Growth of Occupational Health

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• Personal Author:
  Murthy LI
• Description:
  After passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHAct) in 1970, the field of occupational health and safety continues to grow. In the United States, more experts are involved in the process of maintaining a safe and healthy workplace. Among them are physicians, nurses, safety professionals, and industrial hygienists. These professionals are collectively involved and work as a team. Today these professionals receive more training in occupational health than ever before. Today, workers are more aware of the types of exposures they encounter in the workplace, and management better recognizes they need for employing trained personnel to maintain a safe and healthy work environment. However more needs to be done, particularly, in small businesses, which comprise more than 99% of the total U.S. work force (CBP, 1999). Many of these businesses cannot afford to hire trained occupational health and safety personnel on a full-time basis. Their only recourse may be to use these professional services on a contractual or shared basis with other small businesses. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Staff Development Workplace
• Keywords:
  Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Occupational Health Programs Occupational Safety Programs Training Work Environment Workers
• ISBN:
  087912203X
• Publisher:
  National Safety Council
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EID - Education and Information Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  3-24
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20021023
• Citation:
  Occupational Health and Safety, Third Edition. MZ Balge, GR Krieger, eds., Itasca, IL: National Safety Council, 2000 Jan; :3-24
• Editor(s):
  Balge MZ; Krieger GR
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2000
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational Health and Safety, Third Edition
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/198608/cdc_198608_DS1.pdf
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