Industry Standards
National Highway Transportation Safety Administration
The role of the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) is to save lives, prevent injuries and reduce economic costs due to road traffic crashes using education, research, safety standards and enforcement activity.
URL: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
The role of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is to promote the safety and health of America's workers by setting and enforcing standards while providing training, outreach and education, establishing partnerships, and encouraging improvement in workplace safety and health.
URL: http://www.osha.gov/
American Society of Mechanical Engineer
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) strives to be the premier organization for promoting the art, science and practice throughout the world by better enabling mechanical engineering practitioners to contribute to the well-being of humankind.
URL: http://www.asme.org/
Consumer Product Safety Commission
The Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Access consumer product recalls and other business information.
URL: http://www.cpsc.gov/
Environmental Health Perspectives
Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) is a monthly journal of peer-reviewed research and news on the impact of the environment on human health. EHP content is free online and available in print issues through paid subscription.
URL: http://www.ehponline.org/
Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) protects human health and the environment working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people. The EPA works to develop and enforce regulations that implement environmental laws enacted by Congress and is responsible for researching and setting national standards for a variety of environmental programs, delegating to states and tribes the responsibility for issuing permits and for monitoring and enforcing compliance.
URL: http://www.epa.gov/
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is responsible for the safety of civil aviation. The FAA issues and enforces regulations and minimum standards covering manufacturing, operating, and maintaining aircraft. One of the FAA's primary objectives is the responsibility for the safe and efficient use of navigable airspace, promoting the highest safety standards in the world while providing quality service to the public.
URL: http://www.faa.gov/
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent US government agency directly responsible to Congress, developed to regulate interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable.
URL: http://www.fcc.gov/
Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is the only federal agency with both consumer protection and competition jurisdiction in broad sectors of the economy. The FTC issues effective law enforcement and advances consumers’ interests by sharing its expertise with federal and state legislatures and U.S. and international government agencies while developing policy and research tools through hearings, workshops, and conferences.
URL: http://www.ftc.gov/
Food and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a United States Department of Health and Human Services agency responsible for the safety and regulation of most types of foods, drugs, vaccines, dietary supplements, veterinary products, biological medical products, blood products, medical devices, radiation-emitting devices, and cosmetics. The FDA strives to maximize public health protection while minimizing regulatory burden.
URL: http://www.fda.gov/
Head Protection Research Laboratory
The Head Protection Research Laboratory (HPRL) is a scientific laboratory located in the southwest part of Los Angeles with extensive equipment for the testing and evaluation of various forms of head protection equipment. Every week, HPRL tests, analyzes and evaluates dozens of motorcycle helmets, bicycle helmets, aviation helmets, industrial safety helmets and various related sports equipment. In addition, HPRL conducts specialized research on motorcycle accidents with major research projects in Europe and Asia. Comprehensive research files are maintained on thousands of motorcycle accidents, bicycle accidents, and detailed autopsy procedures to determine head and neck injuries in fatal accidents.
URL: http://www.hprl.org/
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and Highway Loss Data Institute
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, coupled with the Highway Loss Data Institute, lists the safest cars on the road, giving access to crash test results, regulations, and traffic laws.
The IIHS is an independent, nonprofit, scientific, and educational organization dedicated to reducing the losses from crashes on the nation's highways. The HLDI shares this mission using scientific studies of insurance data that return the human and economic losses resulting from the operation of varied vehicles, while publishing insurance loss results by vehicle make and model.
URL: http://www.iihs.org/
National Institute of Standards and Technology
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a federal technology agency that promotes economic growth by developing and applying technology, measurements, and standards.
URL: http://www.nist.gov/
National Transportation Safety Board
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) delivers a highly navigable site with detailed information on plane, railroad, automobile, and boat accidents as well as pipeline and hazardous materials.
URL: http://www.ntsb.gov/
Skytrax - Airline Quality
SKYTRAX offers more reviews for Airlines, Airports, Airline seats, and lounges than any other website. It is best known for the World Airline Star Ranking, SKYTRAX is also recognised as the passenger's favorite website when it comes to reviews across all areas of air travel. Read through hundreds of thousands of airline and airport reviews, reviews for airline seats, airline lounges and check millions of different customer ratings for their travel experiences.
URL: http://www.airlinequality.com/
Society of Automotive Engineers
The Society of Automotive Engineers is the essential reference for all engineers and researchers who want access to the most current vehicle technology along with SAE's complete archives of past publications.
URL: http://www.sae.org/servlets/index
