Occupational Health and Safety Science
Getting Started
If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:
Mosby's dictionary of medicine, nursing & health professions
Lewis' dictionary of occupational and environmental safety and health
Illustrated dictionary and resource directory of environmental & occupational health
Browsing the shelves:
RC963-969 Industrial hygiene
TT Industrial safety
Library Resources
2. Occupational health and safety law and policy
3. Principles of Occupational Health & Hygiene
5. Casarett & Doull's Essentials of Toxicology - Print or Ebook
6. Current Occupational & Environmental Medicine
7. Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics
9. Safety, culture and risk : the organisational causes of disasters
Journal Articles
For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.
Useful databases to search for journal articles:
1. PubMed
Includes citations and abstracts to biomedical literature. PubMed help and information
2. Scopus
Scopus is a multidisciplinary abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources.
3. ProQuest
Proquest covers subject areas ranging from general interest to business & accounting, the sciences and social sciences, health, medicine and pharmacy as well as computing and telecommunications.
4. Health & Safety Science Abstracts
This database is contained within ProQuest and provides a comprehensive, timely survey of recent work relating to public health, safety and industrial hygiene.
Scientific, technological and medical full text and bibliographic information published by Elsevier Science.
6. TOXNET
This free-of-charge search interface provides access to the TOXNET system of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas.
Contains citations and abstracts covering a broad range of medical topics relating to research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, and health care services.
8. SAI Global on-line premium (formerly Australian standards online)
Contains Australian and selected international standards. Search for Australian Standards by Standard number or keyword. Full text standards are in PDF format.
9. OTSeeker
OTseeker is a database that contains abstracts of systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy.
Journals
Specialised Resources
1. MIRMgate
MIRMgate is a not for profit initiative of the University of Queensland to provide the minerals industry with comprehensive safety information. The site provides access to searchable libraries of information. MIRMgate provides direct access to online resources sourced from Australian and global minerals industry bodies, including companies, industry associations and regulatory bodies. Content of MIRMgate is carefully selected and scrutinised for its suitability for assistance with site risk assessment.
2. PErforM
PErforM is a simple manual task risk management program based on an internationally recommended approach for reducing musculoskeletal disorders.
Web Sites
Bachelor of Occupational Health and Safety Science
Australian Government Sites:
2. Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
5. SafeWork SA
6. WorkSafe WA
7. Workplace Standards Tasmania
8. Comcare
International Sites:
1. Health and Safety Executive (UK)
2. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (US)
3. Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
4. Office for Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
5. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
6. US Chemical Safety Board (CSB)
7. International Labour Organisation (ILO) Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment
8. World Health Organisation (WHO)
Associations:
1. Safety Institute of Australia
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