Introduction

The Industrial Accident Prevention Association (IAPA) is a not-for-profit, member-driven organization operating in the Province of Ontario since 1917. Representing more than 50,000 member firms and more than 1.5 million workers, IAPA is Canada’s largest health and safety organization and has taken a leading role in the prevention of workplace injury and illness, working for improvement in the health and safety performance of our member firms.

Outbound Linking Policy Statement

Hyperlinks used on this or any other IAPA website are provided for the use and convenience of the visitor. The presence of a link on this or any other IAPA web page does not imply endorsement, cooperation, or any relationship whatsoever to the linked site or organization unless expressly stated.

• IAPA retains the right to remove, edit, or reject all hyperlinks, at our sole discretion.
• Commercial information generally will not be accepted.
• Commercial organizations providing donations, sponsorships or other active funding to IAPA will be listed on the appropriate corresponding page, providing a link back to that sponsor's web site.
• Use and display of sponsors logos, designs, slogans or graphics will be in accordance with that organization’s policy. Any formal agreements with sponsors shall supercede this policy.

Inbound Linking Policy Statement

IAPA generally does not object to links to the IAPA web site from third party sites. However, there are certain conditions that must be followed:

• You may not use any of IAPA names, logos, designs, slogans, graphics or photos in or with your links, except that you may link to the IAPA site using the plain text name of our site or a graphic provided by us to you expressly for that purpose. IAPA Link Graphics.
• Do not present the link to the IAPA site in any way that suggests IAPA has any relationship or affiliation with your site or endorses, sponsors or recommends the information, products or services on your site, without the prior express written permission for a particular use from the IAPA.
• IAPA asks that you link only to the home page/first page of this site. Please do not incorporate any content from this site into your site (e.g., by in-lining or framing).
• Do not use any IAPA logos, images, or any other words or codes identifying IAPA web site in any "metatag" or other information used by search engines or other information location tools to identify and select sites, without IAPA's express written permission for a particular use.

IAPA Logos and Description

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The Industrial Accident Prevention Association (IAPA) is a not-for-profit, member-driven organization operating in the Province of Ontario since 1917. Canada's leading health and safety organization brings you broad and deep expertise, and a comprehensive range of health, safety and environmental solutions.

To Request a Link

IAPA desires to provide links for informational and/or educational purposes. Therefore, web sites with related or complimentary information shall be of primary consideration when reviewing linking requests. All accepted links for the IAPA website are expected to provide a reciprocal link of similar size and placement.

Please read the information below, prior to sending your request. If your site does not meet the criteria, please do not send in a request. The final decision for inclusion is based on whether the IAPA determines that your site has met all of the criteria.

Link Priority

1. Government agency website
2. Non-profit organization website
3. Trade Associations
4. Commercial websites as supplementary information to government or non-profit websites.

Evaluation Criteria for Sites

• The primary intent of the website is to educate and inform, rather than persuade, convert, or sell. The site may include advertising but is free from heavy marketing or promotion of products
• The organization or website content should be provincial, national or international in scope
• Good design and layout
• Reasonable download speed
• Interesting and reliable content
• Regularly updated content
• Contains no offensive or illegal material
• Does not represent a political or "special interest" group
• The site provides information that falls in one of our subject categories:
  • Health and Safety Network
  • International Sites
  • Small Business Resource Links
  • Young Worker Resource Links
  • Other Relevant Sites
• The site’s owner or sponsor is easily identifiable, and information on how to contact the owner or sponsor is provided.