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Shop & Building Trades Specific Web Sites OSHA – Woodworking E-Tool This is OSHA's electronic resource on the hazards associated associated with woodworking. Woodworkers Central This site was developed by the Woodworkers Website Association. It contains an easy searchable index of real-life stories of accidents people have had using woodworking tools. Woodworking links - Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety This site has guidance information for using wood working machines. Power Tools Institute This site contains information on power tool safety as well as some curriculum resources. Washington Woodshop and Construction Teachers Home Page This site contains resources that are available for Washington teachers to stay contacted and coordinated with each other. Electrical Safety: Safety and Health for Electrical Trades Student Manual This student manual is part of a safety and health curriculum for secondary and post-secondary electrical trades courses. The manual is designed to engage the learner in recognizing, evaluating, and controlling hazards associated with electrical work. It was developed through extensive research with vocational instructors. NIOSH - Electronic Library of Construction Occupational Safety and Health This site is a database of resources on the environmental hazards encountered in construction work. It includes recommendations for reducing hazardous conditions, NIOSH and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) data on hazards and the problems they can cause, and summaries of published research. From the home page visitors can search for information by hazard, trade, or job site.

General Safety & Health Web sites

Health & Safety Awareness for Working Teens This site is the resource site for Health & Safety Awareness for Working Teens program at the University of Washington. This site contains information for teachers, students, employers and parents. Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) This site contains information regarding various services L&I provides including employment standards and occupational health and safety regulations and workers’ compensation. Washington Department of Labor & Industries Help for Teen Workers (L&I) This site contains lots of information for teens, employers, parents and teachers regarding workers safety and health in Washington State. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Occupational Safety & Health Administration home page addresses job safety and health with branches for regulations/compliance, news rooms, outreach, libraries, and information on the organization itself. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Safety and health at work through research and prevention. Contains multiple services and links to other related web sites.