NIOSH Board of Scientific Counselors
Report of the Work Group on Enhancing the Utility of NIOSH Information Products: October 22, 2007
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| Hazard ID and Hazard Control Sheets | Superseded by Workplace Solutions documents, short publications for the public about hazards and how to control them |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 |
Contact Us:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- 800-CDC-INFO
(800-232-4636)
TTY: (888) 232-6348 - New Hours of Operation
8am-8pm ET/Monday-Friday
Closed Holidays - Contact CDC-INFO
