CMGT 103: Construction Safety & Health: Web Sites

About web sites ...

Remember:

• Anyone may post anything on the Internet
• Information may be biased or incomplete
• Information may disappear without notice

 See criteria to the right for evaluating web sites.

Search for topics relating to prevention, education of and treatment(s) for the disease.  

Where applicable, research Agency’s web site for local agencies.    

OSHA Publications & Education Materials

Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

OSHA Illness & Injury Prevention Programs

OSHA Outreach Training Program - Construction Industry

National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH)

NIOSH - Workplace Safety & Health Topics

Construction Solutions 

National Work Zone Safety - Informational Clearing House

Pennsylvania Department Labor & Industry

Pennsylvania - Uniform Construction Codes

Critically review all web sites with the following questions in mind:

• Who is the author(s) or sponsor(s) of the site? What are their qualifications? (Authority)
• Is this a commercial, governmental, personal, or academic web site? (Accuracy)
• What is the purpose of the site? (Objectivity)
• Is the information current?  When was the web site last updated? (Currency)
• Is the information documented? (Coverage)

REMEMBER - not all information found on the Web is useful for college research!