Links
Links
The Australian Medical Association
http://www.ama.com.au
World Health Organisation (WHO) link for Occupational Medicine
http://www.who.int/occupational_health/en/
Occupational Health and Safety Research Institute (IRSST)
The Occupational Health and Safety Research Institute (IRSST), located in Montreal (QC), Canada, carries out scientific activities concentrated in seven research fields: accidents, chemical substances and biological agents, musculoskeletal disorders, noise and vibration, protective equipment, occupational rehabilitation, safety of industrial tools, machines and processes. More information about the Institute and its research activities, as well as about 1000 research reports are available for free download at : http://www.irsst.qc.ca/en/home.html
WorkCover
NSW http://www.workcover.nsw.gov.au
VIC http://www.workcover.vic.gov.au
QLD http://www.workcover.qld.gov.au
SA http://www.workcover.com
WA http://www.workcover.wa.gov.au
TAS http://www.workcover.tas.gov.au
ACT http://www.workcover.act.gov.au
Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) (New Zealand's WorkCover)
http://www.acc.co.nz/index.htm
National Occupational Health & Safety Commission (NOHSC)
http://www.nohsc.gov.au/
Occupational Health & Safety Australia
http://www.ohs.com.au
The Society of Occupational Medicine (UK)
http://som.org.uk
The Australian and New Zealand Society of Occupational Medicine Inc.
http://www.anzsom.org.au/
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
http://www.acoem.org/
The Hong Kong Academy of Medicine
http://www.hkam.org.hk
The American Occupational Therapy Association
http://www.aota.org/
Aviation Medicine Australia & New Zealand
http://www.amsanz.org.nz/
Occupational Medicine Resources
Health, Environment & Work – links to resources
http://www.agius.com/hew/resource/index.htm
Links to various Occupational Medicine Resources
http://rmlibrary.com/sites/medoccup.htm
PubMed – a comprehensive publications search engine.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/
Agency for Toxic Substance & Disease Registry (ATSDR) – “primers” on various topics
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HEC/primer.html
The 1996 NIOSH Practical Guide: Preventing Occupational Hearing Loss
http://www.safe-at-work.com/SafeAtWork/index.html
A useful mailing list
http://www.occhealthnews.net/
Duke's What's New at NIOSH, OSHA, EPA, WHO, FDA
http://gilligan.mc.duke.edu/oem/wutsnew.htm#NIOSH
Duke's OEM WWW Resource List
http://occ-env-med.mc.duke.edu/oem/index2.htm
UNC link
http://osherc.sph.unc.edu/
A useful link
http://www.occmed.free-online.co.uk/
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - Abstracts
http://gilligan.mc.duke.edu/oem/wutsnewa.htm#JOEM
The Society Of Occupational Medicine - Home Page
https://www.som.org.uk/
Edinburgh Uni Medical Faculty
http://www.med.ed.ac.uk/hew/som/default.htm
Databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals and related areas
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
www.joem.org/
Useful links from Yale University
http://www.med.yale.edu/intmed/occmed/resources.html
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/safety.html
Health Impact Assessments (HIAs)-Useful resources
http://library.med.utah.edu/envirodx/
http://www.hiaconnect.edu.au/files/ephia.pdf
Resources for Undertaking Health Impact Assessment
* The Steps of HIA <http://www.hiaconnect.edu.au/stages_of_hia.htm
* HIA Manuals and <http://www.hiaconnect.edu.au/tools_for_hia.htm
* Completed HIAs <http://www.hiaconnect.edu.au/completed_hia.htm
* HIA Related <http://www.hiaconnect.edu.au/methods_of_inquiry.htm
Steps of HIA <http://www.hiaconnect.edu.au/stages_of_hia.htm
This section provides an account of the steps of a HIA:
1. Screening http://www.hiaconnect.edu.au/stage_1_screening.htm
2. Scoping http://www.hiaconnect.edu.au/stage_2_scoping.htm
3. Identification and assessment of potential health impacts http://www.hiaconnect.edu.au/stage_3_assessment_of_potential_health_impacts.htm
4. Decision making and formulating recommendations
http://www.hiaconnect.edu.au/stage_4_negotiation_and_decision-making.htm
5. Evaluation and monitoring
http://www.hiaconnect.edu.au/stage_5_evaluation_and_monitoring.htm
University of Calgary Occupational Medicine Resources
The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary has made available a wide range of resources on Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Topics on the information available include:
Pre-Placement Medical Assessments – Myth, Tradition, or Science
Practical Issues in Occupational Hygiene for Physicians and Nurses
Critical Appraisal of Functional Capacity Evaluations
For further information, please go to http://user139.myweb.med.ucalgary.ca/OHMseminars2006
University of Minnesota web-resources
The University of Minnesota School of Public Health (Mid-West Centre for Occupational Health and Safety) has also made available some on-line presentations. Although the resources tend to focus on US issues, there is a lot of useful general information.
To read more, please go to http://cpheo1.sph.umn.edu/ohs/