U.S. flag An official website of the United States government.
Official websites use .gov

A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS

A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

i

Nebraska Occupational Safety and Health Program



Details

  • Personal Author:
  • Description:
    The purpose of this project was to establish a fundamental occupational safety and health surveillance program for the State of Nebraska, within the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (NDHHS). The Nebraska Occupational Safety and Health Surveillance Program (NOSHP) successfully developed a surveillance system to compile, analyze, and report on 20 occupational health indicators (OHIs) and other occupational injury and illness data. Calculating OHIs resulted in an increased availability of occupational injury and illness data and increased the knowledge of trends and patterns in the status worker health and safety in Nebraska. To enhance surveillance for reportable conditions potentially associated with workplace exposures, a surveillance system was developed to capture information on poisoning or illness due to work-related exposures to pesticides. Pesticide poisoning prevention information was provided to health care providers and the general public to help guide recommendations. Pesticide poisoning case data was submitted to NIOSH, which improved the multi-state SENSOR-Pesticides Program's surveillance system. NOSHP enhanced adult blood lead surveillance in Nebraska by collaborating with the Office of Environmental Health Hazards and Indoor Air Quality. Public health lead poisoning investigations were conducted using a new investigation protocol developed by NOSHP, and adults with elevated blood lead levels were provided with prevention information via mail. Annual adult lead data was also submitted to NIOSH. These efforts resulted in a more precise tracking system for elevated blood lead levels in adults, enhanced national lead surveillance capacity, and increased prevention information received by health care providers and workers. Project findings were disseminated to stakeholders through several means, including the NDHHS website, presentations, posters, lectures, newsletter articles, and social media. Dissemination activities lead to an increased stakeholder awareness of findings, recommendations, and prevention strategies. Outreach activities were achieved through the sharing of educational materials, participation at events, in-person training, and other channels. Education and outreach activities improved awareness of worker safety and health prevention strategies among workers and employers in Nebraska. NOSHP assembled an occupational health surveillance advisory committee and held four in-person meetings during the project. The committee enhanced occupational health in Nebraska by identifying new priorities, evaluating approaches, and developing new stakeholder networks. NOSHP contributed to the occupational health community by participating in regional and national meetings organized by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists and the Western States Occupational Network. Annual performance reviews of the accomplishments and impacts of the program were produced annually, and an evaluation of the occupational health surveillance system was conducted. This surveillance evaluation helped NOSHP areas of improvement to enhance the quality and usefulness of the NOSHP data. By the end of the project period, NDHHS developed a fully operational and sustainable fundamental occupational health and safety surveillance program allowing for state-based tracking and prevention efforts aimed at reducing occupational injuries and illnesses in Nebraska. [Description provided by NIOSH]
  • Subjects:
  • Keywords:
  • Series:
  • Publisher:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Cooperative Agreement
  • Genre:
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
  • Division:
  • Topic:
  • Location:
  • Pages in Document:
    1-48
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20053778
  • NTIS Accession Number:
    PB2019-100389
  • Citation:
    Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U60-OH-009859, 2016 Sep; :1-48
  • Contact Point Address:
    Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Office of Epidemiology, 301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, NE 68509
  • Email:
    tom.safranek@nebraska.gov
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2016
  • Performing Organization:
    Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Lincoln
  • Peer Reviewed:
    False
  • Start Date:
    20100701
  • Source Full Name:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
  • End Date:
    20160630
  • Collection(s):
  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:dbd538ce28bd06d647df0c837ef7618cde1b5c2baeeea38d4fe7a8d52825b6f3d1e82c5dd05697aa26998da830e36c273613433645fb8c07ad81908cac089c8b
  • Download URL:
  • File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 540.40 KB ]
PREVIOUS
ON THIS PAGE
Details
CDC STACKS serves as an archival repository of CDC-published products including scientific findings, journal articles, guidelines, recommendations, or other public health information authored or co-authored by CDC or funded partners.

As a repository, CDC STACKS retains documents in their original published format to ensure public access to scientific information.
BACK TO TOP