Workplace Health & Safety

Welcome to the Labor Studies Center’s health andsafety page. This page helps connect workers, union members, and activists to health and safety resources.

Government Links
Cosh Groups
University Links
Union
International Links
Health and Safety Resources
Books and Studies

GOVERNMENT LINKS

US Department of Labor -- The Bureau of Labor Statistics annually reports on workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities.

OSHA -- OSHA's mission is to assure the safety & health of America's workers by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach, and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual improvement in workplace safety and health.

MIOSHA -- The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration helps assure the safety and health of Michigan workers. Consultation, education and training, enforcement, standards, cooperative agreements with employers, employees, and employer organizations

NIOSH -- The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is the federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness.

Center for Disease Control & Prevention -- The Center has extensive data on public health issues. Extensive safety and health links.

Chemical Safety and Health Investigation Board -- CSB activites and links to chemical incident reports and investigations.

COSH GROUPS

COSH groups are private, non-profit coalitions of labor unions, health and technical professionals, and others interested in promoting and advocating for worker health and safety. If you don’t see a COSH group in your area, check the NATIONAL COSH website for local COSH groups.

NATIONAL COSH -- The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (formerly the "National COSH Network")

MASSCOSH -- Massachusetts Coalition on Occupational Safety and Health
NYCOSH -- New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health
PHILAPOSH -- Philadelphia Area Project for Occupational Safety and Health
SEMCOSH -- Southeast Michigan Coalition on Occupational Safety and Health

UNIVERSITY LINKS

The following are a sampling of useful university health and safety websites.

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) -- this Cornell Univeristy site has sheets for over 250,000 chemicals and chemical products.
Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations.
Labor Occupational Health Program, University of California at Berkeley
National Labor College, George Meany Center
Oregon Health and Science University, Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, ILIR
UCLA Labor Occupational Safety and Health (UCLA-LOSH)
Wayne State University, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Occupational & Environmental Health Sciences

UNION

The following is a sample list of unions with links to useful health and safety information.

AFL-CIO
AFSCME
The American Federation of Government Employees
Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO
eLCOSH: The Electronic Library of Construction Safety and Health is a collection of information on construction safety and health
Communication Workers of America
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Laborer’s International Union of North America
Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical & Energy
SEIU Health and Safety Department
UAW Health & Safety Department
United Steel Workers
UNITEHERE

INTERNATIONAL LINKS

Canadian Centre for Occupational Safety and Health
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Hazards Magazine
International Labour Organization
World Health Organization

HEALTH AND SAFETY RELATED RESOURCES

Chemical Industry Archives
Confined Spaces Newsletter
Corporate Crime Reporter
Ecology Center of Ann Arbor
International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
National Safety Council
Osh.Net: An Internet gateway for occupational health and safety resources.
Physicians for Social Responsibility
The Health & Safety Executive (BRITISH)
The Right to Know Network: provides free access to numerous environmental databases.
A Job to Die For

BOOKS, STUDIES

The following are some basic health and safety books you might find useful.

Brophy, James, Firth Matthew, Margaret, Keith. Workplace Roulette: Gambling With Cancer. The Windsor Occupational Health Information Service. 1996
Collective Bargaining for Health and Safety: A Handbook for Unions. Labor Occupational Health Program. University of California at Berkeley, 2002
Cullen, Lisa. A Job to Die For. Common Courage Press. 2002
Epstein, Samuel S. The Politics of Cancer Revisited. East Ridge Press. 1998.
Linder, Marc and Nygaard, Ingrid. Void Where Prohibited: Rest Breaks and the Right to Urinate on Company Time. Cornell University Press. 1998
McCulloch, Jock. Asbestos Blues: Labour, Capital, Physicians and The State of South Africa. Indiana University Press, 2002
Mokhiber, Russell. Corporate Crime and Violence. Sierra Club Books. 1988
Occupational Safety And Health Statistics Programs U.S. Dept. Of Labor, Bureau Of Labor Statistics. United States.Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Labor
Safe Jobs Now: An AFSCME Guide to Health and Safety. Washington D.C., 1995
Stellman, Jeanne, editor. Encyclopedia of Occupational Health and Safety, 4th edition. 4 vols. CD ROM Edition. ILO. 1998

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MIOSHA -- The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration helps assure the safety and health of Michigan workers. Consultation, education and training, enforcement, standards, cooperative agreements with employers, employees, and employer organizations NIOSH -- The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is the federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness. Center for Disease Control & Prevention -- The Center has extensive data on public health issues. Extensive safety and health links. Chemical Safety and Health Investigation Board -- CSB activites and links to chemical incident reports and investigations. COSH GROUPS COSH groups are private, non-profit coalitions of labor unions, health and technical professionals, and others interested in promoting and advocating for worker health and safety. If you don’t see a COSH group in your area, check the NATIONAL COSH website for local COSH groups. NATIONAL COSH -- The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (formerly the "National COSH Network") MASSCOSH -- Massachusetts Coalition on Occupational Safety and Health NYCOSH -- New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health PHILAPOSH -- Philadelphia Area Project for Occupational Safety and Health SEMCOSH -- Southeast Michigan Coalition on Occupational Safety and Health UNIVERSITY LINKS The following are a sampling of useful university health and safety websites. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) -- this Cornell Univeristy site has sheets for over 250,000 chemicals and chemical products. Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Labor Occupational Health Program, University of California at Berkeley National Labor College, George Meany Center Oregon Health and Science University, Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, ILIR UCLA Labor Occupational Safety and Health (UCLA-LOSH) Wayne State University, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Occupational & Environmental Health Sciences UNION The following is a sample list of unions with links to useful health and safety information. AFL-CIO AFSCME The American Federation of Government Employees Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO eLCOSH: The Electronic Library of Construction Safety and Health is a collection of information on construction safety and health Communication Workers of America International Brotherhood of Teamsters Laborer’s International Union of North America Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical & Energy SEIU Health and Safety Department UAW Health & Safety Department United Steel Workers UNITEHERE INTERNATIONAL LINKS Canadian Centre for Occupational Safety and Health European Agency for Safety and Health at Work Hazards Magazine International Labour Organization World Health Organization HEALTH AND SAFETY RELATED RESOURCES Chemical Industry Archives Confined Spaces Newsletter Corporate Crime Reporter Ecology Center of Ann Arbor International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health National Safety Council Osh.Net: An Internet gateway for occupational health and safety resources. Physicians for Social Responsibility The Health & Safety Executive (BRITISH) The Right to Know Network: provides free access to numerous environmental databases. A Job to Die For BOOKS, STUDIES The following are some basic health and safety books you might find useful. Brophy, James, Firth Matthew, Margaret, Keith. Workplace Roulette: Gambling With Cancer. The Windsor Occupational Health Information Service. 1996 Collective Bargaining for Health and Safety: A Handbook for Unions. Labor Occupational Health Program. University of California at Berkeley, 2002 Cullen, Lisa. A Job to Die For. Common Courage Press. 2002 Epstein, Samuel S. The Politics of Cancer Revisited. East Ridge Press. 1998. Linder, Marc and Nygaard, Ingrid. Void Where Prohibited: Rest Breaks and the Right to Urinate on Company Time. Cornell University Press. 1998 McCulloch, Jock. Asbestos Blues: Labour, Capital, Physicians and The State of South Africa. Indiana University Press, 2002 Mokhiber, Russell. Corporate Crime and Violence. Sierra Club Books. 1988 Occupational Safety And Health Statistics Programs U.S. Dept. Of Labor, Bureau Of Labor Statistics. United States.Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Labor Safe Jobs Now: An AFSCME Guide to Health and Safety. Washington D.C., 1995 Stellman, Jeanne, editor. Encyclopedia of Occupational Health and Safety, 4th edition. 4 vols. CD ROM Edition. ILO. 1998	Family & Medical Leave Act Workplace Health & Safety Employee Rights Employee Rights Q&A Researching Your Employer Guide to Union Member Surveys Collective Bargaining Article of the month feature Privatization Websites for Union Activism Helpful Labor-Related Web Sites Books, Manuals, & Videos Available from the Center American Rights@Work American Sociological Assoc. Labor Pages