Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) Announces Release of OSH Researcher

HAMILTON, May 24, 2002 - The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), today announced the release of OSH Researcher/Chercheur SST. This CD-ROM offers subscribers a convenient international collection of important bibliographic databases - CISILO, HSELINE and CANADIANA. Also adding value to this new CD-ROM is the French Chercheur SST collection, CISILO (French) and INRS - Bibliographie.

OSH Researcher provides authoritative, up-to-date coverage of the most relevant published OSH-related literature from around the world. With nearly 400,000 references, this collection covers such topics as ergonomics, toxicology, health and safety management and much more.

The integrated indexes allow users to search multiple databases in the bibliographic collection. In OSH Researcher, all the English databases can be searched together or separately and the same applies to the French Chercheur SST collection. Both instances provide immediate access to topical and dependable reference literature.

“In response to the ever-growing needs of working Canadians, CCOHS continues to enhance and update its services,” said Len Hong, President and Chief Executive Officer, CCOHS. “OSH Researcher reflects our commitment to providing health, safety and information specialists with the most current, relevant and reliable information on workplace hazards and the various methods of preventing illnesses and injuries at work.”

About OSH Researcher/Chercheur SST

CISILO, HSELINE, CANADIANA and INRS - Bibliographie provide unique subject coverage:

· CISILO, a bilingual, bibliographic database, with references to international occupational health and safety literature, is produced by International Occupational Safety and Health Information Centre/Centre international d'informations de sécurité et d'hygiène du travail (CIS) in Geneva. CIS scans more than 400 journals annually on basic safety and health topics.

· HSELINE is produced by HSE Information Service (UK) and provides more than 200,000 citations with abstracts to worldwide literature on occupational safety and health. The database includes all UK Health and Safety Commission and Health and Safety Executive publications as well as a wide range of periodicals, books, conference proceedings, reports, and legislation.

· CANADIANA, produced by CCOHS, offers references to occupational health and safety documents published in Canada, regarding Canadian subjects, or by Canadian authors. It includes references on reports, articles, conference proceedings, monographs and unpublished materials, or limited distribution material. The database also includes selected TOXLINE® records.

· The French Chercheur SST collection includes the CISILO (français) and INRS’ Bibliographie database.

The combination of OSH Researcher and CCOHS’ OSHLINE™ with NIOSHTICâ database, provides users with the best health and safety reference literature in the world.

Availability

The suggested list price for OSH Researcher/Chercheur SST subscribers is $375 and $325 upon renewal.

About CCOHS

Recognized internationally as an innovative and authoritative resource, CCOHS is Canada's national source for occupational health and safety information. Created in 1978 and governed by representatives of the federal, provincial and territorial governments, employers and workers, the Centre provides Canadians with unbiased and relevant information that supports responsible decision-making on health and safety issues in the workplace.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Eleanor Irwin, Manager - Marketing, Sales and Communications

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety

905/572-2981, Ext. 4408

Email: eleanori@ccohs.ca