United Kingdom: Health and Safety in the WorkplaceHere are links to sources of environmental information for and about the United Kingdom (Great Britain). The list is growing all the time. If you want to suggest a link or recommend information for a countries - click here to tell us! Back to the Main page for the UK Primary Government Agencies
Health & Safety Executive - Britain's Government agency for workplace health and safety, akin to the U.S.'s OSHA 
Other government agencies:
Links to Other Sites | Please note that whilst some of these links are to authorative sources, such as governmental bodies, even these must be checked for relevance to a users own circumstances because of differences in health and safety law requirements between countries. Users must satisfy themselves of the authority, accuracy and authenticity of any of the links listed on this page. - Academic and related departments
Center for Environmental Health & Safety, Southern Illinois University, USA (includes material safety data sheets)
Institute of Occupational Health, The University of Birmingham
Duke University USA Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL) Environment, Health & Safety Division USA
University of Edinburgh Hundreds of files about Environmental and Occupational Health,linked to hundreds more elsewhere Governmental Bodies GREAT BRITAIN
Environment Agency (has taken over the functions of its predecessors, the National Rivers Authority, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution, Waste Regulatory Authorities), etc.
Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
HMSO EUROPE
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work This site provides general information of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
ECDIN - Environmental Chemicals Data and Information Network created under the Environmental Research Programme of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the Commission of European Communities OTHER
CDC (USA Centers for Disease Control) EPA (USA Environmental Protection Agency)
Health Canada The Canadian Health Network
Laboratory Centre for Disease Control - Health Canada
NIEHS (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) USA
NIH (National Institutes of Health USA)
NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety) USA
NIWL (Swedish National Institute for Working Life)
NLM (National Library of Medicine) USA OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) USA
WHO (World Health Organisation) WWW
Workplace Safety and Health Division, Manitoba, Canada Occupational Health and Safety Information
BMJ (British Medical Journal)
Chemical Elements (including biological data)
ECDIN DATABANK Chemical safety data
ElNet Galaxy Indices - Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
Ergonomics information including case studies
Index of Occupational Safety and Health Resources on the Internet ILO International Labour Office Health and Safety Centre Geneva
Material Safety Data Sheets, Chemical JTBaker
Material Safety Data Sheets, Chemical University of Oxford
Material Safety Data Sheets, Chemical on the Internet Material Safety Data Sheets, Chemical University of Utah USA
Material Safety Data Sheets, Chemical Vermont SIRS MSDS Collection
Material Safety Data Sheets, Infectious Microorganisms Laboratory Centre for Disease Control
Where to find MSDS on the Internet Advice about MSDS and links to many MSDS and other related sites |  |
U.K. Life Sciences Home Page |  |
A guide to PPE in the workplace in the UK |
- This page was updated on July 27, 2007
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