Safe Work in the 21st Century: Education and Training Needs for the Next Decade's Occupational Safety and Health Personnel

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Table of Contents
Front Matter R1-R22
Executive Summary 1-16
1 Introduction 17-31
2 Occupational Safety and Health Professionals 32-89
3 The Changing Workforce 90-104
4 The Changing Workplace 105-124
5 The Changing Organization of Work 125-140
6 The Changing Delivery of Health Care 141-151
7 Education and Training Programs 152-195
8 Alternatives to Traditional Classrooms 196-206
9 Summary of Findings and Recommendations 207-212
References 213-224
Appendix A Committee and Staff Biographies 225-233
Appendix B Statement on Committee Composition by Committee Member James A. Oppold 234-235
Appendix C Significant Events in the History of Occupational Safety and Health 236-240
Appendix D Locations of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's Education and Research Centers (ERCs) and Training Program Grants (TPGs) 241-242

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	medicine as a subspecialty, with its own certification requirements.
1956	Accident Prevention Program is initiated by the U.S. Public Health Service.
1959	Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is founded.
1960	Specific safety standards are promulgated for the Walsh-Healey Act.
1961	American Public Health Association publishes Accident Prevention: The Role of Physician and Public Health Workers.
1964	Passage of the Coal Mine Health and Safety Act greatly expands the powers of federal inspectors. It served as a model for the 1970 Occupational Health and Safety Act. Journal of Safety Research begins publication. Haddon, Suchman, and Klein publish Accident Research: Methods and Approaches. Eleven schools of public health develop training programs in injury prevention funded by the U.S. Public Health Service. The four major U.S. auto manufacturers install front-seat lap belts as standard equipment.
1966	Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society is published by the National Research Council. The U.S. Department of Transportation and its sections, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board, are established.
1968	President Lyndon Johnson calls for a federal occupational safety and health law.
1969	Mine Safety and Health Act becomes law. The Construction Safety Act is passed into law. Board of Certified Safety Professionals, which certifies practitioners in the safety profession, is established. Graduate programs in occupational health nursing begin.
1970	Occupational Safety and Health Act is passed into law. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health are established.
1972	Black Lung Benefits Act is enacted. Accreditation Board for Occupational Health Nursing is established.
1974	The Industrial Medical Association becomes the American Occupational Medicine Association.
1977	Mine Safety and Health Administration is established to administer the provisions of the Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. American Association of Industrial Nurses is renamed as American Association of Occupational Health Nurses.

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