The Internet as a Research Tool

Safety Information on the Internet
	The Internet as a Research Tool

I. Define your question

Types of safety information
Types of reference sources

II. Check safety sites for what you need

Examples:
OSHA technical information site: http://www.osha-slc.gov
Vermont SIRI site: http://siri.org
MSDS: http://siri.org/msds
SAFETY archives: http://siri.org/email
Text files: http://siri.org/library

III. Use general Web indexes to widen your search

Alta Vista: http://www.altavista.digital.com/
Yahoo: http://www.yahoo.com

IV. If searching the web fails, ask a discussion group for help

Use good netiquette
Follow the discussion for a while to to understand what questions work

V. Check the information you get!

Common sense
Paper sources
A friendly expert (perhaps by e-mail)

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