Online Policies

Summaries of Provided Links

NEW LINKS:
Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE)
URL: http://www.afcee.brooks.af.mil
Summary: This site contains publications and materials from its various directorates. Of particular interest are the pollution program guides and other materials created by the Pollution Prevention Directorate. This directorate "identifies pollution/compliance opportunities, develops and executes strategic initiatives to identify and implement solutions to common Air Force pollution prevention and compliance problems, and crossfeeds information on successful programs, good ideas, and "best technologies" from throughout the Air Force and other federal agencies."
Contact: kathy.rice@hqafcee.brooks.af.mil or william.kivela@hqafcee.brooks.af.mil

Bureau of International Recycling
URL: http://www.bir.org/
Summary: This bureau is the international federation of the world's recycling industries. More than 50 countries are represented through companies and national associations. The site contains information on recycling of ferrous and nonferrous metals, stainless and special alloys, paper, textiles, plastics, rubber, and glass. It also contains press releases, newsletters, and publications. The site is in French, German, and English.
Contact: bir.sec@skynet.be

Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST)
URL: http://crest.org/
Summary: CREST was established in 1993 by the Solar Energy Research & Education Foundation to provide educational and informational materials regarding renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainable, sustainable development, and the environment. The Solstice site contains reports, newsletter, slides, and fact sheets pertaining to energy-efficient buildings, case studies, sustainable living, and renewable energy.
Contact: www-content@crest.org

Committee for the National Institute for the Environmental (CNIE)
URL: http://www.cnie.org
Summary: This is a nonprofit organization whose goals are to establish a National Institute for the Environmental issues may be facilitated. Their site includes a wealth of services and information. There is a topical directory covering population and environment, global climate change, agriculture, air, biodiverstiy, energy, forestry, marine, mining, public lands, stratospheric ozone, waste management, water quality, and wetlands. These sections contain information from several sources. Included here also is a nice section on educational resources, which includes a directory of higher education environmental programs.
Contact: cnie@cnie.org

Consortium on Green Design and Manufacturing (CGDM)
URL: http://euler.berkeley. edu/green/cgdm.html
Summary: This is a project operating under the auspices of the University of California, Berkeley and government and industry. The Consortium concentrates on developing environmentally-conscious product design and manufacturing. The CGDM site provides details of the ongoing research at the CGDM facility.
Contact: psheng@culer.me.berkeley.edu

OSHA Home Page
URL: http://www.osha.gov
Summary: One of the most useful sites on the web for S&H professionals. The site includes an office directory, access to official media releases, files that provide OSHA compliance assistance, OSHA standards and related documents, and links to other OSHA and S&H sites.

NIOSH Home Page
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html
Summary: This site describes the agency’s research activities and includes other useful information, including a directory, listings of databases and publications, and respirator information.

Other Federal Agencies - Main Links (Clay.Net)
URL: http://www.clay.net/govag.html
Summary: This is a comprehensive, quick-load (no graphics), no nonsense, yet easy to use work platform for rapid retrieval of primary/original source information designed for environmental (and safety) professionals. The site is specialized to highlight government regulations, agencies, and environmental/safety/health issues with speed and reliability.

US STATE AGENCIES/REGULATIONS
Other State Agencies - Main Links (Clay.Net)
URL: http://www.clay.net/statag.html
Summary: This site allows you to review US State government regulations, agencies, and environmental/safety/health issues. Some maneuvering on your part to extract the information you desire may be required since each State has structured their page differently.

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW/LEGAL SITES
Environmental Law
URL: http://www.law.indiana.edu/law/v-lib/envlaw.html
Summary: Maintained by the Indiana University School of Law, this site contains a list of links of online legal information that is arranged alphabetically and fully searchable.

Legal Issues & References
URL: http://www.legalethics.com/pa/index.html
Summary: This page is one of the older compendiums of Internet legal resources designed for attorneys and it offers a searchable set of links (and brief descriptions) to all primary Internet legal resources.

Legal Materials From the Fifty States & D.C.
URL: http://www.law.cornell.edu/states/
Summary: This site lists in alphabetical order all states. Each State page contains: Constitution and Legislation, Judicial Opinions, Regulations and Other Agency Material, and Additional Collections of State Legal Resources.

GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL LINKS INDEX
Environmental Sites
URL: http://www.lib.kth.se/~lg/envsite.htm
Summary: This award-winning site was developed by the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. It has an extensive, global listing of environmental links. This site has listings of environmental directories, guides, Internet tools & engines, and journals and newsletters. There is also a searchable index with a comprehensive subject guide.

Global Network of Environmental Technology Sites
URL: http://www.gnet.org
Summary: This network was created by the GNET foundation to "facilitate the cooperative integration of enterprise, technology, and environment into sustainable systems." This award-winning site contains information on environment and technology industries, people, products, government activities, news summaries and press releases, abstracts, and calendars. It includes TechKnow, an interactive search engine that can be used to search or browse by contaminant, affected area, by federal remediation roundtable structure, or by activity.

Enviro$en$e-Pollution Prevention Problems
URL: http://es.epa.gov/index.html
Summary: One of EPA’s best sites, it acts as a "single repository for pollution prevention, compliance assurance, and enforcement information." The site includes several databases, handbooks, case studies, statutes, executive orders, and compliance policies and guidelines. Included are the Solvent Alternative Guide (SAGE), the Hazardous Solvent Substitution Data System, Tri-Services Pollution Prevention (P2) Technical Library, a Solvents Database and much more.

CLU-IN: Hazardous Waste Clean-Up Information
URL: http://clu-in.org
Summary: This site provides information about innovative treatment technology to the hazardous waste remediation community. It describes programs, organizations, publications, and other tools. The site was developed by the EPA but is intended as a forum for anyone involved in waste remediation.

Environmental Defense Fund - Chemical Scorecard
URL: http://www.scorecard.org
Summary: This site, sponsored by the Environmental Defense Fund, contains information about the chemical situations of "your" community.

RTK Net
URL: http://www.rtk.net
Summary: A network providing free access to numerous databases, text files, and conferences on the environment, housing, and sustainable development.

Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association
URL: http://www.socma.com
Summary: The Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association (SOCMA), represents the interests of over 300 member companies, encompassing every segment of the industry from small specialty producers to large multinational corporations.

Water Environmental Federation
URL: http://www.wef.org
Summary: The official web site of the Water Environmental Association

Statutory Instrument
URL: http://www.national-publishing.co.uk/webpubfr.html
Summary: Since the beginning of 1997, we have been placing all Statutory Instruments on the Web site of Her Majesty's Stationery Office.

Environmental statutes
URL: http://es.epa.gov/oeca/regstat/regstat1.html
Summary: A list of links for Environmental statutes

GENERAL SAFETY/HEALTH LINKS INDEX
Links to Safety Sites (OSHA)
URL: http://www.osha.gov/safelinks.html
Summary: OSHA has provided these additional information sources because they may be helpful and informative. OSHA is not affiliated with these organizations and is not responsible for the content of the information provided, and no endorsement should be construed.

Compliance and Enforcement (OSHA)
URL: http://www.osha.gov/compliance
Summary: OSHA has provided a site that can assist you in researching compliance issues. A compliance guide, consultation service, and an asbestos advisor are just 3 of the 8 subjects that you can investigate. Do you want to know what the "Most Frequently Violated Standards" are then connecting to this site is a must.

Other Occupational Health & Safety Web Sites (NIOSH)
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/otherwww.html
Summary: NIOSH has provided these additional information links as a convenience. NIOSH is not responsible for the information found at these sites and does not necessarily endorse the opinions, products, or services mentioned.

Index to MSDS Sites
URL: http://www.phys.ksu.edu/~tipping/msds.html
Summary: An index to the various MSDS sites on the Net, with instructions for using each one.

AICHE
URL: http://www.aiche.org/docs/ccps/lldb.htm
Summary: American Institute of Chemical Engineers has provided a Process Safety Incident Database to pool process safety incident experience among participating companies so they can learn from the experience of others, while minimizing corporate liability. Such incidents could result in a fire, explosion, fatality, multiple injuries, significant release of hazardous materials, or near-misses.

INTERNATIONAL LINKS INDEX
International Occupational S & H Info.
URL: http://turva.me.tut.fi/cis/home.html
Summary: A service of the International Labor Office in Geneva, Switzerland, the Centre is a worldwide service with the aim of collecting and disseminating all relevant information about occupational safety & health being published around the world.

Chemical Industries Association
URL: http://www.brainstorm.co.uk/TANC/Winners/Report/cia.html
Summary: CIA is the UK chemical industry’s leading trade organization. It represents 200 companies on 700 sites and is the only trade association covering generic issues over the whole chemical sector. This site has on-line bulletin boards for quick response to members’ queries and a customer access base to Associations members’ products and services.

Wales Environment Centre
URL: http://www.arenanetwork.org
Summary: The Centre provides guidance, information and practical assistance on environmental matters to companies and other organizations throughout Wales. It promotes continual improvement and the adoption of best practice and provides support to all its members including SMEs.

British Occupational Hygiene Society
URL: http://www.bohs.org
Summary: BOHS is a multidisciplinary learned society dedicated to promote Occupational Hygiene. BOHS publishes a professional journal called The Annals of Occupational Hygiene, commonly known as the ‘Annals’.

The Royal Institution of Great Britain
URL: http://www.ri.ac.uk
Summary: The oldest independent research establishment in the world! The Royal Institution is both a world class Centre of scientific research and a pioneer in the popularization of science through a wide ranging programme of educational events aimed at children, adults, specialists and non-specialists.

The Royal Society of Chemistry
URL: http://www.rsc.org
Summary: The Royal Society of Chemistry is the Learned Society for chemistry and the Professional Body for chemists in the UK with 46,000 members worldwide. It is a major publisher of chemical information, supports the teaching of chemistry at all levels, organizes hundreds of chemical meetings a year and is a leader in communicating science to the public.

World Health Organization
URL: http://www.who.ch
Summary: Founded in 1948, the World Health Organization leads the World Alliance for Health for All. WHO promotes technical cooperation for health among nations, carries out programmes to control and eradicate disease and strives to improve the quality of human life.

Environmental Law Net
URL: http://www.environmentallawnet.com/lawsregs.html
Summary: This Page provides direct links to federal and state environmental statutes and regulations, environmental laws of countries around the world, international environmental treaties and agreements, and environmental laws of Native American tribes.

The European Environmental Law Homepage
URL: http://www.eel.nl/index.htm
Summary: This site has links to various European environmental law related web pages.

ISO 14000

What is ISO 14000?
URL: http://www.mgmt14k.com
Summary: Developed by MGMT Alliances Inc. Available information includes articles and papers on ISO 14000, training, standards and guidelines, frequently asked questions, and links to related sites.

International Organization for Standardization
URL: http://www.iso.ch
Summary: ISO’s homepage.

ISO 14000 Integrated Solutions ("IIS")
URL: http://www.iso14000.org
Summary: These two linked sites are set up to promote awareness of ISO 14000 and provide information to American industry, government agencies, and environmental organizations. Included are headline news, calendar of events, training information, a certified company database, and search capabilities.

ISO 9000 & 14000: Quality Digest Online
URL: http://www.qualitydigest.com
Summary: Provided as a source for "quality" news, tips, techniques, articles, and the home of the only FREE, searchable ISO 9000 and QS-9000 registered company database, as well as events and daily news updates, calendar listings, a keyword search, and coming soon a QD Forum -- a chat room featuring quality experts. Contains the complete text of Quality Digest magazine.

GlobeNet
URL: http://www.iso14000.net
Summary: Your complete source for ISO14000 information

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Sustainable Development (RFWeston)
URL: http://www.rfweston.com/sd/welcome.htm
Summary: This site, and also the homepage of Roy F. Weston Inc., provide links to in-depth discussions about restoring, managing, and preserving environmental quality in the progress toward developing and maintaining a sustainable global society. Contains a section on frequently asked questions, and a search function.

Int’l Inst. for Sustainable Development ("IISDnet")
URL: http://iisd1.iisd.ca
Summary: IISD is a site, which supports the ideal of conserving the world’s resources along with social and economic development. Available information includes several definitions of sustainable development, lists of projects, global news on this topic, and links to related sites.

Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development
URL: http://www.sustainable.doe.gov
Summary: A site developed by DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to promote a comprehensive approach to community energy planning that recognizes the linkages between energy, environmental, and economy. The site has been restructured and is now organized by topic, with links to on-line manuals, workbooks, success stories, model codes and ordinances, and other resources including a chat room.

References:
(1) The Environmental Guide to the Internet
Carol Briggs-Erickson and Tony Murphy
Government Institutes, Rockville, MD
Third Edition, 1997, 384 pgs.
Summary: An updated and comprehensive listing of environmental resources on the Internet, including over 500 web sites, 200 discussion groups, 120 electronic journals and newsletters, and 35 Usenet groups.

(2) Safety & Health on the Internet
Ralph B. Stuart, III
Government Institutes, Rockville, MD
1997, 198 pgs.
Summary: Both a user’s guide to the Internet and a "Yellow Pages," it includes over 200 safety and health sites, plus newsletters and discussion groups.

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