Engineering Control of Occupational Safety and Health Hazards: Recommendations for Improving Engineering Practice, Education and Research [reprinted 1985]

Talty, John T.

doi:10.26616/NIOSHPUB84102

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Engineering Control of Occupational Safety and Health Hazards: Recommendations for Improving Engineering Practice, Education and Research [reprinted 1985]

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Personal Author:

Talty, John T.
Corporate Authors:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Description:

This document served as a summary of a series of workshops conducted to improve engineering practice, education, and research in the field of occupational safety and health. Following a brief historical review of occupational safety and health engineering, an outline was offered of occupational hazard control information needed by practicing engineers and those employed in related professions, a summary of educational needs in this field, a discussion of needed research on engineering control, and a consolidated list of high priority recommendations for action. The best stage to eliminate or control occupational hazards is considered to be at the process, machine, or facility design stage. Elimination of the man/machine interface will require further automation including the use of robotics. Engineering safeguards need to be more efficient and secure, and such safeguards must be designed for easy access and error free operation. Workers must be properly trained and motivated to follow safe procedures, and a caring attitude must be fostered among workers, particularly those engaged in hazardous occupations. Several recommendations are offered for educational institutions, for the accreditation board for engineering and technology, for NIOSH, for OSHA, for the private sector, for labor organizations, for professional engineering societies, and for future research activities. [Description provided by NIOSH]
Subjects:

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Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
Keywords:

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Industrial-engineering Industrial-health-programs Industrial-safety-programs Occupational-health-programs Occupational-safety-programs Safety-engineering Safety-research
Series:

NIOSH Numbered Publications
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB84102
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Genre:

Report
Place as Subject:

United States
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Division:

DTMD - Division of Training and Manpower Development
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

1-39
NIOSHTIC Number:

nn:00184089
NTIS Accession Number:

PB85-125615
Citation:

Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 84-102, 1984 Jan;:1-39;
Federal Fiscal Year:

1984
Peer Reviewed:

False
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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