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Alternative Title:
Health Hazard Evaluation Program 2013 annual report ; HHE 2013 annual report ;
Corporate Authors:
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Description:
The mission of the NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Program is to respond to requests from employees, employers, and union representatives to evaluate potential health hazards in their workplace. These evaluations are done at no cost to the requestor. Once the evaluation is complete, recommendations are made on ways to reduce or eliminate identified hazards. Health Hazard Evaluations can help reduce hazards and create more healthful workplaces.

By the numbers:

• 9 trainees hosted

• 23 publications

• 28 presentations

• 34 site visits

• 36 field investigation reports

• 126 technical consultation letters

• 133 employees notified about exposures

• 230 new requests

• 1104 employees medically evaluated

• 1742 employees surveyed about health

• 2636 samples analyzed for chemicals


Subject:
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Health Risk Assessment
Industrial Hygiene
Industrial Safety
Occupational Exposure
Occupational Health
Risk Assessment

Document Type:
Report
Name as Subject:
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Hazard Evaluations and Technical Assistance Branch. ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Genre:
Annual Reports
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:ac388a3475e490d61715bc997f5cb570438b49bf68bceeee678d3027d7d6bc90
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