General Reference
Organizations

Links to hundreds websites of professional associations, institutes and non-profit organizations of interest to those in insurance and risk management, human resources, environmental safety and health, security, facilities management and related professions. Provides information such as, the latest news on federal and state legislation, industry conferences, position statements, press releases, newsletters, journals, books & other publications, etc. Standards organizations.

Actuary

Casualty Actuary Society. Society of Actuaries.

Business

Organizations and associations for business executives, small business and women in business.

Chemicals

Organizations related to toxicology, chemical engineering, hazardous substance research, etc.

Claims

Links to societies and professional associations related to insurance claims management.

Construction

Associations dedicated to construction trades.

Dental

In addition to the ADA, includes associations for dental hygienists and for specialties in dentistry such as orthodontics, periodontology, prosthodontists.

Disasters

Organizations focused on disasters and emergency preparednesss.

EMS

National associations for EMS professionals.

Environment

Center for policy research & technical assistance on global environmental & development.

Ergonomics

Research, certification & education for human factors & ergonomics.

Fire

Professional associations for professionals interested in arson investigation, fire chiefs, fire equipment distributors, burglar & fire alarms, fire sprinklers, etc.

Health

National & international organizations that promote health, fitness, nutrition, etc.

Human Resources

Employee relations. Compensation. Temporary staffing services. Workplace learning and performance. Benefits. SHRM.

Industrial Hygiene

Associations for professionals dedicated to the control of workplace environmental hazards.

Insurance

Variety of insurance industry-related organizations: Insurance fraud (IFB) State WC (CWCI) Insurance agents (IIAA). Consumer information (III) Research (SIR) International Association of Industrial Accident Boards & Commmissions (IAIABC) Others.

Legal

Legal research centers. Organizations on topics such as: Alternative dispute resolution. Structured settlements. Health care liability.

Medicine

Professional medical associations, academies and colleges. Cancer society. Accreditation of healthcare (JCAHO). Many more.

Mental Health

Associations for psychologists, psychiatry, etc.

Nursing

Professional nursing organizations.

Occupational Medicine

Organizations related to occupational medicine.

Quality

Organizations dedicated to quality & benchmarking.

Radiation

Organizations that collect, analyze, develop & disseminate information about radiation protection.

Risk Management

Associations for risk managers. Self-insurance. Public risk. Health care risk management. More.

Safety

Societies & councils who promote workplace safety & health, accreditate safety professionals, etc. Industrial safety equipment.

Security

Organizations dedicated to the security profession. National Crime Victim Center.

Standards

Standards-based organizations.

Surety

American Surety Association. Surety Association of Canada. Surety Association of America.

Taxes

Professional organizations and institutes for tax professionals.