General    Related: See also Repetitive Strain Injuries     Health Topics    EL-505 USPS Safety and Health Material Safety Data Sheets  -- MSDS , comprehensive listing of resource links From OPM -- Dealing with Workplace Violence A Guide for Agency Planners Safety & health internet resources organized from Canadian Centre for Occupational Safety & Health.   Esp check out E-Mailing lists for safety and health -- internationl in scope and comprehensive. Check them over and subscribe by email Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS Safety and health statistics Safety manual from NASA- AMES. very interesting A model program from DOE -- Integrated Safety Management Program UE How bosses can undermine safety and health at work National Safety Council statistics Office of Energy Safety and Health-DOE CDC Occupational Injuries Fact Sheet from CDC Latex Allergy  See Latex Allergy Alert from CDC, comprehensive Health and Safety Manuals from CDC CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Needlesticks from CDC Occupational Health from CDC Ergonomics EXCELLENT and EXTENSIVE ergonomics program guidelines -- from ErgoWeb-Fitting the Job to the Worker.   From State of Washington Department of Labor.  Federal agencies should be so sensible ;-) Very long list of ergonomics resources OSHA-NIOSH   Here is NIOSH - National Institute of Safety and Health. See their flood cleanup hazards also Comprehensive study on the use of back belts, from NIOSH Small Business Best Practices for Workplace Safety -- some sensible guidlines for any workplace Workplace Injury and Illness Statistics (OSHA) OSHA Computer Contains Wealth of Data on Job Safety Health Controlling Electrical Hazards on the job Index of occ.safety & health-OSHA Noise-Induced Hearing Loss from NIOSH

"Gravity is a contributing factor in nearly 73% of all accidents involving falling objects" -Dave Barry