Occupational Safety & Health
Government Documents
Reference & Circulating Materials
Journals
Databases
Internet Sites
The Peterson Library has a wide array of resources in this subject area. This guide presents a selection of these resources as well as useful Internet websites. For research assistance, visit us at the library Information Desk, call us at 203-932-7189, or e-mail us. For help with writing the research paper, visit the Center for Learning Resources in Maxcy Hall.
Library Home Page
The Peterson Library home page is at www.newhaven.edu/library and can also be accessed from the UNH website http://www.newhaven.edu/ by clicking on Library in the top middle. All the links for accessing library materials and services are on the left on our home page. The most important are the ones for Catalog, Databases, Journals, and library Guides, but a quick look at all the links will be time well spent.
Library Catalog
Use the library catalog to find circulating and reference materials, including books, audio-visual resources, government documents, and periodical holdings. Our catalog uses the Library of Congress (LC) classification system and subject headings. LC assigns call numbers (letters and numerals) according to the book's primary subject. Some quick catalog search tips:
- Truncate with '?': hazard? will get hazard, hazardous, etc.
- Put phrases in " ": "industrial hygiene" or "human engineering" or "mine safety"
- Sort results by Publish date descending to get newest items at the top of the list.
- Click on Bibliographic and use the subject-heading links below to find additional material.
- Click on Linked Resources or look for the URL box next to an item for electronic access.
Look for more tips at the bottom of the catalog search page, see Using the UNH Library Catalog (OPAC).
Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
If you need something not in our catalog, please use our ILL service to have materials sent here from other libraries. Forms to request books and articles are available at the Information Desk, and also online. Fill out a separate ILL form for each item. Incorrect or incomplete information will slow down receipt of material, so please be accurate.
Accident Prevention Manual for Business and Industry: Administration & Programs.
Ref. T55 .A333; Engineering & Technology. Ref. T55 .A334
Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure Indices.
Ref. RA1229.5 .D63 2004
Driving Toward "0": Best Practices in Corporate Safety and Health. T55 .W55X 2003
Employment Safety and Health Guide. Loose-leaf updates. Ref. KF3568.4 E4.
Supplemented by Occupational Safety and Health Decisions. Ref. KF3568.4 .O24
Guide to Occupational Exposure Values. Ref. RA1229.5 .G84 2005
Introduction to Employee Fire and Life Safety. T55 .I585 2001
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society... 1993-2007.
TA166 .H85+CD-ROMs; ask at the Circulation Desk for ones on CD-ROM.
Regulation of Health, Safety, and Environmental Risks. HB1 .A2 N3 no.11934. Also online. Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents and Biological
Exposure Indices. Ref. RA1229.5 .T57 2005
A U.S. documents depository since 1971, we currently receive about a third of Government Printing Office (GPO) publications. Documents received since 2000 will show up in catalog searches. Many of these are also available online, so be sure to click on the Linked Resources tab for each item. Most documents held in the library can be borrowed. Consult the government documents library guide for more information. To request catalog items with the U.S. Govt Docs location or to inquire about older documents, come to the Information Desk.
Code of Federal Regulations. Current plus previous edition. Ref. and circ. KF70 .A3 C6.
Also online. OSHA standards are in Title 29.
Federal Register is available only online from GPO and also in the Heinonline database.
United States Code. Current plus previous edition. Ref. KF62 2000 .A2. Also online.
Chemical Hazards Response Information System (CHRIS). Ref. T55.3 .C43. Also online.
Easy Ergonomics: A Practical Approach for Improving the Workplace. [U.S. Govt Docs]
L35.2:ER 3/2. Also online.
Occupational Injuries and Illnesses--Counts, Rates, and Characteristics, 1997-2005.
Ref. HD7654 .U54+CD-ROMs and [U.S. Govt Docs] L 2.3/11:Year. Also online.
Occupational Safety and Health Laws in the United States, Mexico and Canada: An
Overview. [U.S. Govt Docs] L 35.2:OC1/21. Also online.
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Decisions. [U.S. Govt Docs]
Y 3.OC 1:10-2 CD-ROM. Recent decisions are online and searchable from OSHRC.
Working with Stress. [Perm. Reserve] HF5548.85 .W68 2002 DVD. Ask at the
Circulation Desk. Also online.
Periodical articles from magazines, newspapers, and scholarly journals are a valuable source of information in all research areas. Our Journals link lists most of the periodical titles, current and historical, to which you have access through the library, in all formats.
Use the upper search box to enter a journal title to get links to databases containing the journal electronically and a link for any available library holdings as well. You can also use the same drop-down box set to 'Title contains all words' and search with title keywords (e.g., industr*, safe*, occupation*, health, etc. ['*'= truncation here]).
Use the lower search box to drop down through topical groupings like: Health & Biological Sciences>Occupational Therapy & Rehabilitation. Click here to identify periodicals in this latter subject area and to browse current issues, either online or in the library.
Use the indexes in the next section to find periodical articles. For more help, consult our library guide on Finding Articles.
Searching for articles on a subject is best done using an electronic index that searches the contents of many journals at one time. These databases now often provide the full text of articles as well.
Access our Databases via the link on the library home page and enter your UNH network log-in when requested. Most are available 24/7 from any Internet terminal. Databases below with ** are only available in library. Ask at the Information Desk for log-on.
Databases dealing occupational safety and health are listed below. Use the Annotated Listing to get additional information about them. Use the Subject Listing to look for others by topical category. Those under General/Multidisciplinary will be most broadly useful.
Electronic Journal Indexes
ABI/INFORM Global. International business periodical index.
Academic OneFile. Multidisciplinary journal index, good for all research topics.
Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (CINAHL). Indexes over 2,000 periodicals. Some abstracts and linked full-text articles.
Education Journals and Wilson Education Abstracts. Occupational health articles.
Emerald Fulltext Journals. Covers all management areas, including worker safety.
Compendex. Engineering index; articles on industrial safety, occupational health.
Highwire Press indexes hosted journals and has many free full-text articles.
PubMed, the National Library of Medicine's journal database, is freely available.
Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Manuals
BNA Human Resources Library. Contains laws and regulations and includes analysis and commentary by H.R. experts. Includes sample policies on workplace safety, etc.
Conference Board Online. Online version of print resources on economic and business issues, including workplace safety. See our guide for more info.
CRCnetBase. This has a large engineering component with handbooks and manuals and guidance on safety practices in manufacturing and industrial production.
Mechanics & Mechanical Engineering has full-text electronic manuals and handbooks, with a considerable amount of content for industrial safety and occupational health.
The websites below are largely from academic institutions and government agencies. It is usually best to focus on ones like these with .edu and .gov domains. Google "women's studies" for additional sites and examine them carefully for their content, currency, and credentials. Always look for the About us link. Here's a good website to help you to critically evaluate Internet resources.
Government Websites
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Click on 'Workplace Safety & Health.'
Department of Labor - U.S. Click on the 'Workplace Safety and Health' link.
Department of Labor - Connecticut. Click on 'Worker Safety - CONN OSHA'
Other Useful Sites
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists. Important professional organization that promotes education and produces many industry-standard publications.
The American Industrial Hygiene Association. Podcasts, job listings and resource links.
International Occupational Safety and Health Information Centre. Part of the UN's International Labour Organization (ILO).
Open Directory - Health: Occupational Health and Safety. Hundreds of links.
Osh.net is a gateway to occupational health and safety resources on the Internet from WorkCare, a private consulting firm.
Any questions? Come to the Information Desk, call us at (203) 932-7189,
or e-mail us.
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