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Occupational Health and Safety Research Guide

Books and Audiovisual Materials

Books

To identify books on your topic, search the Library Catalogue using the keyword option. Remember to use Boolean logic to link multiple keywords. The books in the library are located on floors 6 through 10. Reference and Reserve books are located on the 2nd floor. Books are shelved according to the Library of Congress classification system.

Most books related to Occupational Health and Safety are located in the HD call number section on the 7th floor. Additional material is found in other call number ranges. To assist you in browsing the collection, try the following areas:

Industrial Hygiene. Industrial Welfare HD7260-7780.8
Canadian OH&S Law KE3365
Ontario OH&S Law KEO671 - KEO689
Toxicology RA1190 - RA1270
Industrial Medicine. RC963 - RC969
Industrial Safety T55-55.3
Human Engineering (Ergonomics) TA166-167

If you do not have a specific author or title of a book, search the Library Catalogue using the keyword option.

Ryerson Library Audio Visual Collection

The Library has a number of videos, DVDs and films related to occupational health and safety. AV materials are located on the 5th floor, and can be located by using the Library Catalogue

You can use the keyword option to find AV items related to your topic:

Example: ergonomics and videorecording

You can also use the keyword option and limit by material type:

Example: ergonomics, and then under material type, select Visual Media, or DVD if the preferred format.