's answers to questions, it prepares a customized report that briefly describes the likely hazards and the OSHA standards which address those hazards.
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OSHA Hazard Awareness Advisor (online)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Helps users, particularly small businesses, to identify and understand common occupational safety and health hazards in their work places. From the user's answers to questions, it prepares a customized report that briefly describes the likely hazards and the OSHA standards which address those hazards.
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OSHA Lead in Construction Advisor
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Helps users, especially small business, to understand OSHA's Lead in Construction standard (29CFR1926.62). It asks about work policies and practices to provide help regarding coverage of the rule, initial determinations, use of exposure data, and more.
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OSHA LOTO Plus Expert Advisor
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Help you understand and apply OSHA standards that protect workers from the release of Hazardous Energy. The LOTO Plus Advisor will interview you about work on or around equipment that can release mechanical and electrical energy and injure workers. It considers issues under 29 CFR 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout), 1910.212 Machine Guarding, 1910.268 Telecommunications, 1910.269 Electric Power Generation, 1910.331-.335 Electrical Safety Work Related Practices, and other regulations with specific requirements related to these issues.
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OSHA Safecare Advisor
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Help you identify occupational safety and health hazards in nursing homes and similar long term health care facilities.
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OSHA Search Page
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Search the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) web site.
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OSHA's Revised Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Powerpoint slides on OSHA's Revised Bloodborne Pathogens Standard.
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Poultry Processing Industry eCAT
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Focuses on identifying and controlling major hazards that contributed to the high rates of injuries found in a recent OSHA Survey of the industry.
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QuickTakes
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Contains a snapshot of OSHA's current activities that support safety and health in the workplace, including news and announcements, background information, and other information of interest to stakeholders. These summaries will often include links to the relevant web sites.
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Respiratory Protection Technical Advisor
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Helps you comply with the new OSHA respirator standard. This Advisor will instruct you on the proper selection of respiratory protection and the development of change schedules for gas/vapor cartridges.
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Safer Needle Devices: Protecting Health Care Workers
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Powerpoint slides on protecting healthcare workers from needlestick injuries.
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Safety and Health Management Systems eTool
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. An illustrated expert based tool designed to assist businesses with a Safety and Health Program.
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Safety and Related Acronyms
By The Laboratory Safety Institute. Find out the definition of safety-related acronyms with links to more information.
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Safety Awareness Screensavers
By EssentialSkillz. These screensavers and animated movies are designed to help you leverage your organisation’s existing communications network to carry your safety message in an effective and innovative way. They are freely available for your personal use (registration is required). Topics include: Workstation Ergonomics, Stress, Manual Handling, Evacuation, and Risk Assessment.
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Safety Graphics
By Vermont Safety Information Resources Inc. (SIRI). Check out hundreds of environmental health and safety clipart.
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Safety in Your Workplace
By Netscape and CCH Incorporated. "Why worry about safety? Simply because workplace accidents can destroy your business." -- That's how this program begins. It provides an introduction and sections on government regulation of workplace safety, developing and implementing a safety program, and emerging safety issues. It includes links and downloads of forms, such as an MSDS template and OSHA 200 log.
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SafetyInfo
By SafetyInfo.com/Safety Engineering. Download or view online written safety programs. Topics include Confined Space, Ergonomics, Emergency Planning, Process Safety Management, Accident Prevention, and Hazmat Response. Some free samples are available.
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Scaffolding eTool
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Provides illustrated safety checklists for specific types of scaffolds. It identifies hazards, as well as the controls that keep those hazards from becoming tragedies.
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Scaffolding Gallery
By Scaffold Training Institute. Photos of scaffolds
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Select Software
By 3M. You select the contaminants and their concentrations. The program leads you to an appropriate respirator recommendation.
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Shipyard Employment eTool
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Describes common hazards and possible solutions for tasks performed during the ship repair process.
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Silica eTool Download
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Includes current information that will assist businesses and workers in identifying potential silica hazards in their workplaces by choosing appropriate sampling and analytical techniques, comparing monitoring results with the silica exposure limits, and selecting appropriate short and long-term control options.
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Silica Technical Advisor
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Helps you comply with the OSHA Standard on respirable crystalline silica.
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Steel Erection eTool
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This eTool has been created to educate employers and workers about OSHA's revised steel erection standard (Subpart R).
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Underground Electric Safety
By US Mine Safety and Health Administration. Discusses some of the more common types of electrical hazards that may be found in underground mines. Consists of a video and Powerpoint presentation.
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Violence in the Workplace: Awareness
By CCOHS. Workplace violence is a serious issue that affects all business sectors and occupations and the safety and security of every employee and employer. This course is offered FREE of charge by CCOHS to promote the awareness of this very important issue, and as a precursor to CCOHS' commercial Workplace Violence e-courses.
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What to Look for in Gas Detection and Measurement Instrumentation
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. A slide presentation for those who are new or uninitiated to using or selecting gas detection/measurement instrumentation for monitoring environments for toxic or combustible gases to insure personal or personnel safety. The workshop will cover the basic selection criteria and operation of various gas detection/measurement instrumentation.
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What to Look for in Gas Detection and Measurement Instrumentation (download)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Download a Corel "Show on the Go" slide presentation for those who are new or uninitiated to using or selecting gas detection/measurement instrumentation for monitoring environments for toxic or combustible gases to insure personal or personnel safety. The workshop will cover the basic selection criteria and operation of various gas detection/measurement instrumentation.
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What's the Fall Distance? (100+Kbps feed)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This 22-minute web-based video introduces the viewer to fall distance calculations for personal fall arrest systems. Topics covered include anchor points, lanyard types, lanyard reach and various harness types. Sample calculations for determining proximity to the edge of a platform and fall distances are also included in the video.
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What's the Fall Distance? (56Kbps feed)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This 22-minute web-based video introduces the viewer to fall distance calculations for personal fall arrest systems. Topics covered include anchor points, lanyard types, lanyard reach and various harness types. Sample calculations for determining proximity to the edge of a platform and fall distances are also included in the video. Optimized for speeds up to 56 Kbps. A high-speed version is also available.
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Wood Products: Sawmills eTool
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Describes common hazards and possible solutions for tasks performed in sawmills.
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Wood Products: Woodworking eTool
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Dscribes the principal hazards and possible solutions for woodworking to help provide a safe and healthful workplace.
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Workplace Violence: Health Care and Social Services Workers
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. View or download Powerpoint slides which provide an overview of the Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Health Care and Social Service Workers.
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Workplace Violence: Late-Night Retail
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. View or download Powerpoint slides which provide an overview of the Recommendations for Workplace Violence Prevention Programs in Late-Night Retail Establishments.
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