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ASSOCIATIONS
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
OSHA's mission is to assure the safety and health of America's workers by setting and enforcing standards;
providing training, outreach, and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual improvement
in workplace safety and health.
American Association of Occupational Health Nurses(AAOHN)
Occupational and environmental health nursing is the specialty practice that provides for and delivers health and safety programs
and services to workers, worker populations and community groups. The practice focuses on promotion and restoration of health,
prevention of illness and injury and protection from work related and environmental hazards.
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM)
The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) represents more than 6,000 physicians and other health
care professionals specializing in the field of occupational and environmental medicine (OEM).
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH)
Since 1946, ACGIH® has been considered a well-respected organization by individuals in the industrial hygiene and occupational
health and safety industry. What began as a limited membership base has grown to the all-encompassing categories of today.
American Industrial Hygiene Association
AIHA promotes, protects, and enhances industrial hygienists and other occupational health, safety and environmental professionals
in their efforts to improve the health and well being of workers, the community, and the environment.
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety Internet Directory
This section encompasses a wide range of resources for those interested in finding additional information on Occupational Health and Safety.
National Association of Safety Professionals
In industry, business, and government workplaces, safety programs are based on one of three principles: Regulatory Compliance, Monetary Savings, or Ethics.
Those whose programs are based on regulatory compliance are concerned with avoiding fines and citations and base their safety decisions solely upon existing
safety regulations.
Those whose programs are based on monetary savings are concerned with reducing their cost from employee injury, illness, and death.
Those whose programs are based on ethics are concerned with doing whatever is necessary to provide a safe workplace.
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
The Society's mission is to promote the discovery and exchange of knowledge concerning the characteristics of human beings that are applicable to the design of
systems and devices of all kinds.
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