Objectives for the nation. Occupational safety and health.

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Fifteen priority areas were identified in the 1979 Surgeon General's report pertaining to improving health in America, for which objectives were then established. Specific to the problem of occupational safety and health was modification of working conditions where individuals were exposed to toxic chemicals, harmful fibrous dusts, coal dust, cotton fiber, ionizing radiation, physical hazards, excessive noise and stress, and routine trivial tasks. Various health problems associated with these tasks included lung cancer and other cancers, heart disease, birth defects, sensory deficits, injuries, and psychological problems. Prevention/promotion measures included potential measures aimed at worker education and development of occupational health and safety systems, service measures for preventive and treatment services, technological measures (engineering, control technology, and measurement methods), legislative and regulatory measures, and economic measures. Use of specific measures differed for different problems. Specific objectives for no later than 1990, including improving health status, reducing risk factors, improving public and professional awareness, improving services and protection, and improving surveillance and evaluation were described. Data sources at national and state or local levels were provided. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no PDF
• Subjects:
  Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Industrial-health-programs; Control-methods; Occupational-health-programs; Industrial-safety; Employee-exposure; Safety-research; Worker-health;
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00177550
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB88200878
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1980; :1-11
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Promoting Health/Preventing Disease, Office of Program Planning and Evaluation, NIOSH, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 11 pages
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/242457/cdc_242457_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]