Safety and Health on the Internet

by Stuart, Ralph B., III; Moore, Christopher

• ISBN13: 9780865876699
• ISBN10: 086587669X
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-07-01
• Publisher: Government Institutes

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

About the Authors	vii
Introduction to the Internet	1	(12)
What is the Internet?	2	(4)
Connecting to the Internet	6	(4)
Rules of Thumb for Using the Internet	10	(1)
The Future	11	(2)
Internet Information Tools	13	(16)
Internet Information	13	(1)
Clients and Servers	14	(1)
Node Names, Email Addresses, and URLs	14	(3)
File Libraries	17	(2)
Discussion Groups	19	(7)
Newsgroups	26	(3)
The Internet as a Research Tool	29	(62)
Finding Information on the Internet	29	(4)
Internet Search Strategy	33	(1)
Organizing the Web: Web Directories and Search Engines	34	(3)
Using Web Search Engines and Directories	37	(3)
Top 50 Safety Web Sites	40	(51)
Networking on the Network	91	(8)
General Considerations	91	(1)
Styles of Participation	92	(2)
Finding Discussion Groups	94	(5)
Marketing Safety on the Internet	99	(12)
Planning Your Web Site	100	(3)
Technical Computer Issues	103	(2)
Promoting Your Web Site	105	(6)
Emerging Issues on the Internet	111	(14)
The Bad News	112	(3)
The Good News	115	(2)
Accessing PDF Files with Adobe Acrobat Reader	117	(2)
Free Databases and Document Collections	119	(6)
A Web Safety and Health Directory	125	(328)
General Health and Safety Information	127	(163)
General Health and Safety Information and Statistics	127	(36)
Environmental Protection	163	(17)
Commercial Services	180	(37)
Academic Sites	217	(12)
Professional Organizations	229	(13)
Government Agencies	242	(26)
Regulatory Information	268	(18)
Material Safety Data Sheet Sites and Software	286	(4)
Health and Safety Specialties	290	(100)
Agricultural Safety	290	(3)
Art Safety	293	(1)
Biosafety	293	(4)
Chemical Safety	297	(13)
Construction Safety	310	(3)
Emergency Response, Fire and Rescue	313	(7)
Ergonomics	320	(9)
Industrial/Occupational Hygiene	329	(6)
Industrial Safety	335	(5)
Laboratory Safety	340	(3)
Mine Safety	343	(1)
Noise and Hearing	344	(1)
Occupational Medicine	344	(14)
Office Safety	358	(5)
Product Safety	363	(1)
Public Health	363	(6)
Public Safety	369	(3)
Radiation and Laser Safety	372	(7)
Safety and Risk Management	379	(7)
Workers' Compensation, Rehabilitation and Disability	386	(4)
Web Sites of General Interest	390	(6)
Search Engines and Directories	390	(2)
Reference Information	392	(2)
Sources of Computer Software	394	(1)
Internet Culture	394	(2)
Geographic Listing of Web Sites (excluding U.S. sites)	396	(57)
Argentina	396	(1)
Australia	396	(5)
Austria	401	(1)
Belgium	401	(1)
Brazil	402	(1)
Canada	403	(26)
China	429	(1)
Czech Republic	430	(1)
Estonia	430	(1)
European Union	430	(3)
Finland	433	(1)
France	433	(1)
Germany	434	(1)
Iceland	434	(1)
India	434	(1)
International	434	(3)
Ireland	437	(1)
Italy	437	(1)
Japan	438	(1)
Netherlands	439	(1)
New Zealand	439	(2)
Norway	441	(1)
Peru	441	(1)
Poland	441	(1)
Singapore	441	(1)
South Africa	442	(1)
Spain	442	(1)
Sweden	442	(2)
Switzerland	444	(1)
Taiwan	445	(1)
United Kingdom	445	(8)
Discussion Directory	453	(60)
Biosafety	454	(1)
Chemical Safety	454	(6)
Construction Safety	460	(1)
Disaster/Emergency Response & Management/Fire	461	(7)
Ergonomics/Human Factors	468	(2)
Industrial Safety	470	(3)
Industrial/Occupational Hygiene	473	(2)
Laboratory Safety	475	(1)
Natural Hazards	476	(1)
Noise/Hearing	477	(1)
Occupational Medicine	477	(6)
Office Safety	483	(2)
Professional Associations/Societies	485	(1)
Public Health	486	(5)
Public Safety	491	(3)
Product Safety	494	(1)
Radiation Safety	495	(1)
Regulatory Information	495	(5)
Safety Management/Risk Management	500	(5)
Standards	505	(1)
Toxicology	505	(1)
Workers Compensation, Rehabilitation, Disability	506	(5)
Usenet Newsgroups	511	(2)
Appendix 1: An Internet Glossary	513	(8)
Appendix 2: Email Reference Material	521	(16)
Index	537