374 Industrial Health Foundation 34 Penn Circle W Pittsburgh, PA 15206 www.health.gov/nhic International Labour Organization (ILO) 4, route des Morillons CH-1211 Geneva 22 Switzerland www.ilo.org National Safety Council (NSC) 1121 Spring Lake Drive Itasca, IL 60143 www.nsc.org Women’s Occupational Health Resource Center (WOHRC) 117 St. John’s Place Brooklyn, NY 11217 Worker’s Institute for Safety and Health (WISH) 1126 16th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Groups Research and service organization made up of industrial companies working toward the advancement of health in in- dustry. The foundation maintains a research laboratory for member companies and offers continuing education pro- grams for nurses, industrial hygiene engineers, and physi- cians. It also disseminates information on health hazards, toxicity, and control procedures. Organization dedicated to the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases. It promotes occupational safety, health, and well-being, and identification and elimination of hazards in the work environment through international con- ventions and recommendations and dissemination of infor- mation such as the Encyclopedia of Occupational Health and Safety. Voluntary non-governmental organization promoting acci- dent reduction through the exchange of safety and health ideas and methods. The NSC offers occupational health training programs and literature, use of health and safety li- brary services, and free telephone consultation with experts in safety and industrial hygiene. It publishes and distributes manuals, fact sheets, booklets, and films. In addition, the NSC cosponsors annual congress with the National Safety Congress and Exposition. Agency acting as a clearinghouse on occupational health and safety issues for women. It sponsors workshops, seminars, and panels, and provides speakers to promote an awareness of women’s occupational health needs among businesses, working women, unions, health professionals, and govern- ment policy makers. WOHRC publishes a bimonthly newslet- ter as well as fact sheets on specific occupational health hazards and policies. WISH provides to unions technical, scientific, and educational services on occupational health and safety. Continued on next page
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