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NIOSH Board of Scientific Counselors: Report of the Work Group on Enhancing the Utility of NIOSH Information Products—October 22, 2007
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Appendix A - NIOSH Communication Products


Criteria Documents Authoritative recommendations for control of an occupational hazard
Journal Articles Scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals (see for example the recently published bibliography of published materials from 2006 which indicates the breath and scope of NIOSH's scientific effort)
Conference Proceedings Reports from NIOSH-sponsored conferences
Conference Presentations Presentations made by researchers at scientific conferences or trade meetings
Workplace Solutions Documents Short documents explaining solutions to an occupational health or safety problem
Current Intelligence Bulletins Documents on emerging hazards detailing the evidence of a hazard and making recommendations for control
Technical Reports Technical reports on a specific hazard or control method, such as an engineering control
Alerts New information about hazards with requests (?) for help in prevention efforts
FACE Reports and FireFighter Fatality Investigation Reports Reports of fatality investigations
Health Hazard Evaluation Reports Results of investigations in workplaces to determine if a hazard exists
Hazard ID and Hazard Control Sheets Superseded by Workplace Solutions documents, short publications for the public about hazards and how to control them
Trade Journal Articles Information focused on the general public
Technology News One page fact sheets about health and safety technology for the mining industry
Information Circular Information about health and safety technology for the mining industry
Telenovellas Safety stories woven into the scripts of Spanish TV soap operas
Fact Sheets Short informational brochures about particular hazards and NIOSH recommendations
Video Instructional videos about hazards and how to control them or prevent illness and injury
Software Computer programs to help employers and employees reduce their risk of injury and illness (like the Hazwriter program for chemical hazards and the Trench CDROM)
Databases Information on hazards and controls organized to make it searchable or easily accessible (e.g. NIOSHTIC and the Pocket Guide CDROM)
Press Releases Information on NIOSH activities
eNews Electronic newsletter to get out information about NIOSH activities
Topic Pages Hundreds of topic pages with links to NIOSH publications and other outside sources of information
1-800-CDC-INFO Fields thousands of phone requests for information
Exhibits at Conferences NIOSH has displays booths at hundreds of conferences (both academic and trade) to distribute thousands of publications directly to the public.
Partner Products Products produced by partners based on NIOSH science
Social Media
Science Blog
Wikipedia
YouTube
Podcasts
ListServ
Focused on using social media sites for dissemination of product information to a wide variety of audiences
 
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