Technical Information

These links are to sites providing technical information on the health effects of workplace hazards and methods for the evaluation and control of these hazards.

Environmental Sampling and Analysis Information

AIHA Exposure Assessment Strategies & Tools Air Toxic Methods – USEPA EPA Water Analysis Methods EPA Solid Waste Analysis Methods GESTIS – Analytical methods IRSST Sampling guide for air contaminants in the workplace 8th Ed. (French) NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods Methods for the Determination of Hazardous Substances (MDHS) OSHA Analytical Methods OSHA Technical Manual

Health Effects Information

American Biological Safety Association (ABSA) American Chemical Society – Division of Chemical Health and Safety Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) Haz-Map, A Relational Database of Occupational Disease Institut de reherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST) International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) National Toxicology Program

Physical Agents

International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) Noise and Hearing loss Prevention Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Occupational Noise Exposure – NIOSH Occupational Noise – WHO Occupational Noise Surveys – Worksafe BC Laser Institute of America (LIA) Radiation, Non-Ionizing – WHO