Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Occupational Safety and Health Statistics of the Federal Government
Author: A Smarter National Surveillance System for Occupational Safety and Health in the 21st Century
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309462991
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
The workplace is where 156 million working adults in the United States spend many waking hours, and it has a profound influence on health and well-being. Although some occupations and work-related activities are more hazardous than others and face higher rates of injuries, illness, disease, and fatalities, workers in all occupations face some form of work-related safety and health concerns. Understanding those risks to prevent injury, illness, or even fatal incidents is an important function of society. Occupational safety and health (OSH) surveillance provides the data and analyses needed to understand the relationships between work and injuries and illnesses in order to improve worker safety and health and prevent work-related injuries and illnesses. Information about the circumstances in which workers are injured or made ill on the job and how these patterns change over time is essential to develop effective prevention programs and target future research. The nation needs a robust OSH surveillance system to provide this critical information for informing policy development, guiding educational and regulatory activities, developing safer technologies, and enabling research and prevention strategies that serves and protects all workers. A Smarter National Surveillance System for Occupational Safety and Health in the 21st Century provides a comprehensive assessment of the state of OSH surveillance. This report is intended to be useful to federal and state agencies that have an interest in occupational safety and health, but may also be of interest broadly to employers, labor unions and other worker advocacy organizations, the workers' compensation insurance industry, as well as state epidemiologists, academic researchers, and the broader public health community. The recommendations address the strengths and weaknesses of the envisioned system relative to the status quo and both short- and long-term actions and strategies needed to bring about a progressive evolution of the current system.
The President's Report on Occupational Safety and Health
Author: United States. PresidentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Industrial hygiene
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Report for 1971 includes report on occupational safety and health by the United States Dept. of Labor and by the United States Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare; reports for 1972-75 include reports on occupational safety and health by the United States Dept. of Labor, the United States Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, and the United States Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
Occupational Safety and Health Statistics
Author: Job Safety & Health Quarterly
Author: Occupational Safety & Health
Author: United States. General Accounting OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Industrial hygiene
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Injury Rates by Industry
Author: More Concerted Effort Needed by the Federal Government on Occupational Safety and Health Programs for Federal Employees, Department of Labor
Author: United States. General Accounting OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Reducing the Burden of Injury
Author: Committee on Injury Prevention and ControlPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309593468
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Injuries are the leading cause of death and disability among people under age 35 in the United States. Despite great strides in injury prevention over the decades, injuries result in 150,000 deaths, 2.6 million hospitalizations, and 36 million visits to the emergency room each year. Reducing the Burden of Injury describes the cost and magnitude of the injury problem in America and looks critically at the current response by the public and private sectors, including: Data and surveillance needs. Research priorities. Trauma care systems development. Infrastructure support, including training for injury professionals. Firearm safety. Coordination among federal agencies. The authors define the field of injury and establish boundaries for the field regarding intentional injuries. This book highlights the crosscutting nature of the injury field, identifies opportunities to leverage resources and expertise of the numerous parties involved, and discusses issues regarding leadership at the federal level.
National Safety Council Injury Facts
Author: National Safety CouncilPublisher:
ISBN: 9780879122829
Category : Accidents
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description