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Pathfinder - Occupational Health and Safety

Scope Note :

Occupational health: Concerns the physical and mental health of workers and includes the study of work methods, conditions of work and factors in the working environment that may cause diseases or injuries.

Occupational safety: Concerns the protection of worker's lives and physical well-being by eliminating or controlling risks in the working environment or the system of work within which workers operate.

Used for :

  • Occupational hygiene
  • Accident prevention
  • Safety at work
  • Workplace safety

Broader Terms:

  • Health
  • Safety

Narrower Terms :

  • Industrial hygiene
  • Industrial safety
  • Occupational diseases
  • Occupational hazard
  • Occupational health risk
  • Occupational health services
  • Occupational medicine
  • Occupational mortality
  • Occupational therapy

Related Terms :

  • Access to health care
  • Industrial, Accidents
  • Occupational accidents
  • Occupational injury
  • Quality of working life
  • White collar workers -- Diseases
  • Work environment
  • Workplace violence
  • Working conditions

[Quoted from: International Labour Organization Thesaurus, http://www.ilo.org/public/libdoc/ILO-Thesaurus/english/index.htm]

BOOKS

Reference sources located at the Information-Reference Section, 2nd floor:
Texts located at the Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall Library, 2nd floor:
Texts located at the Circulation Section, 3rd floor:
Text  located at the GSB-RCBC Library, 4th floor RCBC Bldg., Makati:
Texts located at the Special Collection, Archives Section:
  • American Studies Resource Center (ASRC), 1st floor:
  • Bitanga-Valeros Collection, 4th floor:
  • European Documentation Centre (EDC), 1st floor:

PERIODICALS

PRINT (Periodicals Section, 2nd floor)

ELECTRONIC

PROQUEST Online
http://www.umi.com/pqdauto 

JSTOR
http://www.jstor.org

ARTICLES

European Documentation Centre (EDC), 1st floor

Periodicals Section, 2nd floor

VERTICAL FILE
(Information-Reference, 2nd floor) 

FACULTY PUBLICATIONS
(Archives Section, 4th floor)

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS

LOCAL
(Archives Section, 4th floor)

FOREIGN
http://www.umi.com/pqdauto 

AUDIO VISUAL MATERIALS

Br. Andrew Gonzales Hall Library, 2nd floor:
Circulation Section, 3rd floor:
European Documentation Centre (EDC), 1st floor:
Filipiniana Section, 4th floor:
Instructional Media Services, 1st floor:

INTERNET WEBSITES
(Cybernook, Ground floor, Graduate corners, 2nd and 3rd floors)

Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety
http://www.ccohs.ca/
[Retrieved October 6, 2009]
This site features Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS).  CCOHS is a "Canadian federal government agency based in Hamilton, Ontario, which serves to support the vision of eliminating all Canadian work-related illnesses and injuries."

Occupational Safety and Health Administration
http://www.osha.gov/
[Retrieved October 6, 2009]
This website of OSHA of the United States Department of Labor provides e-resources on safety and health legislation including newsroom facilities, statistical reports, publications and training updates and the like.

OH&S : Occupational Health & Safety
http://ohsonline.com/home.aspx
[Retrieved October 6, 2009]
Occupational Health & Safety is the "industry-leading news magazine, eNewsletter, and website for occupational health and safety professionals."  Topics include H1N1 Flu, confined spaces, construction safety, disaster preparedness, emergency response, ergonomics, fire safety, food safety, hazard communication, health care, industrial hygiene, risk management, training & software and many more.

OSHC : Occupational Safety and Health Center
http://www.oshc.dole.gov.ph/
[Retrieved October 6, 2009]
This site is Philippine's "national authority for research and training on matters pertaining to safety and health at work."  It does have research documents, accomplishment & strategic planning reports, communication plans and training updates as well.

Young Workers' Health and Safety Website
http://www.youngworkers.org/
[Retrieved October 6, 2009]
The California Resource Network for Young Worker Health and Safety created this site, purposely, to "help prevent California's young workers from being injured or killed on the job." This site have online health and safety resources for teens, parents, teachers and counselors, youth employment specialists, and employers.  Also, relevant links are highlighted. 

Should you have comments or suggestions on this pathfinder, please call us at these telephone numbers, 536-0244, 524-4611 local 620 or email us through "Ask LORA."

Compiled by: Mr. Roderick B. Ramos

Date: November 2009