ECE 333T - Engineering Communication

You may find yourself encountering less familiar types of material.  Sometimes a lucky Internet search will reveal the needed text but industry standards, for example, are usually not freely available.  Also, even freely available technical materials government sometimes seem to be hidden away or can be difficult to interpret.   

U.S Federal Regulations:

Federal regulations are published in the Federal Register and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations.  Both are available through these databases:

Regulatory material may also be published and available at the website of the issuing agency.

Reports / Rulings / Enforcements:

You may find helpful reports from research agencies --- these might be governmental or non-governmental, such as from a university.  These are often posted freely on the Internet and may be found with Google (or similar) searching.  If this fails, try next going to the website of the agency responsible for the report.  Information at the site also may help determine whether a report has been issued. 

Here are some sites for agencies likely to be involved in accident investigations:

• CSB: U.S. Chemical Safety Board.
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration, especially OSHA Enforcement.
• National Transportation Safety Board.

For reports from non-governmental research groups:

From the United Nations:

From the OECD, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development