Reference Shelf
Everyday Occupational Safety, Health, Fire, Chemical and Environment information seekers need quick access to reliable sources of validated and authoritative information. Much time can be spent searching for the "nugget" of information which you know exists but can be most elusive.
Most information centres have "Reference Shelves" where a collection of handbooks, directories, list of acronyms, lists of organisations, timetables, post code and address lists and maps are located.
OSHWORLD's Reference Shelf collection aims to give you this type of information - we have collected together the following references sources for you to quickly link to and search. These sources are also listed in the Country and Subject Links in OSHWORLD.
Suggestions for additions to the Reference Shelf are always welcomed.
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Click onto the following headings which will take you directly to further information.
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Address Finder - UK
- Bookshops
- Buyers Guide
- Directories of organisations, see Organisations
- Glossary
- Legislation - UK
- Legislation - European Union
- Legislation - ILO Conventions and Recommendations
- Legislation - Other countries
- Maps
- Organisations
- Post Code Finder
- Specifications
- Timetables
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Abbreviations and Acronyms - International
www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/safework/cis/products/safetytm/acronym.htm
Produced by the ILO (International Labour Office) Occupational Safety
and Health Information Centre (ILO/CIS) in Geneva. It contains worldwide
acronyms, abbreviations and brief descriptions relevant to the OSHE world.
Abbreviations and Acronyms - Health and Safety Executive, UK
www.hse.gov.uk/acronym
There are two publications from the UK Health and Safety Executive
Information Services which will help those seeking clarity on
abbreviations and acronyms used by the Health and Safety Executive and
Commission. (HSE/C).
Abbreviations and Acronyms - USA
www.fema.gov/plan/prepare/faat.shtm
Produced by the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency
this List of Acronyms and Abbreviations will help those seeking American
definitions, terms and abbreviations.
Address Finder - UK
Addresses in the UK
www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/postcodefinder
If you do not know the address but you have the Postcode, the Address Finder can help you.
Bookshops
Amazon.com is an online book store for scientific, medical and technical books.
www.amazon.com
Bol.com is an online book store for scientific, medical and technical books.
www.bol.com
Buyers Guide
www.shebuyersguide.com
Buyers guide for practitioners who need safety, health, environment,
fire, chemicals, protective equipment and other products. Contains two
major sources of information - alphabetical list of suppliers and list of products.
Glossary
www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/safework/cis/products/safetytm/glossary.htm
Glossary of Terms on Chemical Safety from the International Programme
on Chemical Safety (IPCS) which is a joint venture of the United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP), the International Labour Organisation (ILO),
and the World Health Organisation (WHO). The language of chemical safety
is drawn from many sources. These include medicine, toxicology,
pharmacology, epidemiology, ecotoxicity and environmental pollution. Its
terminology has developed in an unstructured manner with proliferation
into multiple terms, some with overlapping, alternative, or even
ambiguous meanings. To facilitate international communication and
comprehension this Glossary of Terms on Chemical Safety has been
produced. It does not claim to be an exhaustive compilation nor a
definitive list of approved terms, but because language and terminology
are not static the compilers welcome suggestions for additions and improvements.
Legislation - UK
www.opsi.gov.uk
Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) offers the full text legislation from 1987.
The full text of the UK legislation has been made available on the OPSI web site usually immediately after publication in Parliament; so
you can check the OPSI on regular basis, by title of the act or the
statutory instrument number and year, or a keyword. These are freely
available in full text, e.g. The Asbestos (Prohibitions) (Amendment)
Regulations 1999 Statutory Instruments 1999/2373 ISBN 0110851676. All
acts from 1987 and Statutory Instruments from 1988 are available on the
web site. There are separate pages for Scottish, Northern Ireland and
Welsh legislation.
Legislation - European Union
European Commission EUR-LEX portal
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm
Details of European legislation, publications including the Official
Journal of the European Union which is updated daily, links to other
Commission sites.
European Agency for Safety and Health
http://osha.europa.eu
Has links to the European Commission legislation and also to each of
the Member States' legislation. Also contains links to Australia,
Canada, Iceland, Switzerland, Norway, USA legislation. Note that the
legislation appears in the language of that country.
Legislation - ILO Conventions and Recommendations
http://webfusion.ilo.org/public/db/standards/normes/index.cfm
The International Labour Organisation's site contains the Conventions
and Recommendations which are continually being developed. Contains the
full text of these documents.
Legislation - Other countries
www.gksoft.com/govt/en
Governments around the world on the web.
Lists government websites from over 220 countries. Classified under
Worldwide Governments, European Governments, African Governments,
American Governments, Asian Governments, Oceanian Governments. There are
some multi-government institutions also listed.
Maps
www.streetmap.co.uk
Cities and towns of the UK.
www.calle.com/world
Cities and towns of the world.
Organisations
www.oshworld.com
List of organisations, governments, associations, trade and technical
associations, trade unions listed under country and then alphabetically
by name. Major organisations listed in each country including the ILO
Health and Safety Information Centres.
www.hse.gov.uk/org
Organisations concerned with Health and Safety, published by the
Health and Safety Executive, UK. Lists organisations, associations and
others both in the UK and internationally.
www.ciscentres.org
International Occupational Safety and Health Information Centres (CIS) and its National and Collaborating Centres which are located all over the world. The goal of this Network is to help its members and the rest of the world to find information from the participating countries on subjects related to occupational safety and health (OSH). The CIS Centres Information Network can be accessed in three languages (English, French and Spanish).
Post Code Finder
www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/postcodefinder
You can now find any Postcode within the UK. All you need to do is
enter address details and the Postcode Finder will do the rest for you.
Specifications
American National Standards Institute
www.ansi.org
British Standards Institution
www.bsi-global.com
European Committee for Standardization
www.cenorm.be
ILI - Informe London Information
www.ili.co.uk
International Standards Organisation
www.iso.ch
National Fire Prevention Association
www.nfpa.org
Timetables
www.nationalrail.co.uk
The National rail web site includes information on times of trains, fares and tickets, "Today's Running Times", Railcards, Train Company Promotions, Disabled Assistance, News for Passengers and other links.