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The Health Hazard Evaluation Program at NIOSH

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Publication Year:2009

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Committee to Review the NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Program, National Research Council
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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 ...
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Front Matter	i-xviii
Summary	1-12	(skim)
1 Introduction	13-19	(skim)
2 Description of the Health Hazard Evaluation Program	20-41	(skim)
3 Relevance of the Health Hazard Evaluation Program	42-81	(skim)
4 Impacts of the Health Hazard Evaluation Program: Reductions in Harm and Transfer of Knowledge	82-120	(skim)
5 Vision and Recommendations	121-127	(skim)
References	128-138	(skim)
Appendixes	139-140	(skim)
Appendix A: Framework for the Review of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health	141-185	(skim)
Appendix B: Materials Provided by the NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Program	186-187	(skim)
Appendix C: Committee Information Gathering	188-195	(skim)
Appendix D: Stakeholder Input: Key Recommendations and Emerging Health Hazards	196-202	(skim)
Appendix E: Biographical Sketches	203-208	(skim)

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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.

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