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NIOSH at 50 : a special report
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April 2021
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Source: NIOSH [2021]. NIOSH bibliography of communication and research products 2020. By Lechliter J, Novakovich J, Collins S, Hamilton C, Fendinger S, Hornback D, Bennett W, Gran M, North K, Reuss V. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2021-114, https://doi.org/10.26616/ NIOSHPUB2021114. p. 5-57,
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Description:Fifty years ago, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) was created to protect the health and safety of the U.S. workforce. NIOSH’s incoming first director, Marcus M. Key, observed that 10 million injuries, 14 thousand worker deaths, $1.7 billion in lost wages, $9 billion in gross national product loss, and $2.3 billion in workers’ compensation costs gave rise to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act), which established NIOSH in 1971.
The OSH Act charged NIOSH, a research agency, with recommending scientific criteria for standards for exposure to harmful work substances. NIOSH would present its recommendations to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), a regulatory agency that finalized the standards and enforced them. NIOSH was also empowered to make on-site hazard evaluations and promote the training of safety and health professionals.
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