Safety and Health on the Internet

by Ralph B. Stuart, Christopher Moore University of Texas, Austin

Overview

Offering more than 100 new pages of listings and more than 1,200 health and safety websites, discussion groups, terms, and newsgroups, this reference helps readers increase their awareness of safety resources on the Internet and allows them to find exactly what they need quickly and without the help of search engines.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780865876699
Publisher:	Government Institutes
Publication date:	07/01/1999
Series:	Government Institutes Internet Series
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	546
Product dimensions:	6.98(w) x 9.90(h) x 1.25(d)

Table of Contents

	About the Authors	vii
Chapter 1	Introduction to the Internet	1
	What is the Internet?	2
	Connecting to the Internet	6
	Rules of Thumb for Using the Internet	10
	The Future	11
Chapter 2	Internet Information Tools	13
	Internet Information	13
	Clients and Servers	14
	Node Names, Email Addresses, and URLs	14
	File Libraries	17
	Discussion Groups	19
	Newsgroups	26
Chapter 3	The Internet as a Research Tool	29
	Finding Information on the Internet	29
	Internet Search Strategy	33
	Organizing the Web: Web Directories and Search Engines	34
	Using Web Search Engines and Directories	37
	Top 50 Safety Web Sites	40
Chapter 4	Networking on the Network	91
	General Considerations	91
	Styles of Participation	92
	Finding Discussion Groups	94
Chapter 5	Marketing Safety on the Internet	99
	Planning Your Web Site	100
	Technical Computer Issues	103
	Promoting Your Web Site	105
Chapter 6	Emerging Issues on the Internet	111
	The Bad News	112
	The Good News	115
	Accessing PDF Files with Adobe Acrobat Reader	117
	Free Databases and Document Collections	119
Chapter 7	A Web Safety and Health Directory	125
Section A	General Health and Safety Information	127
1.	General Health and Safety Information and Statistics	127
2.	Environmental Protection	163
3.	Commercial Services	180
4.	Academic Sites	217
5.	Professional Organizations	229
6.	Government Agencies	242
7.	Regulatory Information	268
8.	Material Safety Data Sheet Sites and Software	286
Section B	Health and Safety Specialties	290
1.	Agricultural Safety	290
2.	Art Safety	293
3.	Biosafety	293
4.	Chemical Safety	297
5.	Construction Safety	310
6.	Emergency Response, Fire and Rescue	313
7.	Ergonomics	320
8.	Industrial/Occupational Hygiene	329
9.	Industrial Safety	335
10.	Laboratory Safety	340
11.	Mine Safety	343
12.	Noise and Hearing	344
13.	Occupational Medicine	344
14.	Office Safety	358
15.	Product Safety	363
16.	Public Health	363
17.	Public Safety	369
18.	Radiation and Laser Safety	372
19.	Safety and Risk Management	379
20.	Workers' Compensation, Rehabilitation and Disability	386
Section C	Web Sites of General Interest	390
1.	Search Engines and Directories	390
2.	Reference Information	392
3.	Sources of Computer Software	394
4.	Internet Culture	394
Section D	Geographic Listing of Web Sites (excluding U.S. sites)	396
	Argentina	396
	Australia	396
	Austria	401
	Belgium	401
	Brazil	402
	Canada	403
	China	429
	Czech Republic	430
	Estonia	430
	European Union	430
	Finland	433
	France	433
	Germany	434
	Iceland	434
	India	434
	International	434
	Ireland	437
	Italy	437
	Japan	438
	Netherlands	439
	New Zealand	439
	Norway	441
	Peru	441
	Poland	441
	Singapore	441
	South Africa	442
	Spain	442
	Sweden	442
	Switzerland	444
	Taiwan	445
	United Kingdom	445
Chapter 8	Discussion Directory	453
	Biosafety	454
	Chemical Safety	454
	Construction Safety	460
	Disaster/Emergency Response & Management/Fire	461
	Ergonomics/Human Factors	468
	Industrial Safety	470
	Industrial/Occupational Hygiene	473
	Laboratory Safety	475
	Natural Hazards	476
	Noise/Hearing	477
	Occupational Medicine	477
	Office Safety	483
	Professional Associations/Societies	485
	Public Health	486
	Public Safety	491
	Product Safety	494
	Radiation Safety	495
	Regulatory Information	495
	Safety Management/Risk Management	500
	Standards	505
	Toxicology	505
	Workers Compensation, Rehabilitation, Disability	506
	Usenet Newsgroups	511
Appendix 1	An Internet Glossary	513
Appendix 2	Email Reference Material	521
	Index	537

Editorial Reviews

In their guide to health and safety resources on the Internet, Stuart (risk management, U. of Vermont) and Moore (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety) explain how to access regulations, documents, and data; develop a website; and keep in touch with developments, colleagues, and jobs in one's field. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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