HANDOUT #5

Safety & Health Resources

 
 
 
 
Government Resources
 
 
OSHA: http://www.osha.gov/ Contact  
the OSHA Office nearest you or contact COSH GROUPS
the toll free number:  
1-800-321-OSHA (6742) COSH groups are private, non-profit coalitions
  of labor unions, health and technical
NIOSH: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ professionals, and others interested in
Phon e NIOSH at promoting and advocating for worker health and
1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636) safety. If you don’t see a COSH group in your
or Email at: cdcinfo@cdc.gov area, check the NATIONAL COSH website for
  local COSH groups.
NIOSH is a part of the Centers for Disease  
Control and Prevention NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR OCCUPATIONAL
(http://www.cdc.gov/). SAFETY & HEALTH National COSH is a federation
CDC has extensive information on of local and statewide "COSH" groups:
health and safety topics. http://www.coshnetwork.org/
 
  CACOSH – Chicago Area Committee on
Universities Occupational Safety and Health:
  http://www.cacosh.org/
CORNELL UNIVERSITY  
School of Industrial and Labor Relations: MASSCOSH –Massachusetts Coalition on
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/healthSafety/ Occupational Safety and Health:
  http://www.masscosh.org/
LABOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH  
PROGRAM, University of California at NYCOSH – New York Committee for
Berkeley: http://www.lohp.org/ Occupational Safety and Health:
  http://www.nycosh.org/
NATIONAL LABOR COLLEGE, George  
Meany Center: http://www.nlc.edu/ PHILAPOSH – Philadelphia Area Project for
  Occupational Safety and Health:
UCLA, Labor Occupational Safety and http://www.philaposh.org/
Health (UCLA-LOSH): Prevention (http://www.cdc.gov/).
http://www.losh.ucla.edu/
 
 
 
Unions
 
The following is a sample list of unions with links to useful health and safety information.
AFL-CIO: http://www.aflcio.org/Issues/Job-
Safety
   
AFSCME: http://www.afscme.org/issues/73.cfm
 
eLCOSH – The Electronic Library of Construction Safety and Health is a collection of information
on construction safety and health developed by CPWR – Center for Construction Research and
Training, with funding by NIOSH: http://www.elcosh.org/
 
SEIU (Service Employees International Union) Health and Safety Department:
http://www.seiu.org/a/members/safety-and-health.php
 
UAW Health and Safety Department: http://www.uaw.org/healthsafety