Links - Online Sources for Physical Agents

International Radiation Protection Association - The primary purpose of IRPA is to provide a medium whereby those engaged in radiation protection activities in all countries may communicate more readily with each other and through this process advance radiation protection in many parts of the world.

The Society for Radiological Protection - The Society's full objectives are to promote the science and art of radiation protection, disseminate knowledge and support relevant education and promote high professional standards to the public benefit.

IAEA - The IAEA is the world's center of cooperation in the nuclear field.

HSE - UK HSE Radiation webpages (ionising and non-ionising)

ICRP - The work of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) helps to prevent cancer and other diseases and effects associated with exposure to ionising radiation, and to protect the environment.

WHO - The WHO ionising radiation website

EPA - US EPA Radiation Website (ionising and non-ionising)

OSHA - US OSHA ionising radiation website

HPA - UK Health Protection Agency website(ionising and non-ionising)

ARPANSA - Australian Radiation protection and Nuclear Safety Agency website (ionising and non-ionising)

CCOHS Ionizing radiation - CCOHS guidance on ionising radiation units and quantities

CCOHS Radon - CCOHS Guidance on radon in buildings

ILO - ILO Guidance on Radiation Protection

Non-Ionising Radiation Top

General

ICNIRP - International Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation Protection

HSE - UK HSE Radiation webpages (ionising and non-ionising)

HSE NIR - UK HSE Non-ionising radiation website

EPA - US EPA Radiation Website (ionising and non-ionising)

HPA - UK Health Protection Agency website (ionising and non-ionising)

ARPANSA - Australian Radiation protection and Nuclear Safety Agency website (ionising and non-ionising)

Lighting

OSHA Workstation Lighting Tool - A useful tool for assessing lighting

CCOHS Lighting Website - Canadian CCOHS lighting guidance

Lighting in Offices - HK Labour Department, Guidance on Office Lighting from the HKLD

Working with VDUs UK HSE guidance for working with Display Screens

Infra-Red Radiation

ICNIRP - ICNIRP statement on IR

ILO IR - ILO information on IR radiation

Radio-Frequency Radiation

NIOSH - NIOSH EMF website

CCOHS mobile phones - CCOHS Cellular phones website

CCOHS microwave ovens - CCOHS microwave ovens website

OSHA - OSHA radio frequency and microwave website

Ultra-Violet Radiation

NIOSH - NIOSH UV Radiation website

WHO - WHO UV radiation website

WHO - WHO guidance on protecting workers from UV radiation

Lasers

US OSHA - US OSHA Lasers technical manual

ILO - ILO Guidance on use of lasers in the workplace

CCOHS - CCOHS UV radiation website

The Thermal Environment Top

General

CCOHS Thermal Extremes - CCOHS Extreme hot and cold temperature conditions

UK HSE Temperature - UK HSE Temperature website

Cold Environments

CCOHS Cold Environments - CCOHS General Introduction to cold environments

CCOHS Health Effects - CCOHS Health effects and first aid for cold environments

CCOHS Working - CCOHS working in cold environments website

US NIOSH Cold - US NIOSH Cold stress website

US OSHA - US OSHA Cold Stress Equation

Thermal Comfort

CCOHS Thermal comfort - CCOHS Thermal comfort in offices website

Hot Environments

CCOHS Control - CCOHS Control of Hot Environments Website

NIOSH - US NIOSH Heat Stress website

OSHA - US OSHA Heat stress technical manual

HSE - UK HSE Heat stress website

More online sources - Heat stress sources on the internet

If you wish to report redundant links or would like to suggest new ones please contact Terry McDonald at consultancy@terrymcdonald.net.