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These outside links are provided for informational purposes. The United Steelworkers neither controls nor endorses the content of these third party websites.  If you have suggestions for additions to this site, please contact the Health, Safety & Environment Department at  safety@usw.org

Union

• USW Canada Health Safety & Environment
• IWA Canadian Council Created to represent and coordinate the interests of the former IWA local unions in the areas of safety and health, collective bargaining, organizing and political action
• AFL-CIO Safety & Health at Work designed to help all workers learn about their rights and provide the latest job safety and health information and resources for union and nonunion workers, local union safety representatives and job safety and health professionals.
• International Labour Organization Created by the United Nations in the interest of labor Government Organizations in the United States
• Dupont Safety Revealed Created by USW Strategic Campaigns, it goes in depth on how Duponts legacy of safety is merely a facade.

US Government

• Environmental Protection Agency
  • Report an environmental violation
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health
  • Health Hazard Evaluation The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) operates the Health Hazard Evaluation (HHE) Program to address concerns about health hazards in the workplace. The HHE program responds to requests to learn whether workers are exposed to hazardous materials or harmful conditions. Employers and employees and their union representatives can submit a request to NIOSH. NIOSH responds to HHE requests in writing, by phone discussions, or by visiting the workplace.
  • Shift Work
  • Pocket Guide to Hazardous Chemicals Use this to find out good information on common workplace chemicals.
• Occupational Safety & Health Administration
  • OSHA Recordkeeping Handbook
  • Filing an OSHA Complaint
  • Employee Workplace Rights
• Firstgov.gov Find all other US Government Organizations you may need
• New Jersey Hazardous Substances Facts Sheets Better than MSDS sheets and better than the NIOSH pocket guide, these hazardous substance fact sheets cover over 1000 chemicals and include in depth but easy to read information on the hazards(including exposure hazards) often translated into spanish.

Right to Know Information for environmental information

• Scorecard easiest to use site for Toxic Release Information
• Title V provides more dense but easy to understand reading on the Clean Air Act

Canadian Government

• Workers Health & Safety Centre - Ontario
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
• Canadian Public Health Association
• Demand Safety A campaign for safety in British Columbia to show young workers that safety matters in their jobs

Non-Agencies

• USW Guide for Canadian Health & Safety
• Group Health Centre (GHC)
• Canadian Health Coalition
• MSDS Exchange Free service to find MSDS sheets for most chemicals; some chemicals have different manufactorers and often each MSDS sheet gives different information, so if the chemical isnt available on the NJ Hazardous Substances site, check here and the pocket guide.

News/Blogs

• Confined Space - The longest running daily updated blogs on Health & Safety issues; the Confined Space blog has been discontinued by the writer
• The Pump Handle- The newest workplace safety & health blog with various writers
• Cal-OSHA Reporter® - Subscription-based print digest on workers safety issues with a free flash alerts service

Labourstart News- The following links are updated live by Labourstart and Hazards Magazine.