Links
The following external links include those within the book itself, and some others that seem to change location too
quickly to confine to print! The presence of a link does not endorse the content of a site, and the usual disclaimers of
liability for external content apply.
Official standards bodies and government agencies
- NFPA (USA) : http://www.nfpa.org
- ANSI (USA) : http://www.ansi.org
- ASTM (USA) : http://www.astm.org
- Cordage Institute (USA) : http://www.ropecord.com/
- UIAA (International) : http://www.uiaa.ch
- Health and Safety Executive (UK) - falls from height website : http://www.hse.gov.uk/falls
- OSHA (USA) : http://www.osha.gov
- STIS (International) : http://www.suspensiontrauma.info
- Leptospirosis Information Center (International) : http://www.leptospirosis.org
- British Standards Institute - EN standards online webstore : http://www.bsonline.bsi-global.com
National rescue bodies and links
- National Cave Rescue Commission (USA) : http://www.caves.org/io/ncrc
- British Cave Rescue Council (UK) : http://www.caverescue.org.uk
- European Cave Rescue website (links database) : http://www.cave-rescue.net
- Union Internationale de Spéléologie : http://www.uis-speleo.org
- National Search and Rescue Council (Australia) : http://natsar.amsa.gov.au
- USAR (New Zealand) : http://www.usar.govt.nz
- Mountain Rescue Council (UK) : http://www.mountain.rescue.org.uk
Discussion groups, publications and miscellaneous links
- RESCUE forums (Australia) : http://www.techrescue.org
- SARBC Rope Rescue forums (Canada) : http://www.sarbc.org/phpbb2/
- NSS Forums (USA) : http://forums.caves.org
- Caving.uk.com (Descent magazine, UK) : http://www.caving.uk.com
- Technical Rescue magazine (UK/USA) : http://www.t-rescue.com
- UVSAR : http://www.uvsar.com
- Lulu, our print-on-demand publisher : http://www.lulu.com
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