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Health and Safety Education

Government Agencies which Protect Worker Health, Safety & Environment
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

 Official Web site

OSHA Regulation and Compliance Links
 OSHA State Plans

Legal Rights for Health & Safety

Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)

      Official Web site

Statutory and Regulatory Information

     Discrimination and how to file a complaint

US Department of Energy Environmental Health and Safety (DOE-EH)
      Official Web site Publication-Related Web Sites
      Price-Anderson Enforcement Program Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
The EPA requires that many employers in the manufacturing sector who use large quantities of hazardous chemicals report information about those chemicals and release to EPA each year. You can find that information at several Web sites (the Right to Know Net is often the easiest to use).
      Official Web site Laws and Regulation
      Toxics Release Inventory (EPA Site)  Toxics Release Inventory (Right to Know Net)
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response      Superfund
Environment/Energy:EPA Regions & State Environmental Departments   
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
      Official Web site NIEHS Worker Training and Education Program
  NIEHS Worker Training and Education Program Clearinghouse     
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
      Official Web site Health & Human Services (HHS) Fact Sheet
      Official Web site
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
      Official Web site
US Congress
      Official Web site
Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC)
      Official Web site
National Institute of Health
      Official Web site
Genetic Testing
      Booklet "Understanding Genetic Testing"     Press Release - EEOC Petitions Court to ban genetic testing of railroad workers
Workers Compensation
AFL-CIO Workers Compensation site What to do if you are hurt on the job
     State Workers Compensation Links Office of Workers Compensation Programs
DOE Office of Worker Advocacy Web Site     
Labor Organizations
AFL-CIO Health & Safety site   Canadian labor Congress
      International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mining and General Workers Unions (ICEM) European Trade Unions Congress   
Health, Safety and Environmental Hazards Additional Information Links
      OSHA Statistics and Data MSHA's Data Retrieval System (Search for inspections and exposure monitoring results)
Nano Hazards (including Carbon Black)

      Good Nano Guide