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RESOURCES

General Resources

SafetyNet
Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN)
National Seafood Sectoral Council (NSSC)
Fish, Food, and Allied Workers (FFAW)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Canadian Institues of Health Research (CIHR)
The Rural Centre
CINBIOSE: The Centre for the study of biological interactions in human health
Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
CREFOPI: Disability Prevention Research and Training Centre

Health & Safety Resources

Canadian Auto Workers Union (CAW): Health, Safety & Environment
Institute for Work and Health (IWH)
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety (CCOHS)
CanOSH: Canada's National Occupational Health and Safety Website
Government of Nova Scotia: Environment and Labour: Health and Safety
Association of Canadian Ergonomists (ACE)
Workers Health and Safety Centre (WHSC)
ErgoWeb - A Full Service Ergonomics Company
Research on Workplace Health and  Safety: From the Core to the Margins
Canadian Association for Research on Work and Health (CARWH)
IRSST: L’Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail
NIOSH: National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (US)
OSHA: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (US)
Medline (US National Library of Medicine)
ILO: International Labour Organization
NLCSA: Newfoundland and Labrador Construction Safety Association 
List of acronyms and additional OHS links
SafetyLit: An online source for literature about prevention
Finding Solutions Regional Workshop: Summary Report for the Battle Harbour Workshop Only (PDF)
Finding Solutions Regional Workshop: Summary Report for all Workshops (Carbonear, Tors Cove, Goose Bay, and Battle Harbour) held in Spring and Summer 2006 (PDF).

Workers' Compensation Boards in Eastern Canadian Provinces:

Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
New Brunswick

Asthma & Allergy Specific Resources

Asthme Professionnel (French Only)
US Department of Labour, Occupational Safety & Health
Centre for Asthma in the Workplace (English and French)
AsthmeNet - AsthmePro (French Only)
British Occupational Health Research Foundation
A Relational Database of Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology: Show Occupational Asthma Who’s Boss
American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology: Patients & Consumers Center Tips to Remember Occupational asthma with other occupations at risk
The Asthma Society of Canada – About Asthma
The Asthma Society of Canada- Message Board
A crabby life: Workers in snow crab processing plants are prone to accidents, repetitive strain injuries and to other work-related illnesses by Della Knee
Center for Asthma in the Workplace

Lung Association Resources

Canadian Lung Association
Toll free: 1-800-668-7682

The Quebec Lung Association/ l'Association pulmonaire du Québec
Toll free: 1-800-295-8111
E-mail: info@pq.lung.ca

New Brunswick Lung Association
Toll free: 1-800-565-LUNG
E-mail: nblung@nbnet.nb.ca

Lung Association of Nova Scotia
Phone: (902) 443-8141
E-mail: info@ns.lung.ca

Prince Edward Island Lung Association
Toll free: 1-888-566-LUNG (5864)
E-mail: info@pei.lung.ca

Newfoundland & Labrador Lung Association
Toll free: 1-888-566-LUNG (5864)
E-mail: info@nf.lung.ca

American Lung Association

Asthma Society of Canada
Toll free: 1-800-787-3880

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