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 and lists of organisations 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:
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Bookshops
- Buyers Guide
- Glossary
- Legislation - UK
- Legislation - European Union
- Legislation - ILO Conventions and Recommendations
- Legislation - Other countries
- Organisations
- Specifications
These sources are also listed in the Country and Subject Links in OSHWORLD.
Suggestions for additions to the Reference Shelf are always welcomed. E-mail: sp@sheilapantry.com
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Fire-related Abbreviations and Acronyms (FRAA)
www.figuk.org.uk/acronyms.html
Compiled by Sheila Pantry OBE BA FCLIP
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).
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.
USA
www.fema.gov/glossary/acronyms-0
Produced by the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency this List of Acronyms
and Abbreviations will help those seeking American definitions, terms and abbreviations.
Bookshops
Amazon.com
www.amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk
www.amazon.co.uk
TSO Shop
www.tsoshop.co.uk
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://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en
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.
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/managing/links.htm
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.ilo.org/safework/cis/lang--en/index.htm
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).
Specifications
American National Standards Institute
www.ansi.org
British Standards Institution
www.bsi-global.com
European Committee for Standardization
www.cen.eu
ILI - Informe London Information
www.ili.co.uk
International Standards Organisation
www.iso.org
National Fire Prevention Association
www.nfpa.org