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The following list represents a sampling of information available on select topics presented in the Guides. It is not a definitive list, but if the user of the Guides cannot find the appropriate information, these web sites can be useful as a jump off point for further inquiries. The listing of private companies should not be construed as an endorsement of those companies or their products. Such resources are meant only as a limited directory of products and services available in the marketplace.General Information on Lead and Silica OSHA has many publications that are useful for general background on lead and silica hazards and programs:
eLCOSH (The Electronic Library of Construction Occupational Safety and Health) provides information from a wide range of sources, in English, Spanish and other languages, for anyone interested in improving safety and health on the job for construction workers.http://www.cdc.gov/elcosh/index.html Workers Compensation Board of British Columbia, Canada http://construction.healthandsafetycentre.org/s/Home.asp Training Although there was no Guide on training, the need was mentioned throughout. Training on occupational health hazards, respirators, lead and silica health hazard controls are available in most parts of the country. OSHA Office of Training & Education Training Resources: http://www.osha.gov/fso/ote/training/training_resources.html OSHA Training Institutes (OTI) Education Centers: http://www.osha.gov/fso/ote/training/edcenters/edcenter_contact.html NIOSH provides training through its Educational Resource Centers (ERCs) located around the U.S. ERCs provide classes on topics such as lead, respirators, construction safety and industrial hygiene. http://www.niosh-erc.org/ Also available at 1-800-35 NIOSH. Local organizations can often times be a resource for worker training classes. In New York City the Greater New York Safety Council offers free training classes on a variety of topics including respirators. http://www.emergencycorps.com/WCA092003.pdf The Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) is one of the leading organizations for coatings for steel structures, including lead paint. Their web site has a variety of information services including control options and lead paint abatement classes for supervisors and competent persons. http://www.sspc.org/training/default.html Industrial Hygiene Services The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) listing of local state chapters most of which have a list of consultant members, including web sites, telephone numbers and specialties: http://www.aiha.org/LocalSections/html/lsontheweb-state.htm AIHA consultants list by location and/or specialty http://www.aiha.org/ConsultantsConsumers/html/consultantslist.asp For links to International occupational health and safety sites:http://www.ohs.com.au/Sites/index.htm Medical Services Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics www.aoec.org New York State occupational health clinics http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/environ/occupate.htm New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDOHSS) provides a list of occupational physicians (New Jersey) http://www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/survweb/oemdlist.htm Look to your local state DOH for similar listings. Respirators OSHA's Small Entity Compliance Guide for the Revised Respiratory Protection Program provides a wealth of information on the new standard in a readable format http://www.osha.gov/Publications/secgrev-current.pdf Washington State Department of Labor offers listings of several respirator manufacturers addresses and web sites http://www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/Topics/AtoZ/RespProtection/resp-man.asp Respirator manufacturers offer training classes and a great deal of informational material:
National Safety Company located in Washington State a local distributor http://www.nationalsafetyinc.com/ Lab Safety offers a full line of safety products www.labsafety.com American EHS offers a line of safety products and training classes http://www.healthsafety.com/ Lead/Silica Abatement Contractors/Equipment The Industrial Bluebook has a search engine for regional listings of lead paint testing/removal/abatement contractors http://www.thebluebook.com/ Lead/silica abatement systems
CPWR – Center for Construction Research and Training web site includes hazard alerts in English and Spanish, http://www.cpwr.com/rp-hazardalerts.html eLCOSH has training materials on many construction safety topics in English, Spanish and Creole http://www.cdc.gov/elcosh/docs/training/materials.html Labor Occupational Health Program, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley has downloadable tailgate trainings forms. http://www.lohp.org/ NIOSH produces informative pamphlets on a variety of topics that can be accessed electronically or directly from NIOSH. The information can be adapted to toolbox talks.
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