Highlights from Occupational Safety and Health Continuing Education Needs Assessment

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• Personal Author:
  Brown C ; Harris C ; Rosen MA ; Scott JG ; Shore E
• Description:
  Background: There is a lack of trained Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) professionals able to meet the current and future demand for such expertize in the United States. Many OSH professionals are required to perform duties, which are outside of their primary area of expertize; thus, expansion of continuing education (CE) may be necessary to properly train individuals for new OSH responsibilities. Methods: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health-funded Education and Research Centers collectively developed and distributed an internet-based survey to gauge the CE needs and interests of the OSH workforce. Results: A total of 2064 responses were received. The most common primary professions represented were safety (28%), occupational health nursing (18%), and industrial hygiene (12%). The majority of respondents (61%) reported that they perform work activities outside of those associated with their primary OSH profession. The CE offerings with the highest interest among respondents were related to safety. Other courses with high levels of interest included topics such as legal issues in OSH (88%), compliance (88%), risk management (85%), OSH management (83%), risk communication (83%), and communication in accident prevention (81%). Health and safety leadership (82%), health and safety culture (78%) and total worker health (74%) were also significant interests. Conclusions: It is important to be responsive to the evolving needs of the OS&H community. Developing relevant courses will help ensure that OS&H professionals have access to the training they need to perform essential job functions and keep employees healthy and safe. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Education Hazardous Substances Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Author Keywords: Continuing Education Compliance Curriculum Development Education And Research Centers ERCs Hazard Communication Industrial Hygienists Interdisciplinary Job Analysis Legislation Occupational Health Occupational Health Nursing Occupational Safety Occupational Safety And Health Professional Development Professional Workers Risk Management Safety Culture Safety Education Safety Personnel Total Worker Health Training Worker Health Worker Safety

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Colorado ; New Jersey ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 8 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056140
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2019 Oct; 62(10):901-907
• Contact Point Address:
  Joshua G. Scott, CU Anschutz Medical Campus, 13001 E. 17th Place, Ste W3111, Aurora, CO
• Email:
  joshua.scott@cuanschutz.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing ; Services
• Performing Organization:
  University of Colorado Denver, Aurora
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20160901
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f8c013c02eb9c72e3b50f6158518949f6963512bd42e3bf36ade18f7c903df3674dfa4e6addb6287cc78a7a300f5bcd02c8f26790a691d2852ffa32d851f1c43
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213803/cdc_213803_DS1.pdf
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