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The following sites provide important information about working environments and ergonomics. They can help you understand more about workplace environments and research into solutions for discomfort and injury.

• Associations - North America
• Associations - overseas
• Conferences
• Discussion lists, blogs, e-newsletters
• Government Sites - National
• Government Sites - Regional
• Guidelines and Program Recommendations
• MSDs (CTS, RSI, etc)
• Publications
• Research
• Universities - Research & Graduate Programs
• Worker Accomodation
• Workers' Compensation

Associations - North America

• AFSCME Occupational Health and Safety Resources
  
• American Academy of Physician Assistants in Occupational Medicine
  
• American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN)
  
• American Board of Independent Medical Examiners (ABIME)
  
• American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH)
  
• American Board of Preventive Medicine
  
• American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  
• American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH)
  
• American Hospital Association
  
• American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
  
• American Institute of Architects
  
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
  
• American Occupational Therapy Association
  
• American Occupational Therapy Foundation
  
• American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
  
• American Safety & Health Institute (ASHI)
  
• American Society for Healthcare Engineering of the American Hospital Association
  
• American Society of Biomechanics (ASB)
  
• American Society of Hand Therapists (ASHT)
  
• American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
  
• Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare (AOHPH)
  
• Association of Occupational of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC)
  
• Association of Repetitive Motion Syndromes (ARMS)
  
• Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics (BCPE)
  
• Board of Certified Safety Professionals
  
• Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer's Association (BIFMA)
  
• California Physical Therapy Association Online
  
• Campus Safety Health and Environmental Mgmt Association
  
• Canadian Ergonomics Association
  
• Council on Certification of Health, Environmental and Safety Technologists (CCHEST)
  
• Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES)
  
• Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)
  
• International Facility Management Association (IFMA)
  
• National Association of Safety Professionals (NASP)
  
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
  
• National Safety Council (NSC)
  
• Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW)
  
• Occupational Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation Society
  
• Office Ergonomics Research Committee (OERC)
  
• Puget Sound Chapter- HFES
  
• Sociedad De Ergonomistas De México A.C.
  
• The Usability Professionals' Association (UPS)
  
• Western Occupational and Environmental Medical Association
  

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Associations - overseas

• Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists
  
• Ergonomics Society of South Africa (ESSA)
  
• Ergonomics Society of the UK
  
• EU Health & Safety Organization - European Trade Union Institute
  
• EUROCONTROL - Human Factors, Manpower & Training of the European Air Traffic Management Programme
  
• Eurogip - understanding occupational risks in Europe
  
• European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
  
• European Occupational Health and Safety (private site)
  
• EuroSafe - European Association for Injury Prevention and safety Promotion
  
• Federation of the European Ergonomics Societies (FEES)
  
• Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
  
• Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia (HFESA)
  
• Industrial Accident Prevention Association (Ontario, CA)
  
• International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety
  
• International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH)
  
• International Ergonomics Association
  
• International Institution of Occupational Safety and Health website
  
• International Occupational Hygiene Association
  
• International Occupational Safety and Health Information Centre
  
• International Society for Environmental Ergonomics - Studies the interaction between the user and his or her physical environment
  
• International Society for Occupational Ergonomics & Safety
  
• International Society of Biomechanics
  
• Irish Ergonomic Society
  
• National Institute for Working Life
  
• New Zealand Ergonomics Society (NZES)
  
• Nordic Ergonomics Network Hovedsiden
  
• RSI Association (UK)
  
• Singapore Institution of Safety Officers
  
• Society of Occupational Medicine Home
  
• TUV of North America - Office Equipment-Ergonomics
  

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Conferences

• American Society of Safety Engineers Annual Conference
  
• Applied Ergonomics - Institute of Industrial Engineers
  
• Calendar of Occupational Health Events (maintained by Occupational Health and Safety magazine)
  
• Eastern Ergonomic Conference and Expo
  
• Ergonoma - European Tradeshow on Work Ergonomics and Wellness Solutions
  
• Human Computer International Conference
  
• Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Conference
  
• Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) International Conference
  
• IFMA World Workplace
  
• International Conference on Computer-Aided Ergonomics,
  
• International Conference on Ergonomics - 2007
  
• International Ergonomics Association events
  
• PREMUS - Sixth International Scientific Conference on Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
  
• The National Ergonomics Conference and Exposition
  
• Work with Computing Systems
  
• WorkLife 2007 - Protecting and Promoting Worker Health, organized by NIOSH
  

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Discussion lists, blogs, e-newsletters

• AIHA Industrial Hygiene Group (requires Yahoo account)
  
• aus-ergo (formerly Ergonoz)
  
• Canada Health & Safety Discussion List - maintained by CCOHS
  
• Discussion of medical center occupational and employee health issues
  
• Ergoblog
  
• Ergonomic Times
  
• Ergonomics In The News - Workplace Ergonomics, Occupational Ergonomics, Office Ergonomics, Safety, and Biometrics from Usernomics
  
• Ergoweb - The Trusted Source for Ergonomics
  
• EurOhs (European Occupational Health and Safety) email newsletter
  
• Greener Buildings (signup for monthly email newsletter on home page)
  
• Health and Safety Report - monthly email newsletter from Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
  
• InformeDesign - email updates on new research
  
• List of 200+ Health & Safety Discussion lists, maintained by CCOHS
  
• Occ-Env-Med-List hosted by Duke University
  
• Occupational and environmental medicine and occupational health (UK)
  
• Occupational Health & Safety - weekly email
  
• RSI Relief Blog
  
• RSI UK Discussion List
  
• Washington State Dept of Labor - Ergonomics Information updates
  
• Workers Comp Executive - Ebulletin of news stories
  

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Government Sites - National

• Australian Safety and Compensation Council (OSHA equivalent)
  
• Canada's National Centre for Occupational Health and Safety information (CCOHS)
  
• Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders - NIOSH Topic Page
  
• Health and Safety Executive Ergonomics Information - UK Health and Safety Commission.
  
• National Institute of Occupational Health - Denmark
  
• National Occupational Health and Safety of Canada
  
• NIOSH The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
  
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration - OSHA HOME PAGE
  
• Oregon OSHA - Ergonomics site
  
• UK Defense Department Human Factors Integration
  
• Workplace Health and Safety Strategy for New Zealand
  
  

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Government Sites - Regional

• California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH)
  
• Institute for Work & Health (IWH), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  
• Minnesota OSHA Workplace Safety Consultation Best Practices
  
• North Carolina - Occupational Health & Safety Division of the Department of Labor
  
• Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation - includes best practices guidelines
  
• Ontario Canada Workplace Safety Board - Ergonomics
  
• Ontario Ministry of Labour - Occupational Health and Safety
  
• State Occupational Safety and Health Plans
  
• Washington State Dept of Labor - Ergonomics plan and information
  
• WorkSafe BC - Ergonomics Guides and Information from British Columbia Occupational Safety and Health
  
• WORKSAFE! A California Coalition for Worker Occupational Safety & Health Protection
  

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Guidelines and Program Recommendations

• AFSME - Keys to Health Computing - Table of Contents
  
• CDC - Computer Workstation Ergonomics
  
• DoD Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group - Standardization
  
• Ergonomics In Healthcare - Arnot Ogden Medical Center
  
• European Standards pertaining to Worker Safety & Health
  
• Hewlett Packard - Ergonomic workstation guidelines
  
• Lawrence Livermore Lab - Office Ergonomics
  
• NYCOSH Ergonomics, repetitive strain injuries links and news
  
• Office Ergonomics
  
• OSHA Ergonomic Solutions Computer Workstations eTool - Index for Computer Workstations
  
• Prevention Practices Database - Ergonomics. Compiled by Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
  
• WA State - Ergonomics Ideas Bank -- 16110
  

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MSDs (CTS, RSI, etc)

• BackSafe - Injury Prevention Program
  
• Carpal Tunnel Information from National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
  
• Carpal Tunnel Information from the Indiana Hand Center
  
• Carpal tunnel syndrome - MayoClinic.com
  
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - WebMD
  
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome information from About.com
  
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome NY Org for Access to Health
  
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome site with many links
  
• Clinical guideline on diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome - American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  
• Computer Related Repetitive Strain Injury
  
• CTS Place The Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Home Page
  
• Harvard RSI Action -- Resources
  
• Los Angeles RSI Support Group
  
• MedlinePlus Interactive Tutorials Carpel Tunnel Syndrome
  
• OOS Injuries Occupational Overuse Syndrome, RSI, New Zealand
  
• RSI Support Group in Massachusetts
  
• RSI Support Groups in the US
  
• Seattle RSI Support Team
  
• Sorehand - Mailing list for individuals with RSIs
  
• The RSI Network
  
• Typing Injury FAQ
  

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Publications

• American Journal of Industrial Medicine
  
• American Journal of Occupational Therapy
  
• Annals of Occupational Hygiene
  
• Applied Ergonomics - Article index
  
• Asian Journal of Ergonomics
  
• Barents Newsletter - online quarterly newsletter published by Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
  
• Clinical Biomechanics
  
• CTD News online
  
• Ergonomics Journal - abstracts avail for all issues
  
• Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing
  
• Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
  
• Institute for Work & Health quarterly newsletter
  
• International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics
  
• International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
  
• Journal of Biomechanics
  
• Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
  
• Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene - Journal of the AIHA
  
• Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  
• Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation
  
• Journal of the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society of Australia
  
• Meta Listing of all Journals available on the internet
  
• Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  
• Occupational Ergonomics
  
• Occupational Hazards - RSS newsfeeds
  
• Occupational Health & Safety - online edition
  
• Safety + Health
  
• Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
  
• SPINE
  
• The Ergonomics Report - Online news summaries
  
• The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
  
• The Spine Journal
  
• Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science
  
• Work & Stress
  
• Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation
  

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Research

• 3D Static Strength Prediction Program from UofM
  
• Anthropometric Data Set
  
• Anthropometric Data Sets from US DOD Human Systems Integration Information Analysis Center
  
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
  
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Research Today
  
• Centre of Research Expertise for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders
  
• Computerized Anthropometric Research & Design Laboratory
  
• Ergonomics Additional Resources
  
• ERGONOMICS INFORMATION ANALYSIS CENTRE
  
• European Agency for Safety and Health at Work -Summary of Funded MSD Research Projects
  
• FAA Human Factors Research and Engineering Group
  
• Human Performance Center, Seamless Product Information, Data Exchange and Repository
  
• InformeDesign - a research and communication tool for designers, created by University of Minnesota
  
• IRSST - Institut Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail
  
• Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety
  
• Medline - Research directory by National Institute of Health
  
• National Institute of Standards and Technology - Information Access Division
  
• NIOSHTIC-2 a searchable bibligraphic database on occupational safety and health
  
• Occupational Health & Safety Links
  
• The CAESAR Project
  
• VisionSite - Monitors, font size & screen resolution
  

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Universities - Research & Graduate Programs

• Center for Industrial Ergonomics, University of Louisville (Kentucky)
  
• Cornell University
  
• Directory of US Ergonomics Programs
  
• Ergonomics and Safety Research Institute - University of Loughborough
  
• Georgia Institute of Technology - School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
  
• Harvard University - Program in Ergonomics and Safety
  
• Human Factors and Ergonomics at Miami University
  
• Human Interface Technology Lab (HITLab) - University of Washington
  
• Industrial Engineering - Louisiana State University
  
• Luleå University of Technology
  
• NC Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center
  
• Ohio State University - Biodynamics Laboratory
  
• Penn State - Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Department
  
• San Jose State University Human Factors and Ergonomics Master's Degree Program
  
• State University of New York at Buffalo - Industrial Engineering
  
• Texas A&M - Industrial and Systems Engineering
  
• The Ergonomics Center Of North Carolina
  
• Twente University - Cognitive Psychology and Ergonomics Netherlands
  
• University College London Interaction Centre - Human-Computer Interaction
  
• University of Aberdeen (Scotland) - Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine
  
• University of California - Berkeley / University of California - San Francisco
  
• University of Cincinnati - Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  
• University of Hull - Organizational Psychology
  
• University of Iowa - Industrial Engineering
  
• University of Massachusetts Lowell - Department of Work Environment
  
• University of Michigan Center for Ergonomics
  
• University of Surrey - Robens Center for Health Ergonomics
  
• University of Washington - Industrial Hygiene, Ergonomics and Safety
  
• University of Waterloo (Ontario) - Kinesiology
  
• University of Windsor - Masters of Human Kinetics Program
  
• Uppsala University - Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
  
• Virginia Tech - Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics Center (HFEEC)
  
• Visual Ergonomics Research Group - Loughborough University UK
  
• Wright State University - Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factors engineering program
  
• Yale University - Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  

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Worker Accomodation

• Job Accommodation Network
  
• MIT - Adaptive Technology for Information and Computing
  
• The Center for Assistive Technology & Environmental Access (CATEA)
  
• US Air Force Computer Accommodations Program
  

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Workers' Compensation

• California Workers' Comp Executives Info site
  
• Carpal tunnel syndrome - Guideline by Work Loss Data Institute
  
• International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions
  
• Oregon Workers' Compensation Trends
  
• State Workers Compensation Boards - links to all 50 states
  

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