The Health Hazard Evaluation Program at NIOSH: Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

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• Journal Article:
  The health hazard evaluation program at NIOSH: reviews of research programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  Committee to Review the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Health Hazard Evaluation Program
• Description:
  It is the unique mission of the Health Hazard Evaluation Program within the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to respond to requests to investigate potential occupational health hazards. In contrast to other NIOSH programs, the Health Hazard Evaluation Program is not primarily a research program. Rather, it investigates and provides advice to workplaces in response to requests from employers, employees and their representatives, and federal agencies. The National Research Council was charged with evaluating the NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Program and determining whether program activities resulted in improvements in workplace practices and decreases in hazardous exposures that cause occupational illnesses. The program was found to play a key role in addressing existing widespread or emerging occupational health issues. This book makes several recommendations that could improve a very strong program including more systematic use of surveillance data to facilitate priority setting, and greater interaction with a broader array of workers, industries, and other government agencies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Hazardous Substances Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Health hazard evaluations; Health hazards; Occupational hazards; Work environment; Work operations; Work practices; Worker health; Worker safety; Workplace studies; Employee exposure; Industrial exposures; Industrial hazards; Industrial hygiene
• Source:
  Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2008 Jul; :1-226
• ISBN:
  9780309126472
• Publisher:
  National Academies Press
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  211-2006-19152 (Task Order 001
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  227 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049892
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Performing Organization:
  National Academy of Sciences
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:320d5b781962df0d2372cfa4b1ea714ae9c8a8a5f74ba55596b0fb3f346b192b989aa343b529520d8472241a8d952b46e38699acca73c4590bcda36fd1bbaa35
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/34886/cdc_34886_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 15.72 MB ]