Resource Lists on Occupational Health and Safety

WRC Staff Training – January 2019

General Occupational Health and Safety

NIOSH Index of workplace safety and health topics

WOSHTEP: The Worker Occupational Safety and Health Education Program – numerous publications (2013)

“Understanding job hazards,” LOHP (2013)

LOHP-MHSSN China binder (2002)

ILO Encyclopedia of Occupational Safety and Health

ILO knowledge base on occupational safety and health

ILO publications and technical tools

ILO training materials

Technical Manual, OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
Includes heat, IAQ investigations, ventilation, noise, laser hazards and ergo

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Regulations, Standards and Benchmarks

“Possible Benchmarks for OHS in Global Supply Chains,” Garrett Brown (2015)

“International Standards on OHS” UC Berkeley presentation Garrett Brown (2018)

List of ILO standards on OHS

ILO Standards and other instruments on health and safety

ILO country profiles on occupational safety and health

ILO “LEGOSH” occupational safety and health legislation by country

Better Work documents on national legislation

“Occupational Exposure Limits,” LOHP-MHSSN China binder (2002)

“Threshold Limit Values for chemical substances and physical agents, and Biological Exposure Indices,” ACGIH – American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (2018)

“Life Safety Code Handbook,” National Fire Protection Association, Cote and Harrington (2012)

ASHRAE (American Society for Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers) standards and free publications

“Major recognized North American standards and guidelines,” Burton Field Guide for industrial hygiene, Jeff Burton (2002)

Corporate Codes of Conduct —  Individual corporations

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Garment Industry-Specific Resources

ILO Encyclopedia – Clothing and Finished Textiles Products

ILO – Occupational safety and health in the textile and footwear sector

“Improving working conditions and productivity in the garment industry; an action manual,” ILO (1998)

“Garment factories” chapter in “Workers’ Guide to Health and Safety,” Hesperian Health Guides (2015)

“Sewing machine operators” ergonomics, California HESIS (2009)

“Sewing and Related Procedures, Ergonomics,” OSHA website

“Applicability of the bloodborne pathogens standard to tag attachment devices in garment industries,” OSHA letter of interpretation (1994)

“Worker Health Study Summaries – Garment Industry Workers (Formaldehyde),” CDC (2004)

“Requirement for guarding points of operation and belts on heavy duty sewing machines,” OSHA letter of interpretation (1991)

Three garment worker fatality reports from NIOSH and California (1997, 2004 and 2006)

WRC factory reports:

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Collecting Information from Workers

“Effective communication,” LOHP-MHSSN China binder (2002)

“Worker surveys,” Factsheet D, WOSHTEP binder (2013)

“Tools of the Trade; A health and safety handbook for action,” LOHP (Labor Occupational Health Program) (2006)

Cal/OSHA employee interview checklist

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Inspection-Related Materials

Prep & Procedures

“Investigating job hazards,” Factsheet B, WOSHTEP (2013)

“Inspections, procedures, preparations and checklists,” LOHP-MHSSN China binder (2002)

“Industrial Hygiene Auditing; A manual for practice,” AIHA (American Industrial Hygiene Association) (1995)

“Key elements for worker participation in factory walk-around inspections,” MHSSN (2014)

Smart phone apps

Heat: NIOSH-OSHA heat stress monitor app

Noise: NIOSH Noise Sound Level Meter app

Temperature and humidity pens (various brands available and relatively cheap) Example: ThermoWorks brand, model RT819 -- $35

Checklists

Cal/OSHA garment factory inspection checklist

Cal/OSHA Hazard Assessment Checklist

Cal/OSHA comprehensive checklists for various workplaces

Cal/OSHA Guide for the Manufacturing Industry

Checklist for evaluating chemical exposures, New Solutions (1991)

Cal/OSHA Ergonomic inspection checklist

“Fire and Life Safety Inspection Manual,” National Fire Protection Association (2013)

F/C temperature and airflow speed conversions

WOSHTEP indoor heat checklist

Ventilation for hazard control

“Industrial ventilation: A manual of recommended practice for design, 29th edition,” ACGIH – American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (2016)

Big Picture

ILO – Occupational Safety and Health Inspection

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Chemical Information

“NIOSH Pocket Guide to Hazardous Chemicals,” NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)

“OSHA Occupational Chemical Database,” OSHA (Occupational Health and Safety Administration)

“Where to find Safety Data Sheets on the internet,” website

“International Chemical Safety Cards,” ILO

“Chemicals” chapter in “Workers’ Guide to Health and Safety,” Hesperian Health Guides (2015)

“Ventilation” chapter in “Workers’ Guide to Health and Safety,” Hesperian Health Guides (2015)

“Industrial ventilation: A manual of recommended practice for design, 29th edition,” ACGIH – American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (2016)

“Chemical Hazards,” LOHP-MHSSN China binder (2002)

“Understanding toxic substances; An introduction to chemical hazards in the workplace,” HESIS (1992)

“Solvent Data Table,” HESIS (1997)

“Incompatibilities of common industrial chemicals,” Burton Field Guide for industrial hygiene, Burton (2002)

“Worker Health Study Summaries – Garment Industry Workers (Formaldehyde),” CDC (2004)

Alternative chemicals

“Odor Thresholds for chemicals with established occupational health standards,” AIHA (American Industrial Hygiene Association) (2013)

ILO Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety – Part IX, Chemicals

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Physical Agents Information

Heat

“Heat stress,” NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)

“Occupational heat exposure,” OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration

WOSHTEP indoor heat (2012)

“Excessive work temperatures in the garment industry,” Peerless, UC Berkeley (2018)

“Heat index and adjusted temperature as surrogates for wet bulb globe temperature to screen for occupational heat stress,” Bernard and Iheanacho (2015)

“2017 Threshold Limit Values, Heat Stress,” ACGIH (American Conference of Industrial Hygienists)

WOSHTEP indoor heat checklist

NIOSH-OSHA heat stress monitor app

Noise

“Occupational noise exposures,” OSHA

“Noise and hearing loss prevention,” NISOH

“Noise,” LOHP-MHSSN China binder (2002)

NIOSH Noise Sound Level Meter app

Laser safety

“Laser safety,” Laser Institute of America (LIA)

“Laser Hazards,” OSHA website

“Laser hazards and controls,” OSHA Technical Manual

Other physical agents

  • Non-ionizing radiation, such as radio frequency and ultraviolet
  • Cold stress
  • Vibration

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Safety Hazards Information

“Safety Hazards,” LOHP-MHSSN China binder (2002)

“Machine injuries” chapter in “Workers’ Guide to Health and Safety,” Hesperian Health Guides (2015)

“Requirement for guarding points of operation and belts on heavy duty sewing machines,” OSHA letter of interpretation (1991)

“Electricity” chapter in “Workers’ Guide to Health and Safety,” Hesperian Health Guides (2015)

“Falling workers and objects” chapter in “Workers’ Guide to Health and Safety,” Hesperian Health Guides (2015)

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Fire Safety & Emergency Action Plans

Fire Safety

“Fire Safety” chapter in “Workers’ Guide to Health and Safety,” Hesperian Health Guides (2015)

“Fire Safety,” LOHP-MHSSN China binder (2002)

“Fire Prevention Plan,” Agilent Technologies (2000)

“Fire and Life Safety Inspection Manual,” National Fire Protection Association (2013)

Emergency Action Plans

“Emergency Exit Routes,” OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration (2003)

“Emergency Action Plans,” LOHP-MHSSN China binder (2002)

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Ergonomics Information

“Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders,” NIOSH website

“Ergonomics,” OSHA website

“Sewing and Related Procedures, Ergonomics,” OSHA website

“Ergonomics” chapter in “Workers’ Guide to Health and Safety,” Hesperian Health Guides (2015)

“Ergonomics,” LOHP-MHSSN China binder (2002)

Ergonomic Checkpoints App, ILO (1999)

“Easy ergonomics; A practical approach for improving the workplace,” Cal/OSHA (1999)

“Ergonomic guidelines for manual material handling,” NIOSH and Cal/OSHA (2007)

Cal/OSHA Ergonomic inspection checklist

Hazard Evaluation Checklist for Lifting, Carrying, Pushing or Pulling (2002)

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Gender & Occupational Health and Safety

ILO – Gender and Occupational Safety and Health

“Reproductive hazards,” OSHA website

“Reproductive hazards at work for men and women,” LOHP-MHSSN China binder (2002)

“Workplace chemical hazards to reproductive health,” HESIS (1990)

“Protection from sexual harassment,” Trades Union Congress (UK) (2018)

“Gender in occupational safety and health,” Trades Union Congress (UK) (2017)

“Addressing occupational violence: An overview,” ILO (2016)

“Mainstreaming gender into occupational safety and health practice,” EU-OSHA (European Agency for Safety and Health at Work) (2014)

“Chemicals and gender,” UNDP Environment and Energy Group (2011)

 

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