[Computer area in a Carnegie Library in Washington State]

Health

INTRODUCTION

This site has been created for architects, librarians, design consultants, and students interested in library planning and building. The purpose of this page is to provide an outline of key resources available online.

This page provides links to key resources relating to ergonomics and workplace health and safety. The inclusion of a resource in this page does not imply a recommendation of it.

The slide in the upper left corner is the computer area in a Carnegie Library in Washington State. If you click on the photo it will explode to a larger size.

Ergonomics

ErgoLib for Safer Library Computing (1999)
ErgoWeb (United States, 2001)
Taking care of ergonomics: one library's experience (CLA conference presentation, 1998)
Typing Injury FAQ (CTD Resources Network, Inc., 2001)

Workplace Health and Safety Standards and Resources

Canada

Alberta Human Resources and Employment Workplace Health and Safety (2001)
BC WorkSafe (Worker's Compensation Board of British Columbia, 2001)
CanOSH (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, 2001)
CSST (Commission de la sante et de la securite du travail, Quebec, 2001)
Nunavut Workers' Compensation Board (2001)
Saskatchewan Labour Health and Safety (Government of Saskatchewan, 2001)
Workers' Compensation Board of Nova Scotia (2001)
Workers' Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island (2001)
Workplace Safety and Health Division (Manitoba Labour and Immigration, undated)
Workplace Health, Safety, and Compensation Commission of New Brunswick (2001)
Workplace Health, Safety, and Compensation Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador (2001)
WSIB Ontario (Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, 2001)
Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board (2001)

International

Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (United Kingdom, 2000)
New Zealand's Health and Safety Net (undated)
OSHWEB (Institute of Occupational Safety Engineering, Finland, 1999)
Safety Institute of Australia (2000)
World Health Organization (2001)

United States

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (2001)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2001)
National Safety Council / Workplace Safety (2001)
Occupational Health and Safety Administration (U.S. Department of Labor, 2001)

CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have comments or suggestions, email karenlibrarian@hotmail.com
Site created by Linda Levar (MLIS 1999) for SLAIS
for Ann Curry, Associate Professor - LIBR 578 Planning and Design Libraries.
Site maintained by Karen Munro (MLIS 2002)
Last updated October 2, 2001