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  Australasian Radiation Protection Society Inc. (ARPS)
The Australasian Radiation Protection Society Inc (ARPS) is a professional society of members engaged in one or more aspects of radiation protection.
 
  Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) is best described as the nuclear energy and materials watchdog in Canada.
 
  Canadian Radiation Protection Association
The Canadian Radiation Protection Association is a professional organization that supports the development and implementation of radiation safety programs in industry, medicine, research and the environment through scientific inquiry, public involvement and interaction with local, provincial, federal and international authorities.
 
  Health Canada: Environmental and Workplace Health Site
This site offers information and advice on some of the most common environmental factors that affect human health: air, noise, soil and water pollution, climate change, environmental contaminants, occupational health and safety, pest control and radiation.
 
  Health Canada: Radiation Protection Bureau
The Radiation Protection Bureau is Canada's national centre of excellence for environmental and occupational radiation protection.
 
  Health Physics Society
The Health Physics Society is a nonprofit scientific professional organization whose mission is to promote the practice of radiation safety.
 
  International EMF Project
The International Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) Project, established by the World Health Organization in 1996, assesses health and environmental effects of exposure to static and time varying electric and magnetic fields in the frequency range 0 - 300 GHz, with a view to the development of international guidelines on exposure limits.
 
  International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA)
The primary purpose of IRPA is to provide a medium whereby those engaged in radiation protection activities in all countries may communicate more readily with each other and through this process advance radiation protection in many parts of the world.
 
  Ionizing Radiation Web Site - World Health Organization
This World Health Organization web site includes information about the WHO Ionizing Radiation Programme and a range of information resources about ionizing radiation, environmental radiation, radiation accidents and emergencies and ongoing research.
 
  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.
 
  Microwave News, 1994-2003
One of the foremost journals dealing with non-ionizing radiation, the last ten years of the print edition of Microwave News is now available at no charge at the following Web site. You can download a pdf of any issue from 1994 through May/June 2003 from: http://www.microwavenews.com/news.html Simply select the desired year and thumbnails of the six bimonthly issues will appear on the right-hand side of the window. By clicking on one of the thumbnails, a larger icon will appear on the left. You can then download that complete issue or, by clicking on that large icon, you can access an even larger copy of the front page with a legible image of the table of contents. (Please note that there are some blank spots in some issues; these are where ads were placed in the print editions. All the original editorial copy is intact.)
 
  OSH Answers
This is a collection of frequently asked health and safety questions, presented by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS).
 
  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.
 
  Radiation Answers
This Web site was prepared by appointed Health Physics Society members, and technical accuracy was assured with a separate review by a technical panel appointed by the Society Board of Directors. This site aims to further the understanding, evaluating, and the controlling of the potential risks from radiation relative to the benefits.
 
  Radiation Safety Institute Of Canada
Founded in 1980, the Radiation Safety Institute of Canada is an independent, national organization dedicated to the promotion of radiation safety in the workplace, in the environment and in homes and schools.
 
  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.
 
  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.
 
  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.
 
  Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
La Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire (CCSN) joue, pour ainsi dire, le rôle de protecteur de l'intérêt public, veillant sur presque toutes les activités faisant appel à l'énergie et aux matières nucléaires au 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.
 
  Santé Canada: Bureau de la radioprotection
Le Bureau de la radioprotection est le centre national canadien par excellence de la radioprotection professionnelle et environnementale.
 
  Santé Canada: Santé de l'environnement et du milieu de travail
L'environnement, y compris le milieu de travail, a un impact important sur la santé d'une personne. Santé Canada s'emploie à protéger la santé des Canadiens des dangers associés à l'environnement.
 


 
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