Title The Health Hazard Evaluation Program at NIOSH : reviews of research programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health / Committee to Review the NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Program, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 208 pages) Series Reviews of research programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; no. 7 Reviews of research programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; 7 Contents Description of the Health Hazard Evaluation Program -- Relevance of the Hearth Hazard Evaluation Program -- Impacts of the Health Hazard Evaluation Program: reductions in harm and transfer of knowledge -- Vision and recommendations Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 211-2006-19152 001 Print version record SUBJECT Health Hazard Evaluation Program (U.S.) Subject Industrial hygiene -- United States Industrial toxicology -- United States Industrial safety -- United States Occupational Health Occupational Diseases -- prevention & control Occupational Exposure -- prevention & control Program Evaluation United States Government Agencies HEALTH & FITNESS -- Work-Related Health. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Industrial Health & Safety. Industrial hygiene Industrial safety Industrial toxicology SUBJECT United States https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 Subject United States Form Electronic book ISBN 9780309126489 0309126487

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