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  Association of Noise Consultants
The Association of Noise Consultants is a UK based corporate organisation for independent firms of consultants, offering professional services in the fields of noise and vibration.
 
  Association of Occupational Health Nurse Educators in the United Kingdom
An organisation for teachers of occupational health nursing at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the UK. The organisation exists to promote best practice and education in occupational health nursing.
 
  Association of Occupational Health Nurse Practitioners (UK)
The Association, which is now a respected professional organization, comprises Occupational Health Nurse Practitioners working across all sectors of UK industry and at all levels of employment from service directors to students.
 
  BackCare (Formerly National Back Pain Association)
An independent national United Kingdom based charity that helps people manage and prevent back pain.
 
  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 Occupational Health Research Foundation
Mission is to bring employers and researchers together to produce robust science and evidence based work of practical value whose application will contribute to the right of people at work to be 'healthy, motivated and at work'.
 
  British Occupational Hygiene Society
BOHS’s aim is to help to reduce work-related ill-health. They do this by promoting public and professional awareness, good practice and standards, and by researching and advancing education in the science of occupational health and hygiene.
 
  British Safety Council
The British Safety Council is one of the world's leading occupational health, safety and environmental organizations. Their mission is to promote health, safety and environmental best practice for the benefit of society and the increase of productivity.
 
  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.
 
  British Toxicology Society
A leading international toxicology society, based on the highest quality science that promotes the advancement, communication and understanding of those scientific disciplines necessary to foster public health and environmental safety.
 
  Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health
This centre, at the University of Manchester, is the largest academic unit undertaking both postgraduate education and research in Occupational Medicine and Occupational hygiene in the UK.
 
  Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) is a non-governmental organization dedicated to the promotion of environmental health and the dissemination of knowledge about environmental health issues for the benefit of the public. It is also responsible for the training and professional development of environmental health officers and provides educational services to the profession.
 
  Chemical Hazards Communication Society
The Chemical Hazards Communication Society aims to provide information and training guidance to as many individuals as possible, regardless of whether they work in small or large companies, for associations or for government, involved with the ever increasing complexity of chemical hazards regulations and international codes.
 
  Compensation Culture
CompensationCulture was formed to offer a unique reference point on claiming and protecting against compensation. Whether it's protecting yourself against invalid lawsuits or making a genuine claim, we discuss the issues of today's compensation culture. Provides a single UK resource for interesting features and practical advice on this subject.
 
  Ergonomics Society
The UK-based Ergonomics Society web site contains information about the society and its members, lists of primarily UK Ergonomics consultants, training courses, jobs etc.
 
  Faculty of Occupational Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians
The Faculty was set up in 1978 to provide a professional and academic body empowered to develop and maintain high standards of training, competence and professional integrity in occupational medicine.
 
  Hazardous Substances SIG Forum
Forum established by the BOHS. While all users of this website can read the comments posted on this forum, only BOHS members and registered non-members can post. Please ensure you read our Forum Rules before posting.
 
  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.
 
  Health and Safety for Beginners (HSfB)
A useful United Kingdom site if you don't know where to find information on health and safety studies and UK legislation. All of the material on this site has been donated by professionals and students who all want to give something to help others aspiring to become competent health and safety professionals. The entire collection of revision aids and downloads are provided free with permission from the creators to help with various courses including: NEBOSH General Certificate, Fire Certificate, Diploma, Environmental Diploma; NVQ 3, 4 & 5; MSc; PGCE and more.
 
  Health & Safety Laboratory
The Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL) is Britain's leading industrial health and safety facility with over 30 years of research experience across all sectors.
 
  Independent Safety Consultants Association
ISCA is a group of United Kingdom occupational health and safety (OH&S) consultancies established to identify ways of improving the quality of OH&S products and services.
 
  Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (UK)
The Council is a non-departmental public body whose primary purpose is to advise on the the prescription of diseases concerning the Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit Scheme.
 
  Institute of Risk management
The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) is risk management's leading professional education and training body. The Institute provides high quality education, training and professional development in risk management at a range of levels, from introductory to expert.
 
  Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
IOSH is Europe’s leading body for health and safety professionals. They have nearly 30,000 members worldwide, including more than 8,000 Chartered Safety and Health Practitioners. The Institution was founded in 1945 and is an independent, not-for-profit organization that sets professional standards, supports and develops members and provides authoritative advice and guidance on health and safety issues.
 
  London Hazards Centre
A resource centre for Londoners fighting health and safety hazards in their workplace and community. This site is for union and community organisers anywhere who need health and safety information.
 
  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.
 
  Occ-Health Mail List
A United Kingdom discussion list open to everyone with an interest in teaching, learning and research in occupational health and safety.
 
  Occenvmed UK
A discussion forum for practitioners of occupational and environmental medicine and occupational health. This forum has a United Kingdom Perspective.
 
  Occupational Road Safety Alliance
The Occupational Road Safety Alliance (ORSA) brings together employers, trade unions, local authorities, police forces, safety organisations and professional and trade associations. It aims to raise awareness of work related road safety and to encourage businesses to manage at-work road risk more effectively.
 
  Powerwatch
Powerwatch is an independent organization with a central role in the UK Electromagnetic Field and Microwave Radiation health debate. We work closely with decision-makers in government and business, and with other like-minded groups, promoting policies for a safer environment.
 
  Professional Organisations in Occupational safety and Health
POOSH exists to promote the continuous improvement of the practice of occupational safety and health through education, communication and the encouragement of cooperation between all persons and agencies involved in the provision of a healthy and safe working environment.
 
  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, 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.
 
  Safetynews
British site which provides news type of information on occupational health and safety issues from around the world.
 
  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.
 
  Society for Radiological Protection
A major Scientific Society for all who are professionally concerned with the safety aspects of ionizing and non-ionising radiation in education, central and local government, industry, medicine and research.
 
  Society of Occupational Medicine
The Society of Occupational Medicine is a learned body for registered medical practitioners with an involvement or interest in the practice of occupational medicine. Membership of the Society is open to doctors working in occupational medicine within industry, academic institutions or the armed services.
 
  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.
 
  The Ergonomists Society
An international organization for professionals using knowledge of human abilities and limitations to design and build for comfort, efficiency, productivity and safety.
 
  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.
 
  UK National Work-Stress Network
The UK National Work-Stress Network is committed to the eradication of the causes of work-related stress and associated illnesses. It campaigns to advance this aim through its involvement with the Hazards Campaign; and in conjunction with the TUC, European organisations, within UK Trades Union structures.
 
  UK Occupational Hygiene Discussion List
The British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) provides a public access e-mail discussion list called UKOH which is for general discussion of occupational hygiene matters in a UK context. To join the UKOH list please visit http://www.mailtalk.ac.uk/ukoh you can then choose to have all messages e-mailed to you as they arrive or in a daily digest or even to read them only at the website.
 
  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.
 
  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.
 
  Workplace Health Connect
Workplace Health Connect is a free no obligation service set up in partnership with the Health and Safety Executive. We provide free, practical advice on workplace health and safety, working with both managers and staff. And our aim is to transfer knowledge and skills direct to companies, so they can tackle future issues themselves.
 
  Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)
RoSPA's mission is to enhance the quality of life by exercising a powerful influence for accident prevention. By providing information, advice, resources and training, RoSPA is actively involved in the promotion of safety and the prevention of accidents in all areas of life - at work, in the home, and on the roads, in schools, at leisure and on (or near) water.
 


 
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