NIOSH - National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health:  National agency responsible for the development of sampling and analytical methods for monitoring occupational exposures to toxic substance in the workplace.   www.cdc.gov/niosh
	OSHA - Occupational Safety & Health Association:  National agency responsible for regulating and enforcing the methods recommended by NIOSH www.osha.gov
	ASTM - American Society of Testing Materials:  A nonprofit organization devoted to the development of consensus standards for materials, products, systems and services.  It is a voluntary standards system which promotes technology through standards.  Membership is worldwide.  www.astm.org
	ACGIH - American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienist: is a nonprofit organization of government health and safety professionals devoted to protecting the health of the American worker and the environment. It supports the industrial hygiene profession in the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of job-site hazards that may result in injury, illness, to workers  www.acgih.org
	AIHA - American Industrial Hygiene Association: is the world's largest association of occupational and environmental health .  AIHA offers a constant stream of information to industrial hygienists, occupational and environmental health and safety professionals, and consumers.  It is an essential source for information on occupational and environmental health and safety issues, also an International information source for occupational and environmental health laboratory quality assurance programs www.aiha.org
	AIOH - Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists: - The only Australian professional association for Occupational Hygiene.  Established to promote Industrial hygiene and improve the practice of occupational hygiene and the knowledge, competence and standing of its practitioners www.aioh.org
	BOHS - British Occupational Hygiene Society: is a multidisciplinary society which promotes the science of occupational hygiene by raising awareness through education, information exchange, research and professional networking www.bohs.org
	CRBOH - Canada Registry Board for Occupational Hygienist:  sets standards of professional competence for occupational hygienists and occupational hygiene technologists in Canada www.crboh.ca
	IOHA - International Occupational Hygiene Association: - The IOHA conducts a wide range of activities intended to promote and develop occupational hygiene worldwide.  IOHA provides an international voice of the occupational hygiene www.ioha.com
	ISO - Internal Standards Organization: - A network of national standards institutes from 140 countries working in partnership with International organizations, governments, industry, business and consumer representatives.  A bridge between public and private sectors www.iso.ch
	IOSH - Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), Taiwan: - Based in Taiwan, the institute of Occupational Safety and Health is a research institute under the jurisdiction of the Council of Labor Affairs, Republic of China.  Research results are introduced to the international industrial community through publications, information networks, exhibitions and technology transfers.  www.iosh.gov.tw