Healthcare-Related Occupational Health and Safety Websites

Public Services Health & Safety Association of Ontario

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Health and Safety Ontario

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Canadian Government Departments Responsible for OH&S

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety

Health Canada

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/

World Health Organization - Patient Safety Solutions

http://www.who.int/patientsafety/solutions/patientsafety/en/index.html

Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE)

http://www.csse.org/

CSA Standards for Healthcare

http://www.csa.ca/standards/health_care/Default.asp?language=english

Public Health Agency of Canada

http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/index-eng.php

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/healthcare/

Hazards at Health Care Facilities / OSHA U.S.A.

http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/compliance_assistance/quickstarts/health_care/hc_step2.html

Canada's National Occupational Health and Safety Website

http://www.canoshweb.org/

Public Safety Canada

http://www.ps-sp.gc.ca/

Human Resources and Social Development Canada - Workplace Health and Safety

http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/labour/workplace_health/index.shtml

Environment Canada

http://www2.ec.gc.ca/

Department of Justice Canada

http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/

Canadian Red Cross

http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=000005&tid=003

Manitoba Labour and Imigration - Workplace Safety and Health

http://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/safety/

Nova Scotia Environment and Labour - Health and Safety

http://www.gov.ns.ca/enla/healthandsafety/

Work Safe BC

http://www.worksafebc.com/

Ministry of Labour Ontario - Health and Safety

http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/

Saskatchewan Advanced Education, Employment and Labour

http://www.labour.gov.sk.ca/

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety - The Health and Safety Report (electronic newsletter)

http://www.ccohs.ca/newsletters/hsreport/

Institute for Work & Health

http://www.iwh.on.ca/

Occupational Health & Safety Agency for Healthcare in BC

http://www.ohsah.bc.ca/

ACGIHÆ - Sites Useful for the Occupational Health and Safety Professional

http://www.acgih.org/Resources/links.htm

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (U.S.) - Healthcare Workers

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/healthcare/

Occupational Safety & Health Administration (U.S.) - Healthcare Facilities

(http)

Occupational Safety & Health Administration - Publications (U.S.)

(http)

Community And Hospital Infection Control Association (Canada) - Links and Resources

http://www.chica.org/links_disaster_related.html

World Health Organization

http://www.who.int/en/

Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) - Workplace Safety and Health

http://www.cdc.gov/Workplace/

Quebec Occupational Health and Safety Research Institute (IRSST)

http://www.irsst.qc.ca/en/home.html

The American Nurses Association

http://nursingworld.org/

Canadian Occupational Health Nurses Association

http://www.cohna-aciist.ca/pages/default.asp

Ontario Occupational Health Nurses Association

http://www.oohna.on.ca/pages/default.asp

The Occupational Health Nurses Association of Nova Scotia

http://www.ohnans.com/

Occupational Health for Health Care Workers - Raymond Agius
Professor of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Manchester School of Medicine

http://www.agius.com/raymond/index.htm

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

http://www.nih.gov/

The National Safety Council

http://www.nsc.org/

Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000 (Ontario)

http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_00t16_e.htm

Ontario Human Rights Commission

http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en

Canadian Human Rights Act ( R.S., 1985, c. H-6 )

http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/H-6/index.html

THE CANADA HEALTH ACT: OVERVIEW AND OPTIONS

http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/library/prbpubs/944-e.htm

Public Hospitals Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.40 (Ontario)

http://www.canlii.org/on/laws/sta/p-40/index.html

Technical Standards and Safety Authority

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Institute for Healthcare Improvement

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International Hazard Datasheets on Occupation

International Occupational Safety and Health Information Centre

American Society for Healthcare Engineering

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The Joint Commission

The Joint Commission has been accrediting U.S. hospitals for more than 50 years. Its accreditation is a nationwide seal of approval that indicates a hospital meets high performance standards

Ontario Hospital Association

http://www.oha.com/

 

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