Helpful Links

AGENCIES/AGENCY INFORMATION

• The Alabama Department of Industrial Relations
  This site has been designed to provide individuals with on-line access to a wealth of information related to the Department of Industrial Relations.
• Alabama Industrial Development Training
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Information about CDC’s organization, facilities, people, budget, and mission.
• DOT Orders, Regulations, Policies, Legislation
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Internet Learning Center for Occupational Health
• NASA’s Occupational Health Program
  Preserves and maintains the Agency’s invaluable human resources and assures every employee a workplace free from recognized health hazards.
• National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA)
  For those interested in hearing conservation and the prevention of noise-induced hearing loss in all sectors of society.
• Environmental Protection Agency
• The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)
  The mission of the National Environmental Health Association is “to advance the environmental health and protection professional for the purpose of providing a healthful environment for all.”
• NIOSH
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• OSHA
  Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• OSHA Statistics and Data
• United States Department of Labor
• US Workers Compensation Law
• WorkPlace Injury, Illness and Fatality Statistics
  Incidence rates(1) for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by industry and selected case types

ATHLETIC TRAINING

• Alabama Athletic Trainers’ Association
• National Athletic Trainers’ Association
• National Collegiate Athletic Association
• National Strength and Conditioning Association
• Southeast Athletic Trainer’s Association

DISASTER PLANNING, EMERGENCY RESPONSE: BIOLOGICAL & CHEMICAL TERRORISM

• American Chemistry Council
  The Chlorine Institute, and the Synthetic organic Chemical Manufacturers Association
• American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• American Industrial Hygiene Association
• American Public Health Association
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Food and Drug Administration
• Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

DIVERSITY/ DISABILITIES

• American Disability Association
• Department of Justice ADA Homepage
• Job Accommodation Network

ERGONOMICS

• • CTD News: Workplace Solutions for Repetitive Stress Injuries
    The latest ergonomics tips and solutions to improve the safety of your workplace, prevent employee injuries and keep your workers’ compensation costs in check.
  • Ergonomics Guidelines-Office of Environmental Health & Safety, The University of Virginia
    Links which lead to educational hypermedia and information about defining and evaluating ergonomic risks, creating ergonomically appropriate workstations and preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders Cumulative Trauma Disorders (CTD’s).

• • Ergo Web® Inc., “The Place for Ergonomics™” full service ergonomics company, providing innovative software solutions, professional consultation and training and valuable, credible information to a world wide audience.
  • Ergoworld
    Divided into six main planets; three devoted to ergonomics (office ergonomics, industrial Ergonomics, injury prevention/treatment) and three devoted to human factors (HCI/usability, air & ground HF, product design.
  • Healthy Computing-Stretching Exercises
    Some of the more common stretching exercises that you can perform at your desk are listed.
  • NIOSH- Ergonomics and Musculoskeleta Disorders
  • Office Ergonomics
    This site contains office ergonomics information aimed at ergonomics committee members as well as office workers in general.
  • OSHA Ergonomics Homepage
  • The Typing Injury FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
    An educational site, provided by the CTD Resource Network, Inc., containing a wide variety of information about repetitive strain injuries (RSIs), resources for dealing with these ailments and a broad description of assistive products to reduce injury risk and symptoms.
  • CUErgo (Cornell University Ergonomics Web)
    Presents information form Ergonomics research studies and class work by students and faculty in the Cornell Human Factors and Ergonomics Research Group in the Department of Design and Environmental Analysis at Cornell University.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ergonomics

Recommendations on how to set up a computer workstation.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

• • The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)
    The largest organization of professionals supporting and assisting those involved in physical education, leisure, fitness, dance, health promotion, and education and all specialties related to achieving a healthy lifestyle.
  • American Cancer Society
  • American Diabetes Association
  • The American Heart Association
  • American Dietetic Association
  • CBS Healthwatch
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • The Fitness Zone
  • FluWatch
  • Health A to Z
  • HealthScout
  • HealthWeb
  • Huntsville Hospital Health Library
  • Mayo Clinic
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Library of Medicine
  • QuitNet

  An online resource and support center for smokers struggling to quit and for those “ex-smokers” working to stay quit.

• Tobacco Information and Prevention Source
• US Department of Health & Human Services
• WebMD
• Wellness Web

MANAGED CARE

• Comp1One
• MCOL’s Managed Care Fact Sheets
  National managed care enrollment data, managed care penetration rates, key HMO performance measures, premium rate increases, HMO penetration rates by state and region, enrollment levels for major managed care plans.
• Case Management Society of America

NURSING

• North Alabama Nurse Practitioner Association
• American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
• American College of Nurse Practitioners
• American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc.

ORGANIZATIONS

• American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
• American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc.
• American Board of Industrial Hygiene
• American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• American Diabetes Association
• American Industrial Hygiene Association
• American Society of Safety Engineers ASSE is the world’s oldest and largest professional safety organization. Its 33,000 members manage, supervise and consult on safety, health and environmental issues in industry, insurance, government and education.
• The Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (A.O.E.C.)
• Employers Coalition of Healthcare Options (ECHO)
• National Association of Occupational Health Professionals
• National Safety Council
• North Alabama Society of Human Resource Managers
• Nursing World (American Nurses Association)
• The Occupational Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation Society
  A multi-disciplinary organization serving the specific and unique needs of professionals working with industry in the prevention and rehabilitation of occupational injuries.
• Safety Online – A Community of Occupational Safety Professionals

ORTHOPAEDICS

• The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Preeminent provider of musculoskeletal education to orthopaedic surgeons and others in the world.
• The American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  The Association engages in health policy and advocacy activities on behalf of musculoskeletal patients and the profession of orthopaedic surgery.
• American Shoulder & Elbow Surgeons
  This organization seeks to foster and advance the science and practice of shoulder and elbow care through educational programs and encouragement of research.
• The Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons
  This association wants to advance the science and practice of orthopaedic surgery by creating, evaluating, and disseminating new knowledge and by facilitating interaction among all orthopaedic specialties.
• The Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics
  An association of professionals who are involved in clinics providing prosthetic-orthotic care for children with limb loss or orthopaedic disabilities.
• Cervical Spine Research Society
  A multidisciplinary organization that provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and promotes clinical and basic science research of the cervical spine
• EdHeads
  Edheads offers virtual knee and hip replacement surgery.
• Bonesmart
  Information on options for knee and hip surgery.
• National Association of Orthopaedic Technologists
  Dedicated to the pursuit of excellence through the continued educational development of orthopaedic allied health care professionals who specialize in casting, splinting and bracing.
• Orthopaedic Trauma Association
  An authoritative source for the optimum treatment and prevention of traumatic musculoskeletal injury
• The Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
  A society to development and implement the highest quality education of pediatric orthopaedists thereby assuring the best possible care of musculoskeletal pediatric patients
• Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society
  A support and networking group for women orthopaedic surgeons

INDEXES, LINKS, & RESOURCES

• • OSHA’s QuickTakes
    An e-news memo of activities and announcements from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) which will often contain links to related sites.
  • Christie Communications’ Internet Safety Resources List This resource list seems to be the LONGEST hypertext list of electronic resources for safety and environment topics anywhere. This site, first developed in 1994, contains a listing of over 2,000 health and safety Internet based resources
  • Deep South Center for Occupational Health and Safety

• • The Internet Learning Center Web resource A collection of links to Internet web sites dealing with occupational and environmental health, as well as medicine and health in general.
  • GreatAlabama
    Directory of information and services in Alabama, Directory of Alabama

• Health & Safety Internet Directory
  Free directory of health and safety-related World Wide Web sites and discussion groups. Links are provided to about 1500 resources.

• • JurisPro
    A “professional-to-professional internet company that provides resources for the legal community specializing in marketing of expert witnesses.”
  • Links to Safety Sites on the Internet

• Workplace Safety Resources An assortment of safety issues and resources.
• Violence Prevention, Injury Prevention, and Safety Resources

PHYSICAL THERAPY

• American Physical Therapy Association

SPORTS MEDICINE

• American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
• American College of Sports Medicine
• American Sports Medicine Institute
• Gatorade Sports Science Institute
• Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
• The Physician & Sports Medicine

TRAINING & EDUCATION

• American Health & Safety
  Safety training for CPR, 1st Aid, Blood borne Pathogens, and most other OSHA safety training classes, products, services, consulting, and management.
• Datachem Software
  Creates and sells software designed to help people achieve certification in many professions
• Deep South Center for Occupational Health and Safety
  An Education and Research Center, sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH)
• Occupational and Environmental Medicine Resources
• SafetyInfo.Com
  Providing free, useful safety programs, forms, and training material for those small to medium size business that have lacked the time or resources to do it all themselves. Free Safety Training-Handouts, Safety Talks, Spanish Talks, Chemical Info, Power Point files, HazMat Training, posters, clipart, Compliance Info, questionnaires.
• Safety Online – Free Downloadable Safety Software
  Download FREE interactive software and utilities to suit your application needs from leading manufacturers, consulting firms, societies and education vendors.
• The Vermont SIRI Safety Information Library
  Safety Topics, Free Downloadable Power Point Presentations, and Safety Posters

TRANSPORTATION

• Transportation Medicine
  The main focus of this site will be on issues affecting commercial drivers, however as much as possible, other modes will also be addressed.
• DOT Orders, Regulations, Policies, Legislation

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

• http://www.awcotoday.com/
  This site has been designed to provide individuals with on-line access to a wealth of information related to the Department of Industrial Relations.
• U.S. Workers’ Compensation Law
• Workers Compensation Research Institute
• The Alabama Self-Insurers Association (ASIA)