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  1. Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité (INRS)
    The French "Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité "(National Institute for Research and Safety) plays a part in the prevention of industrial injuries and occupational diseases for the promoti
  2. SUVA - Caisse nationale suisse d'assurance en cas d'accidents
    SUVA deals with prevention, insurance and rehabilitation. The site is divided in four parts. One of the parts (Suvapro) focuses on safety at work. Suvapro contains a lot of information such as presen
  3. Prävention Online
    Prevention Online, an initiative of BC GmbH Verlags- und Mediengesellschaft, Wiesbaden, is an independent internet portal for safety and health at work, working environment and quality of work. All t
  4. Health and Safety Executive
    HSE concerns the control of health and safety at work. Moreover, it represents an important element in the development of the laws concerning safety. You can find an index on the homepage where you c
  5. Service de prévention des accidents dans l'agriculture
    SPAA plays a role in the field of accidents prevention n the agricultural sector. You may order safety products online, as well as articles and brochures. ‘Hotlinks’ refers to other Swiss organisat
  6. SafetyLine
    This is the site of Safetyline, a www information service that gives the visitor online access to the publications of the Australian Worksafe organisation. It also offers some solutions related with
  7. Washington State Department of Labor and Industries - Workplace Safety & Health
    The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries site has much to offer. Official documents about ergonomics can be found on the site, as can evaluation tools such as an Ergonomics Lifting Cal
  8. APSAM
    APSAM (l'Association paritaire pour la santé et la sécurité du travail, secteur “affaires municipales”/ the Joint Association for Health and Safety at Work, local government section), exists to fac
  9. Environmental Health and Safety at the Oklahoma State University
    The Department of Environmental Health and Safety at the Oklahoma State University is an inexhaustible source of information. On the site can be found a large quantity of information that is either a
  10. NASD - The National Agricultural Safety Database
    The National Agricultural Safety Database is maintained by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The site boasts a large quantity of publications, posters, training mater
  11. Enterprise and industry
    The website is developed and managed by European Commission, Directorate General for Enterprise and Industry, and aims to disseminate information on all EU policies, actions and initiatives promoting growth and development, with a view to strengthening the competitiveness of EU enterprises. More than 22,000 documents are now available to users. The site offers an up-to-date coverage of EU enterprise policies, specific pages covering 25 industry sectors as well as news, speeches, electronic publ
  12. Hauptverband der gewerblichen Berufsgenossenschaften (HVBG) - Videos
    HVBG is the German Federation of institutions for statutory accident insurance and prevention. It promotes its common interests for trade and industry and represents their interests. Within its fields of activity (information on occupational health and safety and accident insurance), HVBG presents the following serie of films on NAPO: Napo auf der Baustelle Sicherer Auftritt mit Napo Napo im Reich der Gefahrensymbole Napos Abenteuer Sicherer Auftritt mit Anni Friesinger TV-Spots "Gut, sicher un
  13. Slips Assessment Tool (SAT)
    The Slips assessment tool (SAT) is a freely downloadable computer software package that allows an operator to assess the slip potential of pedestrian walkway surfaces. The SAT is used in conjunction with a small, portable surface microroughness meter, which users must obtain separately. There are a number of commercially available meters but please note that the Health & Safety Executive does not specifically endorse any of them. The package is easy to use and prompts the operator to gather rel
  14. AUVA Soziale Unfallversicherung
    AUVA is an Austrian social insurance system for risk management. The Soziale Unfallversicherung site contains a brochure with tips for alcohol problems: Von Konsum Zum Genuss.
  15. Ellis Fall Safety Solutions
    On this site of consultants for the protection against falls at work you can find many hints to protect yourself from falling, a quiz and a FAQ about fall protection.
  16. What's the fall distance?
    A video on fall distance calculations as covered in 1926.502(d)(16). This 22 minute video introduces the viewer to fall distance calculations for personal fall arrest systems. OSHA, (July, 1998). 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.
  17. Safe and Healthy Working
    Safe and Healthy Working is a new occupational health and safety service for all employees and employers in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Scotland. This service is coordinated by Health Scotland, together with several key local partners. The Safe and Healthy Working website forms part of this service, which also includes a telephone hotline that employers and employers can call to obtain OSH advice. Health Scotland also have their own website which deals with health in a broader sense.
  18. Youth in Agriculture
    Youth in Agriculture is a webtool from the USA's Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA). Agriculture is apparently the most dangerous sector in the US and is also a major employer of young people. This site therefore attempts to give some tailored safety and health advice to what is already a vulnerable group working in a high risk sector. Although aimed at young workers in the US, the content is by and large also of use for non-Americans. The site is organised into thematic headings. The
  19. EuroNorm
    In addition to European legislation and norms, this website contains lots of practical documents and examples.