We provide the most complete library on occupational health in the country. Our librarians will meet you by appointment and help you in your research by putting at your disposal:
- Around 4500 monographs, reference books, reports and booklets
- About a hundred titles of active periodicals (more than 250 titles in total)
- Bibliographical databases (NIOSHTIC, OSHLINE, INRS, CISILO, Canadiana, HSELINE, Web of Science, Medline, PsycINFO) or factual databases (RTECS)
- An “in-house” bibliographic database containing the references from more than 35,000 articles covering the research fields of IST
On site consultation is possible (photocopier available); documents can be borrowed, except periodicals and reference books.
The library is part of SAPHIR (Swiss Automated Public Health Information Resources), the first computerised document network in the field of public health in Switzerland.
So that we can deal with your research queries as efficiently as possible, please give us notice of your visit by telephoning 021 314 74 96 or send us an e-mail, specifying the subjects of your research.

