SUMMER UPDATE
Safetylex will be taking an summer hiatus. We will resume posting after August.
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Calendar
- 200080602 - National Fire Protection Assn - World Safety Conference
June 2-6, 2008. Las Vegas, Nevada. - 20071012 - National Safety Council Congress & Expo
October 12-19, 2007. Chicago, Illinois. - 20080315 - 9th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion
March 15-18, 2008. Merida, Mexico. - 20080609 - American Society of Safety Engineers, Safety 2008
June 9-12, 2008. Las Vegas, Nevada. - 20080712 - American Association of Justice, Annual Convention
July 12-16, 2008. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 30000001 - American Association of Justice, Trial Skills Seminars Yearly Calendar
Schedule of AAJ Trial Skills Colleges and Seminars on various dates and locations throughout the year.
Advocacy Campaigns
- Alliance For Healthy Homes
Campaign to end childhood lead poisoning. - SaferParks
Campaign to improve amusement park safety. - SafeMinds
Campaign for ending mercury-induced neurological disorders. - Americans for Insurance Reform
- Angels On The Tracks Foundation
Ohio campaign for the improvement of safety at railroad crossings. - Stop Paraquat
- Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
- Campaign To Eliminate Conflict Diamonds
- Director's Duties Campaign, Transport and General Workers Union
- Public Eye On Davos Campaign
- Corporate Accountability Campaign, Friends of the Earth International
FOEI is campaigning for the rights of communities and citizens to hold corporations accountable for harmful economic and social conduct. - The Chemical Home, Greenpeace International
International campaign to have product manufacturers remove toxic chemicals from their goods. - Healthy Building Network
- People Over Profits
- International Campaign to Ban Asbestos, International Ban Asbestos Secretariat
- Anit-Sweatshop Campaign, Maquila Solidarity Network
- Ban Lindane Now!
- Shipbreaking Campaign
Greenpeace's campaign to end the hazardous dismantling of old ships on the coasts of developing nations. - The Brady Campaign To Prevent Gun Violence
- National Coalition For School Bus Safety
- Access To Justice Campaign, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
Campaign to preserve citizens' right to have access to the courts. - SaveOurCourts.Org
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights campaign regarding judicial nominees.
Links To Attorney & Human Rights Organizations
- American Association of Justice (Formerly ATLA)
- Trial Lawyers For Public Justice
- National Lawyers Guild
- American Constitution Society
- Center For Justice & Democracy
- Foundation For Taxpayer & Consumer Rights
- Corporate Accountability (WEED)
- Corporate Accountability International
- Human Rights Watch (Business & Human Rights)
- Business & Human Rights Resource Center
Links To Safety Organizations
- Royal Society For The Prevention Of Accidents
- National Safety Council
- American Society Of Safety Engineers
- Occupational Safety & Health Administration
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- World Health Organization (Injury & Violence Prevention)
- Centers For Disease Control (Injuries & Violence Prevention)
- National Institute For Occupational Safety & Health
- International Labour Organization - Programme On Safety And Health At Work
- International Society for Violence and Injury Prevention
- Hazard Information Foundation Inc.
- Center For Progressive Reform
- Hazards Magazine
Blawgs & Attorney Sites Of Interest
- Wisconsin Personal Injury Lawyers Blog
- Trial Advocacy Blog
- The Pump Handle
- The Legal Reader
- The Illinois Trial Practice Weblog
- The Common Scold
- South Carolina Trial Law Blog
- Public Health and Law
- Opinio Juris
- Oil Patch Lawyers
- Notes from the (Legal) Underground
- Lex et Scientia
- Legal Theory Blog
- Legal Marketing for Lawyers & Law Firms
- Inter Alia
- Impact Analysis
- Ergonomics In The News
- Day On Torts
- Corp Reform - Not Tort Reform
- Brain Injury Law Blog
- Blawg Republic: Personal Injury Law News
- ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society
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- Posters related to health and safety campaigns and events. The items are displayed for educational and informational purposes only. If any copyright owner objects to display on this site, please notify us directly and the item will be promptly removed.
GALLERY - SAFETY POSTERS, PHOTOS, & ART
- Posters, photographs, and paintings related to safety and health matters generally. The items are displayed for educational and informational purposes only. If any copyright owner objects to display on this site, please notify us directly and the item will be promptly removed.
General Reading
LIBRARY - TORTS & LAW
- Texts regarding tort law, corporate accountability, and related matters. Please note that texts are not identified by editions and that newer editions of referenced texts may be available. Suggestions always welcome via email.
LIBRARY - TRIAL SKILLS
- A listing of selected trial skills texts. Please note that texts are not identified by editions and that newer editions of referenced texts may be available. Suggestions always welcome via email.
LIBRARY - SAFETY
- Texts on safety, organized in order of the following categories: agriculture, construction, general safety, human factors & ergonomics, occupational h & s, premises, product safety, traffic & transportation, and warnings & instructions. Please note that texts are not identified by editions and that newer editions of referenced texts may be available. Suggestions by email always welcome via email.
Internet Documents-Torts & Rights
- The Truth About Torts: An Insurance Crisis, Not A Lawsuit Crisis
Thomas O. McGarity, et. al., A Center for Progressive Reform White Paper - Viva Torts
Hon. Allen M. Linden. Journal of High Technology Law. - Unmaking and Remaking Tort Law
Jay M. Feinman - When Should We Prefer Tort Law To Environmental Regulation?
Keith N. Hylton. Washburn Law Journal. - The Attack on Trial Lawyers and Tort Law
David C. Johnson, A Commonweal Institute Report - Shakespeare's Tribute To Lawyers
Howard Nations - Keeping Coequal: State Court Defenses Against Legislative Encroachment
Robert R. Williams - The Rise and Spread of Mandatory Arbitration as a Substitute for the Jury Trial
Jean R. Sternlight - The Frivolous Case for Tort Law Change
Lawrence Chimerine and Ross Eisenbrey - ABA Principles For Juries and Jury Trials
American Bar Association - Discovery of Digital Information
Ronald J. Hedges, United States Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey - The Hidden Victims of Tort Reform: Women, Children & the Elderly
Prof. Lucinda M. Finley - Lifesavers: CJD's Guide to Lawsuits That Protect Us All
Center for Justice & Democracy - Controlling Corporate Wrongs: The Liability of Multinational Corporations
International Restructuring Education Network Europe - Beyond Good Deeds: Case Studies and a New Policy Agenda for Corporate Accountability
The California Global Corporate Accountability Project
Internet Documents-Safety
- Expert Forecast on Emerging Physical Risks related to Occupational Safety and Health
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work - Priceless: Human Health, the Environment and the Limits of the Market
Frank Ackerman & Lisa Heinzerling. - Trouble In Toyland: The 20th Annual Survey Of Toy Safety
National Association of State Public Interest Research Groups - Trouble on the Farm: Growing Up with Pesticides in Agricultural Communities
National Resources Defense Council. - Manufacturer's Guide to Developing Consumer Product Instructions
Timothy Smith, ed. - Handbook for Public Playground Safety
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. - A Guide to Practical Machine Guarding
Queensland Government, Workplace Health and Safety. - Occupational Exsposure to Airborne Substances Harmful to Health
International Labor Office. - Safety and Health in Construction
International Labor Organization. - NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - Injury: A disease that affects all of society
Timothy E. Corden, MD, et. al. - Breaking the Safety Barrier: Engineering New Paradigms in Safety Design
James Francis Culvenor - Safety Bibliography
Kevin J. Hanratty - Safety and Safety Promotion: Conceptual and Operation Aspects
Quebec WHO Collaborating Centre for Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention, et. al. - Its The Hazards Stupid
Rory O'Neill
Classic Texts: Tort Law & Rights
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
United Nations - The Spirit of the Common Law
Roscoe Pound - The Common Law
Oliver Wendell Holmes - International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
United Nations - Constitution of the United States
United States of America - Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England: Of Wrongs and Their Remedies Respecting the Rights of Persons
William Blackstone - Bill of Rights
United States of America
Classic Texts: Safety & Health
- The Poisonous Occupations
Alice Hamilton - Safety As A Human Right
Dinesh Mohan - On The Escape Of Tigers
William Haddon - Montreal Declaration People's Right To Safety
6th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Control - Health and Human Rights
Jonathan Mann, et. al. - Eyewitness At The Triangle
William G. Shepherd - Delhi Declaration On People's Right To Safety
5th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Control - Anna Imroth
Carl Sandburg - A Fence Or An Ambulance
Joseph Malins
