Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Other Places To Get Help

Online Resources

CanOSH
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
Web Address: www.canoshweb.org
 

CanOSH is a Web site maintained by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) to provide convenient and efficient access to health and safety information provided by federal, provincial, and territorial agencies responsible for occupational health and safety; by Worker's Compensation Boards; and by CCOHS.


Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch (HECSB)
Health Canada
Web Address: www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/branch-dirgen/hecs-dgsesc/index_e.html
 

The Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch (HECSB) works to maintain and improve Canadians' health by promoting healthy and safe living, working, and recreational environments and by reducing the harm caused by tobacco, alcohol, controlled substances, environmental contaminants, and unsafe consumer and industrial products.


Organizations

Canada Safety Council
1020 Thomas Spratt Place
Ottawa, ON  K1G 5L5
Phone: (613) 739-1535
Fax: (613) 739-1566
E-mail: canadasafetycouncil@safety-council.org
Web Address: http://www.safety-council.org
 

The Canada Safety Council is a national, non-government, charitable organization dedicated to safety and to helping reduce preventable deaths, injuries, and economic loss in public and private places throughout Canada. The CSC provides resources for safety information, education, and awareness in all aspects of Canadian life—in traffic, at home, at work, and at leisure. The CSC Web site offers a wide variety of safety-related information and education materials for the general public.


Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
135 Hunter Street East
Hamilton, ON  L8N 1M5
Phone: 1-800-263-8466
(905) 572-4400
Fax: (905) 572-4500
Web Address: www.ccohs.ca
 

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) promotes a safe and healthy working environment by providing information and advice about occupational health and safety.


Canadian Lung Association
3 Raymond Street
Suite 300
Ottawa, ON  K1R 1A3
Phone: 1-888-566-5864
(613) 569-6411
Fax: (613) 569-8860
E-mail: info@lung.ca
Web Address: http://www.lung.ca/
 

The Canadian Lung Association focuses on research, education, and the promotion of respiratory health. The organization offers educational information on a variety of diseases and environmental threats, as well as information on research, support groups, and resources for children and teachers. Call to find a local office in your area.



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Author: Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS
Ralph Poore
Last Updated: May 8, 2008
Medical Review: Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine
Donald Sproule, MD, CM, CCFP, FCFP - Family Medicine
R. Steven Tharratt, MD, MPVM, FACP, FCCP - Pulmonology, Critical Care, Medical Toxicology

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