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  Alberta Boilers Safety Association
Alberta Boilers Safety Association is responsible for the administration and delivery of safety programs related to boilers and pressure vessels in Alberta.
 
  Asbestos Disease Awareness Oganization
Serves as the united voice for all asbestos victims and aims to unite asbestos victims. Educates the public and medical community about asbestos related diseases
 
  British Columbia Safety Authority
The British Columbia Safety Authority (BCSA) is a not for profit corporation that administers the service delivery components of the Safety Standards Act. The Authority delivers services which apply to work and products related to passenger ropeways, amusement devices, boilers and boiler systems, electrical equipment, elevating devices and passenger conveyors, gas systems and equipment, pressure vessels and piping, railways and refrigerator systems and equipment
 
  British Compressed Gases Association
The British Compressed Gases Association seeks to promote safe practice in the manufacture, distribution, storage and use of compressed and liquefied gases.
 
  British Safety Industry Federation
The British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) is the leading trade body within the safety industry. It has some 160 members ranging from manufacturers and distributors, through to test houses, certification bodies and safety professionals. This membership is accommodated within six sector trade associations.
 
  Canada's Chemicals Management Plan
Web site for the Canadian Federal government Chemicals Management Plan. The plan takes immediate action to regulate chemicals that are harmful to human health or the environment.
 
  Canadian Standards Association
The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) is a not-for-profit membership-based association serving business, industry, government and consumers in Canada and the global marketplace.
 
  Chrysotile Institute
The institute promotes the adoption and application of appropriate prevention and control measures, regulations, standards, work practices and techniques for the safe use of chrysotile.
 
  Compressed Gas Association
The Compressed Gas Association is dedicated to the development and promotion of safety standards and safe practices in the industrial gas industry.
 
  Elecsafe
Elecsafe is a not-for-profit Electrical Safety Partnership that has been formed to provide Ontarians with access to important information about electricity that can keep them safe where they live, work & play.
 
  Ergoweb: Buyer's Guide
This part of the Ergoweb site provides a buyer's guide to various commercial ergonomic products and services.
 
  Euopean Safety Federation
The mission is to create and promote health and safety management in the workplace and enhance health and safety awareness of the workers by emphasizing the important role of using the appropriate PPE to ensure their well-being, health and safety throughout professional life and leisure time.
 
  HazMat Management Buyers' Guide
The HazMat Management Buyers' Guide with over 1,000 suppliers is part of the esource™Network, North America's most comprehensive online industrial directory and buyers' guide. This guide is part of HazMat Management Magazine. The Buyer’s Guide appears in the December/January issue and is seen by over 25,000 environmental professionals.
 
  Industrial Safety & Hygiene News: Buyers Guide
The ISHN Buyer's Guide is a buyer's reference for the safety and health industry. Find listings of PPE manufacturers, instrumentation companies, software and training companies, safety distributors, incentive recognition companies, and more, all specific to your B2B needs.
 
  International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)
The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) promotes the safe and effective use of powered access worldwide. Set up in 1983, IPAF is a not-for-profit members’ organisation that represents the interests of manufacturers, distributors, users, and rental and training companies.
 
  International Programme on Chemical Safety (INTOX)
Database that is an essential tool for poison centres and related units concerned with preventing, recording, evaluation, diagnosing, treating and reporting on chemical emergencies.
 
  International Safety Equipment Association
ISEA, the International Safety Equipment Association, is the trade association in the United States for companies that manufacture safety equipment.
 
  Laser Institute of America (LIA)
The Laser Institute of America (LIA) is the international society for laser applications and safety. Our mission is to foster lasers, laser applications, and laser safety worldwide.
 
  Mesothelioma & Asbestos Awareness Center
Another web site that provides a wide variety of information on this specific topic. This website is devoted to the needs of people diagnosed with mesothelioma. The content contained herein was not prepared by medical professionals nor should it be taken as a substitute for medical advice. Additionally, this information is not intended to create an attorney-client relationship simply by its viewing.
 
  Mesothelioma Web
One of the most established and comprehensive sites on mesothelioma. This site provides facts about palliative care, nutrition, and chemotherapy, as well as information on clinical trials. The site constantly adds new information and articles, including international news.
 
  National Association of Chemical Distributors
National Association of Chemical Distributors is an international association of chemical distributor companies that purchase and take title of chemical products from manufacturers.
 
  National Floor Safety Institute
The National Floor Safety Institute is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to aid in the prevention of slip-and-fall accidents through education, training and research.
 
  OHS Canada Buyers’ Guide
The OHS Canada Buyers' Guide with over 600 suppliers of OHS products and services is part of the esource™Network, North America's most comprehensive online industrial directory and buyers' guide. Extend your search by clicking on "All Industries" below to query over 550,000 companies and 34,000 products, or visit www.esourcecanada.com for a broader selection of business-to-business information.
 
  OSH Answers
This is a collection of frequently asked health and safety questions, presented by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS).
 
  Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA)
Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), is the federal agency responsible for the regulation of pest control products in Canada.
 
  Pesticide Action Network of North America
PANNA (Pesticide Action Network North America) works to replace pesticide use with ecologically sound and socially just alternatives. The PAN Pesticides Database is of interest (http://www.pesticideinfo.org/Index.html).
 
  Pesticide Action Network - Pesticides Database
The Pesticide Action Network - Pesticides Database brings together a wide range of information on pesticides from many different sources, providing ecotoxicity, human toxicity (chronic and acute) and regulatory information for over 5,000 pesticide active ingredients and their transformation products.
 
  Project on Emerging Nonotechnologies
The Project is dedicated to helping ensure that as nanotechnologies advance, possible risks are minimized, public and consumer engagement remains strong, and the potential benefits of these new technologies are realized.
 
  RFcom (formerly the Wireless Information Resource Centre)
RFcom, formerly the Wireless Information Resource Centre, is based at the University of Ottawa McLaughlin Centre for Population Health Risk Assessment. RFcom provides up-to-date authoritative information about research on the health effects of wireless technology.
 
  Safety 411 Suppliers Directory
Safety411, a joint project sponsored by SafetyXchange and Bongarde Media, is where safety professionals can find products and services for the safety industry.
 
  Safety and Reliability Society
SaRS is an internationally recognised society whose purpose is to represent engineers and scientists working in the important fields of Safety and Reliability. Our objective is to enhance the professionalism and reputation of all those involved in safety and reliability technology.
 
  Safety Codes Council
Working in partnership with industry, municipalities, labour, and government, the Safety Codes Council provides Albertan's with quality public safety systems for structures, facilities and equipment and provide competency-based training for Safety Codes Officers.
 
  Safety Equipment Distributors Association
The Safety Equipment Distributor's Association is the trade association comprised of companies that distribute safety equipment and related products and services.
 
  Safety Equipment Institute
The Safety Equipment Institute is a private, nonprofit organization established in 1981 to administer the first non-governmental, third-party certification programs to test and certify a broad range of safety equipment products.
 
  Safety, Health and Environment Buyer's Guide Web Service (SHEBuyersGuide.com)
The Safety, Health and Environment Buyer's Guide Web Service aims to bring together, on one site, the major suppliers and their products. Also included are the major SHE associations, federations, institutions, trade unions, print and electronic publishers, training organisations, films and video producers and suppliers. A quick, easy to use, continuously updated, supplier and product information source.
 
  Safety Online Buyer's Guide
Safety Online is the premier sourcing site for safety professionals who want to locate personal protection equipment or get the latest news on OSHA regulations.
 
  Scented Products Education and Information Association of Canada
The Scented Products Education and Information Association of Canada (SPEIAC) is a broadly-based, national coalition of organizations whose mandate is to disseminate information and provide public education about scented products including fine fragrances, cosmetics, toiletries and scented household products.
 
  Standards Council of Canada
The Standards Council of Canada is a federal Crown corporation with the mandate to promote efficient and effective standardization.
 
  Technical Standards & Safety Authority
TSSA is an independent, non-government, not-for-profit organization mandated to deliver specific public safety programs and services under Ontario's Safety and Consumer Statutes Administration Act. The site provides various publications, policies and guidelines documents related to public safety legislation.
 
  Association canadienne de normalisation
L'Association canadienne de normalisation est un organisme sans but lucratif constitué de membres dont les activités visent à répondre aux besoins du milieu des affaires, de l'industrie, du gouvernement et des consommateurs du Canada et du monde entier.
 
  Conseil canadien des normes
Nous favorisons l'élaboration des normes nationales et internationales et des services d'accréditation et leur recours, pour parvenir à améliorer la compétitivité du Canada et le bien-être des Canadiens.
 
  Institut du Chrysotile
Favoriser l'adoption et la mise en vigueur de règlements, de normes, de méthodes de travail et de techniques appropriés à l'utilisation sécuritaire de l'amiante chrysotile.
 
  L’Agence de réglementation de la lutte antiparasitaire (ARLA)
L’Agence de réglementation de la lutte antiparasitaire (ARLA) de Santé Canada est l’agence fédérale responsable de la réglementation des produits antiparasitaires au Canada.
 
  Portail des Substances chimiques
Au Canada, les administrations municipales, provinciales, territoriales et fédérale ont toutes un rôle à jouer dans la gestion des substances chimiques. Le gouvernement du Canada s'est doté de multiples lois et programmes axés sur la protection de la santé humaine et de l'environnement naturel pour contrer les risques liés aux produits chimiques. Son principal instrument juridique pour évaluer et réduire les substances chimiques dans l'environnement est la Loi canadienne sur la protection de l'environnement (1999 (LCPE, 1999), administrée conjointement par Environnement Canada et Santé Canada.
 
  Réponses SST
Ce service gratuit est offert par le Service des demandes de renseignements du Centre canadien d'hygiène et de sécurité au travail (CCHST). Le mandat du CCHST est de promouvoir la santé et la sécurité des lieux de travail en fournissant de l'information pratique en réponse aux questions qui s'y posent.
 
  Service d'information sur le Web
C'est le Home Page pour le service commercial de base de données d'OHS sur l'enchaînement, si par le centre canadien pour la salubrité professionnelle et la sûreté (CCOHS). Les bases de données incluent : MSDS, CHEMINDEX, CHEMINFO, RTECS, NIOSHTIC, HSELine et CISILO, santé environnementale et professionnelle positive et législation de sûreté de toutes les juridictions canadiennes. Toutes les bases de données peuvent être recherchées libre. L'accès aux données lui-même est par abonnement.
 


 
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