GLOBAL COLLABORATIONS

Program Resources

Access to global data, classification systems and resources are essential to improve international worker safety and health.

NAICS Sectors
The work of the NIOSH Global Collaborations Program to prevent occupational disease and injury contributes to all North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Sectors of formal employment in the U.S.

International Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities (ISIC-Rev.3)
Global data by sector are organized by the International Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities (ISIC-Rev.3). The NIOSH Global Collaborations Program contributes to the informal sector where the majority of workers in developing nations, and some workers in industrialized nations, are working.

Bureau of Labor Statistics 
The “Industry at a Glance” profile from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) provides detailed information on employment, wages, productivity, and outlook for employment in all sectors in the U.S.

LABORSTA
Similar data for over 200 countries and territories can be found in LABORSTA, an International database on labor statistics of the International Labor Organization.

World Health Organization Occupational Health Website
The WHO website includes information, resources and data related to global occupational safety and health.

Geolibrary
Global Environmental and Occupational Health e-library of public domain training materials.

International Labour Organization (ILO) Occupational Safety and Health Website
The only tripartite U.N. agency, the ILO brings together governments, employers and workers representatives of 187 member States, to set labor standards, develop policies and devise programs promoting decent work for all women and men.

International Commission on Occupational Health
The International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) is an international non-governmental professional society whose aims are to foster the scientific progress, knowledge and development of occupational health and safety in all its aspects.

International Occupational Hygiene Association (IOHA)
The International Occupational Hygiene Association is an international association of national occupational hygiene organizations from across the world. IOHA works to improve occupational hygiene worldwide, providing a safe and healthy working environment for all.

International Ergonomics Association (IEA)
The International Ergonomics Association (IEA) is the federation of ergonomics and human factors societies across the world. The mission of the IEA is to elaborate and advance ergonomics science and practice.

International Social Security Association
The International Social Security Association is the principal international institution bringing together social security agencies and organizations.

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
The International Organization for Standardization is an independent, non-governmental international organization with a membership of 163 national standards bodies. Through its members, it brings together experts to share knowledge and develop voluntary, consensus-based, market relevant International Standards that support innovation and provide solutions to global challenges.

American Industrial Hygiene Association
AIHA administers comprehensive education programs that keep occupational and environmental health and safety professionals current in the field of industrial hygiene.​