NIOSH Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities Program [2017]

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This document has been superseded and the new version can be found here. What are our priorities? The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities (TWU) Program works with partners in industry, labor, trade associations, professional organizations, and academia. The program focuses on these areas: 1. Reducing traumatic injuries and deaths among TWU workers. 2. Reducing musculoskeletal disorders among TWU workers. 3. Improving overall health and well-being of TWU workers. 4. Reducing TWU worker exposure to chemical, biological and physical occupational hazards. What do we do? 1. Use surveillance data on the TWU sector to guide research and prevention efforts. 2. Research effective programs to prevent musculoskeletal disorders for the TWU sector. 3. Research healthy behaviors, work-related physical and mental stressors, and health care use strategies. Findings can be used by employers and others to promote worker health and safety. 4. Assess exposures to chemical, biological and physical hazards and develop methods that can be used by workers, employers, manufacturers and regulators to reduce worker exposures. 5. Work with partners and the TWU Sector Council to widely disseminate research findings and prevention recommendations. What have we accomplished? 1. Published a scientific article connecting four distinct sleep patterns of commercial truck drivers with driving performance. 2. Released a computer-based fatigue prevention training program to educate aviation companies and pilots in Alaska on recognizing and preventing fatigue. 3. Co-Sponsored the 10th International Conference on Managing Fatigue with Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, Department of Transportation agencies and other partners. 4. Published a NIOSH Science Blog on the effects of vehicle and seat design on bus drivers' whole body vibration exposures. 5. Published a scientific article reporting that among a small subset of flight attendants with 32 or more births breast cancer was more frequent when exposure to cosmic radiation or circadian disruption was higher. Additional research was suggested to confirm these findings. What's next? 1. Publish a scientific article describing 14 years of nonfatal work injuries in the Alaskan aviation industry. 2. Publish a NIOSH science Blog on airport screening interventions to reduce musculoskeletal disorders among baggage screeners and handlers. 3. Publish a scientific article describing sleep and determinants of excessive fatigue in long haul truck drivers. 4. Use the 2015 National Health Interview Occupational supplement to update findings on TWU workers exposures to occupational hazards. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Chronic Disease Occupational Health Safety Sleep Transportation
• Keywords:
  Transportation industry; Warehousing; Injuries; Surveillance; Obesity; Injury prevention; Chronic diseases; Safety measures; Sleep
• Source:
  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, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2017-152, 2017 Jun; :1
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Handout/Flyer
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OPPE - Office of Program Planning and Evaluation ; OD - Office of the Director ; DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049914
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/46366/cdc_46366_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 147.88 KB ]