Synthesis and Recommendations of the Economic Evaluation of OHS Interventions at the Company Level Conference

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• Personal Author:
  Biddle, Elyce A. ; Camm T ; Owusu-Edusei K ; Ray T
• Description:
  Problem: In today's economic environment, enterprises may not be able to fund every new project aimed at promoting health and safety in the workplace. Company level economic evaluation of interventions can provide guidance in sound business decision-making. The Economic Evaluation of Occupational Health and Safety Interventions at the Company Level Meeting brought together members of the global occupational safety and health community interested in encouraging the use of economic knowledge and tools to evaluate economic gains from occupational health and safety interventions. Discussion: Discussions of the six models presented explored similarities, reliability, and potential use by corporate enterprises, small and medium enterprises, developing and transitioning nations, and economic theorists. Each group provided specific projects that could be pursued to advance knowledge in the area of economic evaluation at the company level. Conclusion: This conference established pathway to incorporate economic evaluation of health and safety interventions or programs at the workplace. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Staff Development Workplace
• Keywords:
  Health-programs Health-protection Models Occupational-health Occupational-health-programs Occupational-health-services Occupational-safety-programs Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-practices Safety-programs Safety-research Worker-health Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  0022-4375
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research ; DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  261-267
• Volume:
  36
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20028087
• Citation:
  J Safety Res 2005 Aug; 36(3):261-267
• Contact Point Address:
  E. Biddle, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Safety Research, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Road. M/S 1811, 26505 Morgantown, WV, United States
• Email:
  EBiddle@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Social and Economic Consequences
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Safety Research
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:37641c5e696bafe40fad217a2b001aebf6ae67cc55d5eddc75b36594e4e7b8114da16c77ec80303718773c05989b88e35418e9e80e4185c17ed228ef8da78871
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/189767/cdc_189767_DS1.pdf
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