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NIOSH Topic Pages
NIOSH Topic Pages provide information on a specific occupational safety and health topics.

NIOSH Safety and Health Topic Page index Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics

OSHA Technical Links to Safety and Health Topics
OSHA maintains a collection of Topic Pages, collecting into one place resources about a specific occupational issue, such as a particular occupation or exposure to a specific substance. A complete listing of all current OSHA topic pages can be found on the OSHA Technical Links to Safety and Health Topics.

OSHA Technical Links to Safety and Health Topics Index Web site: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/index.html

Workplace Solutions
The NIOSH “Workplace Solutions” series offers easy-to-understand, easy-to-access, and easy-to-use recommendations that turn the results of NIOSH research into occupational safety and health practice.

NIOSH Workplace Solutions Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/wp-solutions/

Health Hazard Evaluations
An HHE is a study of a workplace. It is done to learn whether workers are exposed to hazardous materials or harmful conditions.

NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluations Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hhe/HHEprogram.html

Hazard Controls and Hazard IDs
HCs are a brief 1-2 page, user-friendly document that describe control techniques that have been documented to substantially reduce hazardous exposures to workers in a particular application/industry process. HIDs are a brief 1-2 page, user-friendly document that summarize results of NIOSH studies at a specific worksite, that identify new or current health and safety hazards, and offer the best recommendations for control or prevention.

NIOSH Hazard Controls and Hazard IDs Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hazcomm-hazid.html

NIOSH Alerts
Alerts briefly present new information about occupational illnesses, injuries, and deaths. Alerts urgently request assistance in preventing, solving, and controlling newly identified occupational hazards.

NIOSH Alerts Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/alerts2.html

OHSA Compliance Assistance
OSHA maintains a large section of resources designed to help prevent occupational injuries and illnesses. Although the site is structured toward complinace with the Occupational Safety and Health Act, it contains useful information applicable to many different kinds of workplaces.

OSHA Compliance Web Site: http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/compliance_assistance/index.html