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• Associations, Organizations, and Institutes
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• Government Resources
• Internet Guides
• Reference Resources

Associations, Organizations, and Institutes

These groups can be a good source of information. For others, you might want to look at Associations on the Net (Internet Public Library), which is a searchable list of over 700 associations, grouped by subject category.

• American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
  Organization of professional engineers which focuses on studying materials, structures, codes and operations in order to find the best way to use resources to control hazards and provide protection for the public.

• Consortium for Risk Evaluation with Stakeholder Participation (CRESP)
  University-based national organization created specifically to develop a credible strategy for providing the information needed for risk-based clean-up of complex contaminated environments, especially those for which the Department of Energy is responsible.

• Federal Focus, Inc.
  Nonprofit foundation that was formed for the purpose of providing nonpartisan research and analysis of broad policy and technical issues associated with operations of the Executive Branch of the Federal government. Some areas of research focus on federal procurement of materials and services, and health, safety, and environmental risk assessment.

• National Safety Council
  Nonprofit, nongovernmental, international public service organization dedicated to improving the safety, health and environmental well-being of all people. Maintains statistics on accidents and publishes the Journal of Safety Research.

• Public Entity Risk Institute (PERI)
  Resource center and clearinghouse for information and guidance in risk management.

• Society for Risk Analysis (SRA)
  Fosters professional collaboration in the use of state-of-the-art methods in risk analysis.

• World Health Organization (WHO)

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Government Resources

The United States Government is a good source of data and other types of materials. Below are some of the most useful for environmental issues. To see other government resources, you might want to search:

• FedWorld
  offers ways to search government web sites, reports, and databases
• USA.gov
  the official U.S. gateway to all government information
• Science.gov
  catalog containing descriptions of just those government web sites that are key entry points to government science and technology resources

For statistical information from governmental sources, see:

• Fedstats
  Gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies
• Lexis-Nexis Statistical Universe (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  ca. 1973-present.
  Search citations and abstracts to statistical publications from federal, state, international sources as well as private organizations. See Lexis-Nexis Statistical Universe for an indepth description of coverage.

For legislative information see:

• Lexis-Nexis Congressional Universe (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Congressional publications, current topics of debate, members and committees, full text of proposed and recent bills, laws and regulations, etc.
• Thomas (Library of Congress)
  Legislative information on the internet

For regulatory information see:

• Lexis-Nexis Congressional Universe (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Search and display full text of
  • Code of Federal Regulations
    1981-present
  • Federal Register
    1980-present
• Code of Regulations (GPO Access)
  1996-present
• Federal Register (GPO Access)
  1994-present.
• Regulations.gov
  Central online rulemaking portal of the United States government. Search by keyword or department or agency.

For gray literature, that is, reports or materials that do not go through normal publication channels, see:

• GrayLit Network: A Science Portal of Technical Reports

Relevant federal departments and agencies include:

• Environmental Protection Agency
  • Integrated Risk Information System

• National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

• United States Consumer Product and Safety Commission (CPSC)
  Independent Federal regulatory agency, works to reduce the risk of injury or death from consumer products. Collects reports from individuals on potential product failures.

• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
  • RMA Online: Risk Management Agency

• United States Department of Energy
  • Safety & Health

• United States Department of Health and Human Services
  • CDC: Centers For Disease Control And Prevention
    • NIOSH: National Institute For Occupational Safety And Health
  • Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  • National Institutes of Health

• United States Department of Labor
  • Mine Safety And Health Administration (MSHA)
  • Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)

• United States Department of Transportation
  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
    Includes data on vehicle compliance testing, recalls and consumer complaints.

• U. S. Geological Survey
  • Hazards: USGS Fact Sheets (listed by Hazards Theme)
  • Natural Disasters - Forecasting Hurricane Occurrence, Economic and Life Losses

• United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Internet Guides

• Links (American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists)
  An index of occupational safety and health resources on the Internet.

• RiskWorld: Covering risk news and views (Tec-Com, Inc.)

• Yahoo: Public Health and Safety

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