Government Information Sources
ASRC Aerospace/NASA Kennedy Space Center
The Kennedy Space Center Corrosion Technology Testbed conducts
testing and research to identify technologies that will prevent
corrosion. Any project involving corrosion control may utilize
this fully staffed engineering, research, and testing facility.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
The principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government
in the field of labor economics and statistics.
California Legislation Information
Recently issued regulations, fact sheets, reports, Clean Air updates, and
other information.
Congressional
Record
The Congressional Record is the official
record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress.
It is published daily when Congress is in session.
Department of Defense Corrosion Exchange (DoDCE)
The DoDCE provides collaboration and information
sharing services and tools allowing members to collect, analyze,
synthesize, and distribute scientific and technical corrosion-related
information throughout the Corrosion Prevention and Control (CPC)
community. Membership to the DoDCE
is free of charge.
Department of
Defense Single Stock Point (DODSSP)
Provides access to military standards, specifications and
related information.
Electronic
Library of Construction Occupational Safety and Health (eLCOSH)
An excellent source for construction safety & health
information for contractors, owners, and workers. You can
search by trade (painters), types of hazards, job sites, etc.
EPA
Search for EPA environmental information, regulations, programs, press
releases (national and regional), and publications.
EPA SLATE
Networks
State, Local, And Tribal Environmental Network. Links to
state environmental agencies.
Federal Register
Official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices
of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders
and other presidential documents.
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Descriptions of major programs, Federal Register notices, an index
to FHWA publications and links to a wide variety oftransportation
resources.
Federal
Register
The Federal Register is the official daily publication
for Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices of federal agencies
and organizations, including EPA and OSHA.
FedWorld
Run by the Department of Commerce, this site pulls together
a variety of Federal information sources.
First Gov
The first-ever government website to provide the public with
easy, one-stop access to all online U.S. Federal Government
resources. It allows users to browse a wealth of information.
Government Printing Office (GPO)
Publishes government documents.
Library of Congress
Full text access to current bills under consideration by
Congress in THOMAS, as well as research tools for searching
library catalogs and other databases.
National
Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute
of Medicine, and the National Research Council
These organizations share a home page, making it easy to
search for information about all of them at once.
National Institute
of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Federal agency responsible for conducting research and making
recommendations for the prevention of work-related disease
and injury.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST)
Programs, products, news and other NIST information.
National Lead Information
Center
Provides the general public and professionals with information
about lead poisoning and its prevention. NLIC is funded by
EPA, the CDC and HUD.
National
Maritime Resource and Education Center (NMREC)
Established by MARAD to assist the U.S. shipbuilding, ship
repair, owner/operators and marine suppliers in improving their
international competitiveness.
Northeast Protective Coating Committee (NEPCOAT)
An affiliation of the northeast states, Connecticut, Massachusetts,
Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, and Vermont for the purpose of developing acceptance/testing
criteria of protective coatings for use on highway bridge steel.
Northwest
Pollution Prevention and Regulatory Perspectives
Funded by the EPA, this page covers the Pacific Northwest
paints and coatings manufacturing industry, local regulatory
issues and pollution prevention.
National Transportation Product Evaluation Program (NTPEP)
NETPEP’s mission is to reduce duplication of effort by State
DOT’s and participating industry for purposes of product
prequalification. The program focuses physical testing resources,
and expert knowledge to better understand and utilize proprietary,
engineered products.
New York State Department of Health
The NYS Department of Health's Health and Safety in the Home,
Workplace, and Outdoors site features a wealth of environmental,
health, and safety information on air quality, drinking water,
industrial chemicals, emergency preparedness, lead exposure, and
much, much more.
OSHA
Provides OSHA regulations, compliance directives, interpretations,
Federal Register notices, and news releases. It also includes
information about OSHA programs and services.
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC)
An independent Federal agency created to decide contests of citations or
penalties resulting from OSHA inspections of American work places.
Paint and Coatings
Resource Center
Established by the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences
(NCMS) with funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA). The main function is to provide regulatory compliance
and pollution prevention information.
Small Business
Environmental Home Page
Helps small business access environmental compliance and
pollution prevention information. Sponsored by EPA.
South Coast Air Quality Management
District (SCAQMD)
Enacts and enforces legal actions aimed at reducing air pollution in portions
of LA, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, CA until the national
ambient air quality standards of EPA are met.
State and
Local Governments on the Net
Links to state and local government offices, boards, commissions,
and branches (legislative, judicial and executive).
State Environmental
Resource Center
Information clearinghouse of environmental legislation and
news state-by-state.
U.S. Business Advisor
This federal site is organized to provide businesses with
access to government information, services and transactions.
A very useful gathering of information for small businesses.
U.S.
Coast Guard Office of Maritime Safety and Environmental Safety
Provides information regarding proposed and final Federal
regulations regarding commercial vessel safety, marine safety
and environmental protection.
U.S. - EU Cooperation
on Workplace Safety
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work have
established a joint website to provide wider access to job
safety and health information available from each agency.
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