| Legal
Resources
Construction, Surety
& Fidelity
Occupational
Safety & Health Administration (OSHA):
Standards applicable to job sites and employers,
illness statistics, investigations, the jobsite
safety handbook and other resources can be found
here.
http://www.osha.gov
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH): NIOSH Is the
Federal agency responsible for researching and
making recommendations regarding workplace health
and safety. Access to NIOSH research, bulletins
and publications can be found on the site.
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html
The databases contained on the site
provide access to a wide range of materials concerning
construction, mining, hazardous materials and
scientific studies concerning workplace health
and safety. An invaluable factual research tool.
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/database.html
US Army Corps of Engineers:
Information about the Corps, ongoing projects
and “hot topics” can be accessed through
this site.
http://www.usace.army.mil/
Building Officials and Code
Administrators International: Unfortunately,
the codes are not available on-line. However,
the site offers current revisions and their progress
through committee, and order forms to order most
major national codes such as the National building
code, the National Fire Protection code, the National
Premises Maintenance Codes and the International
Mechanical Code.
http://www.bocai.org
DOE Office of Building Technology,
State and Community Programs (BTS): Contains
the Model Energy Code, the Commercial Energy Code
and selected states’ codes.
http://www.energycodes.gov
American Institute of Architects:
Contains articles and publications of interest.
http://www.aia.org
Construction Specifications
Institute: They really knocked themselves
out creating a wonderful web site. There is an
index and link to construction articles back to
1949. The selection of articles regarding legal
issues looks particularly good.
http://www.csinet.org/specify/csindex/csindex.htm
Association of General Contractors
of America: Lots of links and articles
and standard contract forms available for purchase
on-line.
http://www.agc.org/
Surety Information Office:
This site offers free educational materials on
surety bonds for contractors, bankers, the surety
industry and the general public.
http://www.sio.org
Surety Association of America:
Provides news and articles of interest to the
industry.
http://www.surety.org
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