Health and Safety in the Workplace in the United Kingdom - Free Information, Resources & Links by EHSO
United Kingdom: Health and Safety in the Workplace
Here 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
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- 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)
- Press releases
- Fortnightly List of Publications Details of new publications
- Whats New Full Text Documents
- Consultative Documents
- Contained Use of Genetically Modified Organisms leaflet
- ACGM Newsletter 23 September 1998
- Approved List of Biological Agents, third Edition (categorisation 1998) Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens
- Biological Agents Bulletin - issue 1 December 1998 Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens
HMSO
- EUROPE
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European Agency for Safety and Health at Work This site provides general information of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
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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
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CDC (USA Centers for Disease Control)
- EPA (USA Environmental Protection Agency)
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Health Canada The Canadian Health Network
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Laboratory Centre for Disease Control - Health Canada
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NIEHS (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) USA
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NIH (National Institutes of Health USA)
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NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety) USA
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NIWL (Swedish National Institute for Working Life)
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NLM (National Library of Medicine) USA
- OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) USA
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WHO (World Health Organisation) WWW
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Workplace Safety and Health Division, Manitoba, Canada
- Occupational Health and Safety Information
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BMJ (British Medical Journal)
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Chemical Elements (including biological data)
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ECDIN DATABANK Chemical safety data
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ElNet Galaxy Indices - Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
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Ergonomics information including case studies
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Index of Occupational Safety and Health Resources on the Internet ILO International Labour Office Health and Safety Centre Geneva
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Material Safety Data Sheets, Chemical JTBaker
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Material Safety Data Sheets, Chemical University of Oxford
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Material Safety Data Sheets, Chemical on the Internet
- Material Safety Data Sheets, Chemical University of Utah USA
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Material Safety Data Sheets, Chemical Vermont SIRS MSDS Collection
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Material Safety Data Sheets, Infectious Microorganisms Laboratory Centre for Disease Control
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Where to find MSDS on the Internet Advice about MSDS and links to many MSDS and other related sites
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- U.K. Life Sciences Home Page
- A guide to PPE in the workplace in the UK
