| Information
and Training About Workplace Chemicals and Other Health Hazards |
Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP), University of California,
Berkeley: Trains workers, unions, professionals and others on
health and safety. Sells publications and videos. Free catalog is
available. Free library open to the public. Offers assistance on hazardous
waste, chemicals, ergonomics, young workers, etc.
2223 Fulton
Street, 4th Floor
Berkeley, CA 94720-5120
(510) 642-5507 • www.lohp.org
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Labor Occupational
Safety and Health Program (LOSH), University of California, Los Angeles:
Trains workers, unions and others on health and safety. Sells publications
and videos. Has a Spanish language resource library. Offers assistance
on hazardous waste, chemicals, ergonomics, young workers, etc.
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HESIS (Hazard
Evaluation System and Information Service): A program of the California
Department of Health Services. Has free library. Produces factsheets
on chemicals and “Hazard Alerts” on newly recognized hazards.
Provides training, education and technical assistance on workplace
hazards to workers, health professionals, etc.
1515 Clay Street,
Suite 1901
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 622-4317 (English) • (510) 622-4318 (Spanish)
(510) 622-4328 (publications) • (510) 622-4310 (fax)
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ohb/HESIS/
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American
Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH): Publishes
technical health and safety information, including an “Industrial
Ventilation Manual,” information on “threshold limit values”
(the limits of safe exposure) for hundreds of hazardous chemicals,
and many other publications. Ask for their publication catalog.
1330 Kemper
Meadow Drive, Suite #600
Cincinnati, Ohio 45240
Phone: (513) 742-2020. • www.acgih.org
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Santa Clara
Center for Occupational Safety and Health (SCCOSH)
760 North First
Street, 2 nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95112
(408) 998-4050 • Email: SCCOSH@igc.org
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WORKSAFE!
c/o San Francisco
Labor Council
1188 Franklin Street #203
San Francisco, CA 94109
(510) 302-1071 • www.worksafe.org
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| Information
about Workplace Health And Safety Laws |
California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA):
Enforces workplace health and safety regulations and inspects workplaces.
Has free publications and some videos. Consultation Service assists
employers. Safety standards are online.
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California
Labor Code Online: Website with full text of all California laws,
including the Labor Code.
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State Labor
Commissioner, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, Department
of Industrial Relations: Provides information about employment
rights, discrimination and wrongful firings. Takes worker complaints
about discrimination for health and safety activity, and will investigate
them. There are several offices throughout the state. Check for local
phone numbers in your phone book. Look in the State Government Pages
under “California, State of, Industrial Relations Department,
Labor Standards Enforcement.”
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California
Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Workers’ Compensation,
Information and Assistance Unit: Provides information on benefits
and medical care for workplace illness or injury.
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Other legal
referrals: Most cities or counties have Legal Aid Societies and
Bar Associations. Check your phone book for local listings.
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| Labor
Organizations |
State Building and Construction Trades Council of California:
Has printed and online materials on construction safety and legislation.
Sponsors health and safety training sessions. Does policy work concerning
health and safety in construction trades.
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Specific
Building Trades Locals: Each city and county has a number of local
Unions for construction workers, such as Ironworkers, Electricians,
Plumbers, Roofers, etc. Check your Yellow Pages under “Labor
Organizations” for the listings in your area.
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CPWR – Center for Construction Research and Training: The research and development
institute of the Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO.
Has Hazard Alerts in English and Spanish, and many other safety publications
online.
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| Information
on Smoking and Health |
BUILT Project (Building Trades Unions Ignite Less Tobacco):
An educational program in the State Building and Construction Trades
Council of California. It educates and assists union members through
local unions, health and welfare trust funds, joint apprenticeship
training committees and labor-management committees. BUILT also provides
speakers for union/committee meetings and information and literature
about the health effects of tobacco, secondhand smoke and the workplace
smoking law
921 –
11th Street, Suite 110
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 442-8368 • email: built@sbctc.org
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California
Smokers’ Helpline: This program provides free and confidential
telephone counseling to help you quit smoking or chewing tobacco.
(800) 662-8887
(English)
(800) 456-6386 (Spanish)
(800) 400-9866 (Mandarin and Cantonese)
(800) 778-8440 (Vietnamese)
(800) 556-5564 (Korean)
(800) 933-4833 (TDD/TTY)
(800) 844-2439 (Chewing Tobacco)
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Your local
public health department: Check the County Government section
of your phone book.
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| Internet
Resources on Construction |
Material Safety Data Sheet Archive: Information about specific
chemicals.
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NYSafety.org:
Has a list of factsheets and articles, most available online. Set
the “Occupations” box to Construction to see construction-related
materials.
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WorkSafe
from Workers’ Compensation Board of British Columbia, Canada:
Has ergonomics factsheets for construction.
www.worksafebc.com/pubs/brochures/ci/default.asp
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| Internet
Resources on Tobacco |
Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada: Has information about what’s
in tobacco and what the health effects of tobacco are. You can find
out how much of a specific chemical you’ve inhaled when smoking.
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Center for
Disease Control Tobacco Information and Prevention Source: The
official site of the Surgeon General Reports. Has research and much
more.
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Tobacco Control
News and Information: Has a good search mechanism.
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The TRUTH website: A high-tech, interactive site.
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