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  Workplace Bulletin: Labour Program - Human Resources and Social Development Canada
The Workplace Bulletin keeps you apprised of ongoing developments and provides access to timely customized information on industrial relations and collective bargaining in Canada. You can be updated on topics such as: negotiated wage data, benefits, working conditions, work stoppages, labour organizations, union membership, innovative workplace practices, labour standards, occupational safety and health, labour management partnerships, employment equity, and international and intergovernmental labour affairs.
 
  American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
As the primary association for the largest group of health care professionals serving the workplace, AAOHN is a principal force in furthering the profession of occupational and environmental health.
 
  American Chemical Society: Division of Chemical Health and Safety
Goal of this division is to share information with employers and employees to help prevent reactive chemical-related injuries, illnesses, and fatalities in the workplace.
 
  American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers advances the arts and sciences of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world.
 
  ANROAV: Asian Network for the Rights Of Occupational Accident Victims
ANROAV is a coalition of victims’ groups, trade unions and other labour groups across Asia, all committed to the rights of Victims and for overall improvement of health and safety at the workplace.
 
  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
 
  Asian-Pacific Regional Network on Occupational Safety and Health
Asian-Pacific Regional Network on Occupational Safety and Health Information is a part of the global network of the ILO International Occupational Safety and Health Information Centre (CIS). The Network was initiated by different agencies, institutions, and organizations from 24 countries of the Asia-Pacific Region, in 1993.
 
  Baltic Sea Network on Occupational Health and Safety
The Baltic Sea Network on Occupational Health and Safety (BSN) is a regional network of ten countries around the Baltic Sea. The Network facilitates the exchange of information among the participating countries and offers easy and immediate access to country information in the Baltic Sea region also for users in other countries.
 
  Bringing Health to Work
Offers workplace health information, tools and resources to help employees, employers and practitioners participate in making workplaces healthy and safe.
 
  Bully Be Gone
Bully B Gone was created by, People Against Workplace Bullying Society, to support victims of workplace bullying in Nova Scotia. By creating this site it is the intent of the creators to educate victims and employers on how to deal with Bullying in the Workplace, and to pressure Government for legislation to protect employees.
 
  Canada Employment and Immigration Union: Health and Safety Page
This section provides information aimed at developing these qualities and is directed at all CEIU members. The purpose of this site is to provide a starting point for members on their rights to a healthy and safe work place. It is in no way a substitute for training courses or the knowledge that comes from practical work on health and safety issues in your CEIU office.
 
  Canadian Auto Workers: Health, Safety and Environment Page
The health and Safety page of this national union's web site. Local union discussion leaders and national representatives conduct training programs on health and safety. The department fights for better laws and information on substances found in the workplace. This office also helps local unions set up programs to eliminate hazardous conditions in the workplace. The department publishes the Health, Safety & Environment Newsletter.
 
  Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
Canada's national Occupational Health & Safety Resource. CCOHS promotes a safe and healthy working environment by providing information and advice about occupational health and safety.
 
  Canadian Human Rights Commission
The Canadian Human Rights Commission administers the Canadian Human Rights Act and is responsible for ensuring compliance with the Employment Equity Act. Both laws ensure that the principles of equal opportunity and non-discrimination are followed in all areas of federal jurisdiction.
 
  Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
To provide Canadians with an improved quality of life and an assurance of equal access to the opportunities that exist in our society through the fair-minded and equitable interpretation and enforcement of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Employment Equity Act.
 
  Canadian Labour Congress: Department of Health, Safety and Environment
The Department of Health, Safety and Environment services two Standing Committees of the Congress: The Environment Committee and the Occupational Health and Safety Committee. These committees are comprised of officers, staff and members of CLC affiliates and Federations of Labour. They exist to coordinate labour movement activities in the areas of workplace health & safety, environmental protection and workers' compensation.
 
  Canadian Union of Public Employees: Health and Safety
Protecting workers' health and safety is fundamental to a union's role. CUPE is committed to an active, militant program of action that will defend members' rights and change their lives for the better.
 
  Center for Asthma in the Workplace
The Center for Asthma in the Workplace, brings together researchers from the Université de Montréal, McGill University, and the Université du Québec à Montréal to study the range of repercussions asthma in the workplace can have.
 
  Center for Chemical Process Safety
CCPS, an industry association, has helped industry develop tools to keep our workplaces and communities safer, even as technology and businesses have become more complex.
 
  Center to Protect Workers' Rights
The Center to Protect Workers’ Rights (CPWR), a non-profit organization created by the Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO, has become an international leader in applied research, training, and service to the construction industry.
 
  Coalition Against Workplace Violence
The Coalition Against Workplace Violence is comprised of a number of Nova Scotia unions (NSGEU, NSTU, NSNU, and CUPE). The presidents of each of these unions decided to meet on a regular basis to discuss issues of common concern to workers represented by all four unions.
 
  Communications, Energy & Paperworkers Union of Canada: Health, Safety and Environment
The right to participate is very important to this union and this forms the centrepiece of an effective workplace health and safety program. The CEP's predecessor unions fought for Joint Health and Safety Committees (JHSCs) so that those with the most knowledge of the hazards and who are directly exposed to the risks - the workers - would have a voice in health and safety conditions at work.
 
  Community and Hospital Infection Control Association-Canada
CHICA–Canada is a national, multi-disciplinary, voluntary association of Infection Control Professionals (ICPs) dedicated to the health of Canadians by promoting excellence in the practice of infection prevention and control.
 
  Construction Association of Prince Edward Island
Promote and advances the interests and efficiency of the construction industry in Prince Edward Island by acting on behalf of and for its members. This association offers a variety of health and safety training courses for members.
 
  Construction Safety Network
The Construction Safety Network is a not-for-profit society that helps members of the BC Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association, Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of BC, Canadian Home Builders' Association of BC, BC Ready-Mixed Concrete Association, Aggregate Producers Association of BC, and other BC construction companies reduce the number and severity of work place injuries.
 
  Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence
The Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence (CAEPV) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing the costs and consequences of partner violence at work - and eliminating it altogether. From policies and programs to legal issues and legislation, CAEPV is a credible source for information, materials and advice.
 
  Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation
The Mission of CAOHC is to promote the conservation of hearing by enhancing the quality of occupational hearing conservation programs.
 
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training
Formerly known as The Center to Protect Workers’ Rights (CPWR), CPWR has become an international leader in applied research, training, and service to the construction industry.
 
  Department of Labour: Health and Safety Section
Provides best practice information and guidance to assist New Zealand businesses with health and safety in the workplace. The Department of Labour also inspects workplaces to check on safety and health arrangements, investigates accidents at work, and makes sure employers and employees comply with health and safety legislation.
 
  Directory of Information and Resources on the Prevention and Resolution of Workplace Harassment
The directory contains basic information on programs and courses aimed at developing the intervention skills of workplace harassment prevention and resolution coordinators. It also includes a list of investigators approved to investigate harassment complaints and a list of university experts who offer lectures and training on the subject. The directory ends with a bibliography of recent articles, books and videos on topics related to workplace harassment.
 
  European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
The Agency's mission is to make Europe's workplaces safer, healthier and more productive, and in particular to promote an effective prevention culture.
 
  European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
The aim of the Foundation is to provide information, advice and expertise – on living and working conditions, industrial relations and managing change in Europe – for key actors in the field of EU social policy on the basis of comparative information, research and analysis.
 
  European Process Safety Centre
International industry-funded organisation which provides an independent technical focus for process safety in Europe. EPSC's activities are sponsored by chemical manufacturing companies and related businesses with a keen interest in chemical process safety.
 
  Fair Air Association of Canada
The Fair Air Association of Canada is involved in a number of research projects that provide advice on a range of issues of interest to the hospitality industry. From studying the economic impact of smoking bans to testing effective ventilation solutions in a wide variety of locations, they are committed to providing scientifically sound information to help inform those in the decision-making process.
 
  Hazardous Materials Association
The Hazardous Materials Association is a non-profit association of professional contractors, and other concerned organizations or individuals involved in the hazardous materials industry in the Province of British Columbia.
 
  Hazards Magazine
Magazine available in print and online formats. Focus is on occupational health and safety issues from a trade union perspective.
 
  Health and Safety Executive (UK)
The Health and Safety Commission is responsible for health and safety regulation in Great Britain. The Health and Safety Executive and local government are the enforcing authorities who work in support of the Commission.
 
  Healthy Schools Network, Inc.
Healthy Schools Network, Inc. is a not for profit education and research organization dedicated to securing policies and actions that will create schools that are environmentally responsible to children, personnel, and to their communities. Centered on children's environmental health, Healthy Schools Network activities include information, education, and coalition building.
 
  Human Resources and Social Development Canada: Labour Program
The objective of the Labour Program is to promote a fair, safe, healthy, stable, cooperative and productive work environment, which contributes to the social and economic well-being of all Canadians.
 
  Inquiries & Client Services (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety)
The Inquiries Service at CCOHS answers questions on the many health or safety concerns people have about the work they do. The Inquiries Service is available to all Canadians in English and French and is accessible by telephone, fax, mail and e-mail. The information is provided free-of-charge and the service is confidential - we do not reveal the names of our inquirers to anyone or any agency. This service is primarily for Canadians, however, since it is funded by government agencies across Canada.
 
  International Association of Labour Inspection (IALI)
The International Association of Labour Inspection (IALI) was established in 1972 in order to provide professional support to labour inspection organizations through the world. The IALI organizes conferences in different parts of the world, often organized jointly with the ILO and/or other organizations in the host country.
 
  International Health Care Worker Safety Center
The International Healthcare Worker Safety Center at the University of Virginia is dedicated to reducing this serious risk to healthcare workers. The Center has made major contributions to needle safety in the United States and many other countries.
 
  International Labour Office: Workplace Health and Safety Information
Site provides information and access to the ILO Encyclopaedia on Occupational Health and Safety and the CISILO Database.
 
  International Labour Organization
The International Labour Organization is the UN specialized agency which seeks the promotion of social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights.
 
  International Labour Organization Publications
ILO publications provide relevant research and practical resources for policy-makers and other individuals concerned with occupational safety and health, labour and employment, industrial relations, women at work and much more.
 
  International News Safety Institute
INSI is a global network or coalition of news organisations, press freedom groups, unions, humanitarian campaigners and individual journalists dedicated to the safety of journalists and news media staff.
 
  International Society of Indoor Air Quality And Climate
ISIAQ is an international, independent, multidisciplinary, scientific, non-profit organization whose purpose is to support the creation of healthy, comfortable and productive indoor environments.
 
  Job Safety Skills Society
The Job Safety Skills Society (JSSS) helps educate thousands of students about workplace health and safety issues through the award-winning, school-based safety education program called JobSafe. JobSafe is a comprehensive school-based workplace health and safety program designed to encourage and promote the development of a positive attitude toward safety.
 
  JobOne
This site is about linking together all of the new and young worker information in Canada to help everyone - whether it is your first job, or if you are a parent, employer, or teacher - understand why it is important to work safely.
 
  Laboratory Safety Institute
The Laboratory Safety Institute (LSI) is a non-profit, international educational organization for health, safety and environmental affairs. The institute's mission is making health, safety and the environment an integral and important part of education, work, and life.
 
  Labour Relations Board of British Columbia
The Labour Relations Code (the "Code") establishes the Labour Relations Board. The statute grants the Board exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine applications and complaints under the Code and to make orders under the Code that it deems appropriate.
 
  London Occupational Safety and Health Information Service
LOSH is a non-profit organization that promotes injury prevention in the London-Middlesex working community by providing access to support, information, and training to those injured or at risk of exposure, injury or disease in the workplace.
 
  Manitoba Farmers with Disabilities
MFWD is an organization dedicated to the education of the public concerning safety issues. It is also a support system for those living with disabilities and their families.
 
  Manitoba Labour Board
The Labour Relations Act establishes the mandate of the Manitoba Labour Board as an independent and autonomous specialist tribunal responsible for the fair and efficient administration and adjudication of responsibilities assigned to it under this Act and sections of any other acts.
 
  Mine Safety and Health Administration (USA)
The mission of the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is to administer the provisions of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act) and to enforce compliance with mandatory safety and health standards as a means to eliminate fatal accidents; to reduce the frequency and severity of nonfatal accidents; to minimize health hazards; and to promote improved safety and health conditions in the Nation's mines.
 
  Mines and Aggregates Safety and Health Association
MASHA is a designated "Safe Workplace Association" in Ontario. Members include all of Ontario's underground and surface mines; gravel and sand pits and quarries; diamond drilling, exploration and mine contracting companies; oil and gas exploration, development and production firms.
 
  Ministry of Labour: Ontario
The Ministry of Labour's mission is to advance safe, fair and harmonious workplace practices that are essential to the social and economic well-being of the people of Ontario.
 
  Mohawk College: Labour Studies in Occupational Health & Safety
The Hamilton & District Labour Council, the Brantford & District Labour Council, the Workers' Health and Safety Centre and Mohawk College are pleased to offer a 180-hour certificate program in Occupational Health and Safety.
 
  National Agricultural Safety Database (NASD)
US national database of agriculturally related health and safety information contributed by safety professionals and organizations.
 
  National Association for Safety and Health in Care Services
The mission is to promote and improve health and safety within care services and to provide a forum for individuals and organisations involved in any aspect of health and safety to exchange and share information, experience and expertise.
 
  National Center for Farmworker Health Inc.
The National Center for Farmworker Health, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit corporation is dedicated to improving the health status of farmworker families by providing information services and products to a network of more than 500 migrant health center service sites in the United States.
 
  National Clearinghouse for Worker Safety and Health Training
The National Clearinghouse is funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences' (NIEHS) Worker Education and Training Program (WETP) and is the primary national source for hazardous waste worker curricula, technical reports, and weekly news.
 
  National Council for Occupational Safety and Health
The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (formerly known as the National Network of Committees/Coalitions on Occupational Safety and Health) is a federation of non-profit organizations around the United States that advocate for worker safety and health.
 
  National Farm Medicine Center
NFMC goals for the future include expansion of its competency in infectious disease research and rural and agricultural health and safety, as well as becoming an excellent resource for professional training in agromedicine and agriculture-related research.
 
  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.
 
  National Hearing Conservation Association
The mission of the NHCA is to prevent hearing loss due to noise and other environmental factors in all sectors of society. The newly enhanced website is intended to provide information to anyone interested in learning more about hearing loss prevention.
 
  National Institute for Occcupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness. NIOSH is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Department of Health and Human Services.
 
  National Joint Council
The National Joint Council includes 17 public service bargaining agents, Treasury Board and a number of "separate employers" as official members. Partnership and co-development are keys to the modernization of public service labour relations. At the National Joint Council, government and union representatives demonstrate that partnership and co-development improve the workplace and provide important benefits.
 
  National Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Committee
NOHSAC is responsible for providing independent advice directly to the Minister of Labour on major occupational health and safety issues in New Zealand.
 
  National Quality Institute
NQI is Canada's leading authority on the development and sustainability of excellence through quality and healthy workplace environments.
 
  National Safety Council
The National Safety Council is a nonprofit, nongovernmental, international public service organization dedicated to protecting life and promoting health. Members include more than 48,000 businesses, labor organizations, schools, public agencies, private groups and individuals.
 
  New Brunswick Construction Safety Association
The aim of the NBCSA is to be an industry leader in the creation of a positive culture shift within the construction industry that results in significant reductions in human, social and economic loss as a result of work related accidents, injuries and death.
 
  New England Laborers' Health and Safety Fund
An alliance of the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) and the Association of General Contractors, NELHSF draws on the expertise of both labor and management participants in providing health and safety technical counsel and timely assistance at job sites throughout New England.
 
  New Zealand Society for Risk Management
The NZ Society for Risk Management was established in 2000 to improve the knowledge and practice of risk management in New Zealand.
 
  Newfoundland and Labrador Employers' Council
The Council strives to promote better understanding and application of a wide range of issues impacting the workplace including areas such as employment standards, labour relations, employment law, human resource management, occupational health and safety, workers' compensation, and employment insurance.
 
  NIOSH Agricultural Centers
These centers were established by cooperative agreement to conduct research, education, and prevention projects to address the nation’s pressing agricultural health and safety problems. Geographically, the Centers are distributed throughout the nation to be responsive to the agricultural health and safety issues unique to the different regions.
 
  Northern Construction Safety Association
A newly-formed Yellowknife-based organization funded by the Workers’ Compensation Board of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. The goal is simple: safer northern workplaces. To achieve this goal, our team of experienced safety trainers provide quality safety training programs to northern workers and employers.
 
  Nova Scotia Construction Safety Association
The Nova Scotia Construction Safety Association is a not-for-profit association funded by, and responsible to, the construction industry. The NSCSA offers safety training and audits to promote a positive culture shift in the construction industry.
 
  Nova Scotia Labour Relations Board and Construction Industry Panel
The Labour Relations Board and Construction Industry Panel help to resolve disputes between labour and management that relate to the Trade Union Act. This web site provides information about the Board's services.
 
  NT WorkSafe
NT WorkSafe is the administrative and regulatory arm of the Northern Territory Work Health Authority the statutory body established under the Work Health Act. NT WorkSafe is resonsible for the Territory-wide regulation of occupational health and safety, rehabilitation and workers' compensation.
 
  Ontario Federation of Labour: Violence in the Workplace Lobby Kit
This site has information on the campaign by this Ontario union to raise awareness of violence in the workplace.
 
  Ontario Labour Relations Board
The Ontario Labour Relations Board is an independent, quasi-judicial tribunal mandated to mediate and adjudicate a variety of employment and labour relations-related matters under a number of Ontario statutes.
 
  Ontario Service Safety Alliance
OSSA is the designated Safe Workplace Association for the Service Sector in Ontario. Working with businesses across the province, OSSA provides Health and Safety consulting services, education, assistance and training to a wide range of companies.
 
  Ontario Workers Health and Safety Forum
An online bulletin board for health and safety workers in Ontario.
 
  Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures (OSAP)
To be the world's leading source of education and information promoting evidence-based infection control and safety policies and practices in dentistry.
 
  OSH Answers
This is a collection of frequently asked health and safety questions, presented by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS).
 
  OSH For Everyone
OSH for Everyone is designed to help workers and employers prevent injuries and illness in their workplace by providing useful health and safety information on a wide variety of topics. It has been produced in partnership with the organizations making up Ontario's health and safety system and the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety.
 
  OSH for Everyone: Northwest Territories & Nunavut
This collection of occupational health and safety (OH&S) resources is designed to help workers and employers prevent injuries and illnesses in their workplace.
 
  OshNet
Osh.Net is an Internet gateway for occupational health and safety resources and information. We have an open policy in terms of content, so please feel free to submit papers and articles for consideration.
 
  Our Youth at Work
Our Youth at Work is a charitable foundation to try to prevent any other young workers from dying or getting hurt at work. Its unique approach of linking up students, parents, educators and corporate executives and workers face-to-face to talk about workplace safety has impacted more than five million people across North America.
 
  Passport to Safety
A unique, not-for-profit, cross-Canada catalyst for change intended to help eliminate needless injuries and preventable deaths of young Canadians aged 24 and under. Passport to Safety supports the vision that our children enter and then return home from safe workplaces every day, which are therefore safe workplaces for people of all ages. Young people challenge a Passport to Safety "test", based on learning outcomes developed by health and safety curriculum experts from most provincial and territorial jurisdictions across Canada.
 
  PEI Farm Health and Safety Website
The PEI Farm Health and Safety Web Site is designed for those working in farm safety, including farm managers who are responsible for their health and that of others working in their operation. The site also focuses on children who bear the greatest risk in the farm environment.
 
  Power Workers’ Union: Safety Page
The Power Workers' Union [PWU] is dedicated to work towards an accident free workplace for its membership. Even today, despite the concentrated efforts of unions everywhere, far too many workers are killed and injured on the job. The PWU has taken a strong leadership role in the health and safety of our membership. The elected representatives assisted by Staff Officers interface with employers on a regular and ongoing basis to discuss health and safety concerns.
 
  Public Service Alliance of Canada: Health and Safety
The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), is one of Canada's largest unions. The Health and Safety Program includes: the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of workers; the prevention among workers of ill-health caused by their working conditions; the protection of workers in their employment from factors promoting ill-health and the placing and maintenance of workers in an occupational environment adapted to their physiological and psychological condition.
 
  Queensland: Workplace Health and Safety
Promotes workplace health and safety, and provides a workers compensation system for the employers and workers of Queensland.
 
  Research Group on the Social Aspects of Health and Prevention
The Research Group on the Social Aspects of Health and Prevention (GRASP) is a multidisciplinary research centre attached to the University of Montréal. It comprises a group of researchers, research professionals, and graduate students interested in analyzing social dynamics in the areas of health and well-being.
 
  Research Unit of Maritime Medicine
It is the aim of the Research Unit to assist seafarers, fishermen and employees on marine platforms with expertise within the specific fields of safeguarding and developing the best possible working environment, health and safety. The aim is achieved through research, documentation, counselling and training.
 
  Rural Utilities and Safety Association
The mandate is to ensure the safety of contractors, workers, the public and future generations when near any utility in the municipality.
 
  Safe Tank Alliance
OSHA established the Alliance Program and aimed for participants to work collaboratively and to leverage resources in reaching and educating the nation's workforce in advancing safety initiatives. The Safe Tank Alliance, with participants such as the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) are working with the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is one such alliance.
 
  Safe@workcoaltion
The Safe@work Web site is designed to assist employers in addressing the issue of domestic violence. It has been organized to make available information about training curricula and model domestic violence workplace policies, address legal issues, provide domestic violence statistics and resources for employers and employees as well as offer referrals to necessary social service providers.
 
  Safety Advisory Foundation for Education and Research (SAFER)
SAFER Council's mission is to assist workers and employers in the B.C. forest industry to improve accident prevention and create a health environment, on and off the job.
 
  Safety and Health in Arts Production and Entertainment (SHAPE)
SHAPE is a not-for-profit association that was established in 1998 as the safety and health association for the performing arts and motion picture industry in British Columbia. SHAPE was created at the request of industry representatives and the Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia in recognition of the unique nature of the entertainment industries.
 
  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 Services Canada
Safety Services Canada is Canada’s not-for-profit safety service provider, offering seamless, nation-wide training and education that reduces injuries, manages risk and improves the overall health and wellness of workers and workplace environments.
 
  SafetyNet: Community Research Alliance on the Health and Safety in Marine & Coastal Work
SafetyNet is a Community Alliance for Health Research with major funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). This comprehensive research program studies occupational health and safety of marine and coastal work.
 
  Safetynews
British site which provides news type of information on occupational health and safety issues from around the world.
 
  Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board
The Board administers The Trade Union Act, The Construction Industry Labour Relations Act, 1992 and The Health Labour Relations Reorganization Act. These laws apply to most unionized employees in Saskatchewan. They do not generally apply to non-unionized employees or to employees, unionized or otherwise, of companies which fall under federal jurisdiction such as telecommunications companies or airlines.
 
  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.
 
  Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives
Whatever people want to do for a living, and wherever they are in Scotland, the vision is to give them the opportunity to work in ways that allow them not only to sustain, but also to improve, their health and well-being.
 
  Semiconductor Environmental Safety & Health Association (SESHA)
SESHA is the premier Environmental, Safety & Health association serving the global semiconductor and associated technology industries. We provide value to our members through education and professional development.
 
  Sound Advice
Sound Advice contains practical guidelines on the control of noise at work in music and entertainment. Representatives of music and entertainment industries together with Environmental Health Officers and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prepared the guidance.
 
  Stop Workplace Bullying
CUPE BC's new Stop Workplace Bullying website is filled with campaign updates, resources, information and links aimed at making CUPE members and the public aware of the nature and extent of personal harassment, bullying and mobbing that exists in workplaces and make it clear that "it's not part of the job".
 
  Student WorkSafe Planning 10 (Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia)
A recommended resource of The Ministry of Education, it has been significantly revised to support the new Planning 10 curriculum. Relevant materials from the existing Student WorkSafe 10, 11 and 12 have been combined to address the Ministry's new policy on Work Experience Requirements for Graduation and Workplace Safety. This resource includes six lesson plans, each designed to correspond to one or more prescribed learning outcomes from the provincially prescribed Planning 10 curriculum.
 
  The Telework Coalition
Their vision is to take a more proactive than reactive approach towards promoting telework and telecommuting and fill the void left by other telework advocacy groups.
 
  Toronto Workers' Health and Safety Legal Clinic
The Toronto Workers' Health and Safety Legal Clinic is funded by Legal Aid Ontario and provides legal advice and representation to unorganized workers who face health and safety problems at work. It is the Clinic's desire to provide an organized, user friendly venue that provides easy access to information for both the legal and nonlegal communities. The website and its Search Engine is designed to facilitate research and access to meaningful information regarding occupational health and safety concerns. The website is designed both for research and advocacy purposes.
 
  Trades Union Congress (TUC): Health and Safety
The TUC is the voice of Britain at work. With 66 affiliated unions representing nearly seven million working people from all walks of life, they campaign for a fair deal at work and for social justice at home and abroad.
 
  Transport Canada: Rail Safety Directorate
The Rail Safety Directorate's mission is to develop and administer policies, regulations and services for the best railway transportation system.
 
  Tri-National Working Group of Government Experts on Workplace Safety and Health
The North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAALC) is a supplemental agreement to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) signed by the United States, Mexico and Canada, which entered into force on January 1, 1994. The objectives of the NAALC are, among other things, to improve working conditions and living standards, to promote a set of guiding labor principles, and to encourage cooperation to promote innovation and rising levels of productivity and quality.
 
  United Steelworkers (Canada): Health, Safety and Environment
This section of the United Steelworkers of America-Canada site provides a wealth of occupational health and safety information.
 
  Universities Safety and Health Association
The objective of USHA is to provide an organisation for the exchange of information on all aspects of health and safety, environmental health, training and related topics.
 
  Wellness Council of America
WELCOA focuses on building Well Workplaces—organizations that are dedicated to the health of their employees.
 
  Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety
The Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary program dedicated to the understanding and prevention of illness and injury in Western agriculture. Also maintains the AgHealth E-Mail Listserver at: http://agcenter.ucdavis.edu/lserver/lserver.php
 
  Windsor Occupational Health Information Service (WOHIS)
The Windsor Occupational Health Information Service (WOHIS) is a community based occupational health library, inquiry, video and referral service open to the entire community.
 
  Work smart Ontario
For new and young workers starting out in the workforce in Ontario, this site has the information you need to know about protecting your health and safety and understanding your employment rights.
 
  WorkCover ACT
ACT WorkCover's core business is to administer, implement and enforce legislation covering occupational health and safety; workers' compensation; dangerous substances and labour regulation.
 
  WorkCover NSW
WorkCover promotes workplace health and safety, and provides a workers compensation system for the employers and workers of NSW.
 
  WorkCover SA
WorkCover SA is funded by employers to manage a balanced and financially sound system that rehabilitates, compensates and returns injured workers to safe workplaces and the community.
 
  WorkCover Tasmania
WorkCover Tasmania promotes workplace health and safety, and provides a workers compensation system for the employers and workers of Tasmania.
 
  WorkCover WA
WorkCover WA is the statutory authority responsible for the regulation and administration of the workers' compensation system in Western Australia.
 
  Worker's Compensation Board: Northwest Territories and Nunavut
The site provides compensation and occupational health & safety information for workers in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
 
  Workers' Action Centre
The Workers' Action Centre is a worker-based organization committed to improving the lives and working conditions of people in low-wage and unstable employment. The aim is to ensure that workers have a voice at work and are treated with dignity and fairness.
 
  Workers Health and Safety Centre
For more than 25 years, the Workers Health and Safety Centre have supported the efforts of workplace representatives in their pursuit of hazard-free workplaces. This support has ranged from answering health and safety concerns posed over the phone to the development and delivery of occupational health and safety training.
 
  Workers of Tomorrow: Health and Safety Campaign
Provides presentations to students anywhere in Manitoba at no cost to your school or school division, Presentations will adapt to classroom time; will also provide vocation-specific presentations. Volunteers Speakers' Bureau of over 100 volunteer speakers based all over Manitoba. These speakers include people from various industries, workplaces and unions. Some speakers have personally experienced the effects of workplace injury or illness or have lost a child to a workplace incident. Equips students with health and safety resource materials and information.
 
  WorkingRights
WorkingRights was formed to offer a unique reference point on understand employee rights as an employee or employer. This site will tell you all about your rights at work, from discrimination through to what action you can take when faced with losing your job.
 
  WorkSafe Victoria
WorkSafe Victoria is responsible for enforcing Victoria's occupational health and safety laws; providing reasonably priced insurance for employers; helping injured workers back into the workforce and managing the workers' compensation scheme by ensuring the prompt delivery of appropriate services and adopting prudent financial practice.s
 
  World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is the United Nations specialized agency for health. This is the occupational health page of the WHO site.
 
  Agence Nationale pour l'Amélioration des Conditions de Travail
Le réseau ANACT pour l’amélioration des conditions de travail a pour vocation d’améliorer à la fois la situation des salariés et l’efficacité des entreprises, et de favoriser l’appropriation des méthodes correspondantes par tous les acteurs concernés.
 
  Alliance de la Fonction publique du Canada: santé et sécurité
Le programme de santé et sécurité offre un éventail de service pour les membres tel que mandaté par les directives des congrès, du Conseil national d'administration et du Comité exécutif de l'Alliance.
 
  Association canadienne Air pour tous
Nous appuyons les efforts entrepris par le secteur canadien du tourisme d’accueil pour promouvoir des solutions axées sur la ventilation.
 
  Bulletin du travail
Le Bulletin du travail est un bimensuel produit par la Politique et Information sur les milieux de travail, Programme du travail, Ressources humaines et Développement social Canada. Le Bulletin du travail vous tiendra au courant des développements continus concernant les relations de travail et la négociation collective au Canada grâce à des renseignements personnalisés et d’actualité.
 
  Centre asthme et travail
Le Centre asthme et travail, réunit des chercheurs de l'Université de Montréal, de l’Université McGill et de l’Université du Québec à Montréal pour étudier les diverses répercussions sur la santé de l’asthme et du travail.
 
  Centre canadien d'hygiène et de sécurité au travail (CCHST)
Le mandat du CCHST est de promouvoir la santé et la sécurité en milieu de travail en fournissant de l'information et des conseils sur tous les aspects de l'environnement au travail.
 
  Commission canadienne des droits de la personne
La Commission canadienne des droits de la personne administre la Loi canadienne sur les droits de la personne et a la responsabilité d'assurer le respect de la Loi sur l'équité en matière d'emploi, deux lois qui voient au respect des principes de non-discrimination et d'égalité des chances dans tous les domaines relevant de la compétence fédérale.
 
  Commission des relations de travail de l’Ontario
La Commission des relations de travail de l’Ontario est un organisme quasi judiciaire autonome, dont le mandat est d’assurer la médiation et le règlement de tout un éventail d’affaires liées à l’emploi et aux relations de travail et qui sont régies par un certain nombre de lois de l’Ontario.
 
  Commission du travail du Manitoba
La Loi sur les relations de travail définit comme suit le mandat de la Commission du travail du Manitoba : un tribunal spécialisé, indépendant et autonome, responsable de l’administration et de l’arbitrage justes et efficaces des cas qui lui incombent en vertu de la Loi ou en vertu d’articles de toute autre loi.
 
  Congrès du travail du Canada: santé, sécurité et environnement
Le Service de la santé, de la sécurité et de l’environnement du CTC est au service de deux comités permanents du CTC. Le comité de l’environnement et le comité sur la santé et la sécurité au travail. Ces comités sont formés de membres de la direction, de membres du personnel et de membres syndiqués des différents organismes affiliés du CTC ainsi que des fédérations du travail.
 
  Conseil national mixte
Créé en 1944, le Conseil national mixte compte aujourd'hui, à titre de membres officiels, dix-sept agents négociateurs de la fonction publique, le Conseil du Trésor et plusieurs « employeurs distincts ».