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Alternative Title:
Am J Ind Med
Personal Author:
Scott, Joshua G. ; Shore, Erin ; Brown, Carol ; Harris, Carisa ; Rosen, Mitchel A.
Scott, Joshua G. ; Shore, Erin ; Brown, Carol ; Harris, Carisa ; Rosen, Mitchel A. Less -
Description:
Background

There is a lack of trained Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) professionals able to meet the current and future demand for such expertise in the U.S. Therefore, many professionals are required to perform duties, which are outside of their primary area of expertise; thus, continuing education (CE) may be necessary to properly train individuals for new OSH responsibilities.

Methods

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) funded Education and Research Centers (ERCs) collectively developed and distributed a continuing education survey to gauge the needs and interests of the OSH workforce.

Results

There were 2,064 responses. The most common primary professions represented were safety (28%), occupational health nursing (18%), and industrial hygiene (12%). The majority of respondents (61%) reported that they perform work activities outside of those associated with their primary profession.

Discussion

The CE offerings with the highest interest among respondents were related to safety. Other courses with high levels of interest included topics such as legal issues in OSH (88%), compliance (88%), risk management (85%), OSH management issues (83%), risk communication (83%), and communication in accident prevention (81%). Health and safety leadership (82%), health and safety culture (78%) and Total Worker Health (74%) were also significant interests.

Conclusions

It is critically important to be responsive to the evolving needs to the OS&H community. Developing relevant courses will help ensure that OS&H professionals have access to the training they need to perform essential job functions and keep employees healthy and safe.


Subject:
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Education, Continuing
Humans
Needs Assessment
Occupational Health
Surveys And Questionnaires

Source:
Am J Ind Med. 62(10):901-907
Pubmed ID:
31180591
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC7427339
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
T42 OH009229/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; U19 OH011227/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States
T42 OH009229/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; U19 OH011227/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States Less -
Name as Subject:
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Less -
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:976db30f618368707d29a317d2a359f22c27759fd9432f20d4cad4c49c423c69
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