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Publications Sorted by Strategic Goals
Strategic Goal 1
Increase the knowledge base on the value of preventing occupational illness and injury.
- Project: Economic Burden of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in Small Businesses
1.1 Improve surveillance at the federal, state, and private level to describe the economic burden of occupational illness and injury, identify priorities for research and prevention, and evaluate trends over time.
Economic Burden of Occupational Injury and Illness in the United States
Milbank Quarterly 2011 Dec; 89(4): 728-772
This NIOSH-funded study estimated the cost of occupational injuries and illnesses in 2007 to be approximately $250 billion, $31 billion more than the cost of all cancers and $76 billion more than the cost of diabetes. The study presented statistics on occupational injuries and illnesses and their respective costs for U.S. civilian workers, including those of self-employed, agricultural, and federal workers. The cost estimates of fatal injuries and nonfatal injuries and illnesses were incidence based (tracked current and anticipated future costs of new injuries and illnesses) and were complemented with prevalence based (tracked current and past costs of prevalent illnesses) cost estimates for fatal illnesses.
Musculoskeletal disorder costs and medical claim filing in the US retail trade sector.
Bhattacharya A, Leigh JP [2011]. Industrial health. 2011;49(4): 517-22
Who is paying the bills? Health care costs for musculoskeletal back disorders, Washington State union carpenters, 1989-2003
J Occup Environ Med 2009 Oct; 51(10):1185-1192
Tractor-related injuries: an analysis of workers' compensation data
J Agromed 2009 Apr; 14(2):198-205
An analysis of injury claims from low-seam coal mines
J Saf Res 2009 Mar; 40(3):233-237
Respiratory morbidity and medical visits associated with dampness and air-conditioning in offices and homes
Indoor Air 2009 Feb; 19(1):58-67
The burden of fatal occupational injuries in the U.S. mining industry, 1992-2002
2008 National Occupational Injury Research Symposium, October 21-23, 2008
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2008 Oct; :75
Characteristics of persons and jobs with needlestick injuries in a national data set
Am J Infect Control 2008 Aug; 36(6):414-420
Costs of occupational injuries in construction in the United States
Accid Anal Prev 2007 Nov; 39(6):1258-1266
Costs of needlestick injuries and subsequent hepatitis and HIV infection
Curr Med Res Opin 2007 Sep; 23(9):2093-2105
Evaluation of the burden of logging injuries using West Virginia workers' compensation claims data from 1996 to 2001
Am J Ind Med 2006 Dec; 49(12):1039-1045
A descriptive study of workers' compensation claims in Washington State orchards
Occup Med 2006 Jun; 56(4):251-257
Reply: characterizing the burden of occupational injury and disease
SO: J Occup Environ Med 2006 Mar; 48(3):233-234
NIOSH fatal occupational injury cost fact sheets
These fact sheets present the total, mean, and median costs of occupational fatalities by industry (according to the Standard Industrial Classification System) and selected characteristics for the period 1992–2002. Costs are expressed as the sum of direct and indirect costs: direct costs include medical expenses, while indirect costs are expressed as the value of future earnings (in present value terms) summed from the year of death until the decedent would have reached age 67.
The global burden due to occupational injury
Am J Ind Med 2005 Dec; 48(6):470-481
The global burden of disease due to occupational carcinogens
Am J Ind Med 2005 Dec; 48(6):419-431
The global burden of non-malignant respiratory disease due to occupational airborne exposures
Am J Ind Med 2005 Dec; 48(6):432-445
The global burden of selected occupational diseases and injury risks: methodology and summary
Am J Ind Med 2005 Dec; 48(6):400-418
Estimating the global burden of low back pain attributable to combined occupational exposures
Am J Ind Med 2005 Dec; 48(6):459-469
Economic consequences of mining injuries
Min Eng 2005 Sep; 57(9):89-92
Characterizing the burden of occupational injury and disease
J Occup Environ Med 2005 Jun; 47(6):607-622
Economic costs: another alternative for measuring workplace fatalities
IAIABC Journal 2005 Apr-Jun; 42(1):173-192
Costs of occupational injury and illness within the health services sector
Int J Health Serv 2005 Apr-Jun; 35(2):343-359
Deriving occupational fatal injury costs: a state pilot study
Compens Work Cond 2005 Feb; :1-7
Contribution of occupational risk factors to the global burden of disease—a summary of findings
Scand J Work, Environ & Health 2005 Jan; 31(Suppl 1):58-61
Occupational disease and workers' compensation: coverage, costs, and consequences
Millbank Q 2004 Dec; 82(4):689-721
Costs of occupational injury and illness across states
J Occup Environ Med 2004 Oct; 46(10):1084-1095
Costs of large truck-involved crashes in the United States
Accid Anal Prev 2004 Sep; 36(5):801-808
The economic cost of fatal occupational injuries in the United States, 1980-1997
Contemp Econ Policy 2004 Jul; 22(3):370-381
Costs of occupational injury and illness across industries
Scand J Work, Environ & Health 2004 Jun; 30(3):199-205
Prediction of chronic disability in work-related musculoskeletal disorders: a prospective, population-based study
BMC Public Health 2004 May; 5:14
Claims-based surveillance to identify injury precursors NIOSH 2004 Mar; :1-4
An estimate of the U.S. Government's undercount of nonfatal occupational injuries
J Environ Med 2004 Jan; 46(1):10-18
Injuries in the Iowa certified safe farm study
Agric Saf Health 2004 Jan; 10(1):51-63
Measuring the economic burden of fatal occupational injuries
NOIRS 2003-Abstracts of the National Occupational Injury Research Symposium 2003
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2003 Oct; :15
Comparing costs of fatalities from two fatal occupational injury surveillance systems in the United States
NOIRS 2003-Abstracts of the National Occupational Injury Research Symposium 2003
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2003 Oct; :60
Estimated costs of injuries caused by falling through roof openings, surfaces and skylights
NOIRS 2003-Abstracts of the National Occupational Injury Research Symposium 2003
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2003 Oct; :32-33
The cost to society of fatal occupational injury to truck drivers
NOIRS 2003-Abstracts of the National Occupational Injury Research Symposium 2003
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2003 Oct; :41
Economic cost model: transferring innovative technology to the states
NOIRS 2003-Abstracts of the National Occupational Injury Research Symposium 2003
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2003 Oct; :15
Relationships between work-related injury costs and individual risk factors
NOIRS 2003-Abstracts of the National Occupational Injury Research Symposium 2003
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2003 Oct; :14-15
Medical costs of fourteen occupational illnesses in the United States in 1999
Scand J Work Environ Health 2003 Aug; 29(4):304-313
A systems approach to the socioeconomic impacts of workplace injuries
Working Partnerships: Applying Research to Practice, NORA Symposium 2003
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2003 Jun; :60
Increased reporting of occupational hearing loss: workers' compensation in Washington State, 1984-1998
Am J Ind Med 2002 Dec; 42(6):502-510
The cost of workplace homicides in the USA, 1990-1997
Injury Prevention and Control, 6th World Conference, 2002 May
Les Presses de l'Universite de Montreal; :421-422
Costs of occupational COPD and asthma
Chest 2002 Jan; 121(1):264-272
Measuring the economic burden of occupational fatal injuries in the United States, 1990-1995
NOIRS 2000--Abstracts of the National Occupational Injury Research Symposium 2000
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2000 Oct; :65
Health services research in occupational health
NIOSH 1999 Dec; :1-89
Back pain prevalence in U.S. industry and estimates of lost workdays
Am J Public Health 1999 Jul; 89(7):1029-1035
Job-related diseases and occupations within a large workers' compensation data set
Am J Ind Med 1998 Mar; 33(3):197-211
Denominator effects on traumatic occupational fatality incidence rates
Stat Bull Metrop Insur Co, 1998 Jan-Mar; 79(1):28-36
Ranking occupations based upon the costs of job-related injuries and diseases
J Occup Environ Med 1997 Dec; 39(2):1170-1182
Occupational Injury and Illness in the United States: Estimates of Costs, Morbidity, and Mortality 
Arch Int Med, 1997 Jul; 157(14):1557-1568
- Project: Analysis of Medical Cost Records from MarketScan Databases
1. 2 Assess the impact of health and safety investments, such as improved health and safety programs, material substitution, engineering controls, and personal protective equipment, to employers’ full benefits and costs, including costs saved by reducing occupational illness and injury as well as impacts on productivity, quality of products and services, company reputation, corporate financial performance, and the ability to attract and retain employees
An economic justification for the implementation of interventions that reduce knee injuries in underground mining
Seventh International Scientific Conference on Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (PREMUS 2010), August 29 - September 2, 2010
International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH), 2010 Aug-Sep; :413
Modeling the cost-benefit of nerve conduction studies in pre-employment screening for carpal tunnel syndrome
Scand J Work, Environ & Health 2010 Jun; 36(4):299-304
The business case for managing worker safety and health
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2009-139
Net monetary benefit of cost-effective rollover protective structures CROPS: an estimate of the potential benefits of the CROPS research project
J Agric Saf Health 2008 Jul; 14(3):351-363
Roof screening for underground coal mines: recent developments
Coal Age 2008 Jun; 113(6):34-36
Prevalence and cost of cumulative injuries over two decades of technological advances: a look at underground coal mining in the U.S.
Min Eng 2008 Jan; 60(1):46-50
Applying the IH value strategy
Synergist 2008 Jan; 19(10):36-39
Cost and outcome analyses on the timing of first independent medical evaluation in patients with work-related lumbosacral sprain
J Occup Environ Med 2007 Nov; 49(11):1264-1268
Simple solutions: ergonomics for construction workers
NIOSH 2007 Aug; :1-88
Roof screening for underground coal mines: recent developments
Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, July 31 - August 2, 2007
A stable dynamic cohort analysis of installing cost-effective rollover protective structures (CROPS)
J Agric Saf Health 2007 Feb; 13(2):177-187
Installing a cost-effective rollover protective structure (CROPS): a cost-effective analysis
J Agric Saf Health 2007 Feb; 13(2):165-176
Incorporating injured employee outcomes into physical and occupational therapists' practice: a controlled trial of the Worker-Based Outcomes Assessment System
J Occup Rehabil 2006 Dec; 16(4):607-629
Is the occupational fatal injury experience in the United States really improving?
NORA Symposium 2006: Research Makes a Difference! April 18-26, 2006
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2006 Apr; :186-187
The cost effectiveness of occupational health interventions: prevention of silicosis
Am J Ind Med 2005 Dec; 48(6):503-514
Surveillance for isocyanate asthma: a model based cost effectiveness analysis
Occup Environ Med 2005 Nov; 62(11):743-749
Development of effective ergonomic interventions
IOHA 2005. 6th International Scientific Conference of the International Occupational Hygiene Association, 19-23 September, 2005
World Health Organization, 2005 Sep; :144
Evaluation and solution of workers' health problems: critical analysis in practice
XVIIth World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, September 18-22, 2005
National Safety Security Council, 2005 Sep; :1
Commercialization of cost-effective rollover protective structures (CROPS): research-in-progress
Proceedings of the National Institute for Farm Safety (NIFS) Annual Conference, June 26-30, 2005
National Institute for Farm Safety, 2005 Jun; :1-19
Cost effectiveness of a dealer's intervention in retrofitting rollover protective structures
Inj Prev 2005 Jun; 11(3):169-173
Occupational disease and workers' compensation: coverage, costs, and consequences
Millbank Q 2004 Dec; 82(4):689-721
Injuries in the Iowa certified safe farm study
Agric Saf Health 2004 Jan; 10(1):51-63
An evaluation of a “best practices” musculoskeletal injury prevention program in nursing homes
Inj Prev 2004 Oct; 10(4):206-211
Assessing the feasibility of evaluating the Washington state apprenticeship and training program
NOIRS 2003-Abstracts of the National Occupational Injury Research Symposium 2003
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2003 Oct; :23
Economic and job hazard analysis of sandblasting substitutes
NIOSH 2003 Oct; :1-8
Barriers to expanding the use of vacuum attachments in dry-wall sanding: a national survey of union contractors and finishers
American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo, June 1-6, 2002
American Industrial Hygiene Association, 2002 Jun; :55
Managing human risk in livestock handling
NOIRS 2003-Abstracts of the National Occupational Injury Research Symposium 2003
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2003 Oct; :28
Evaluating a farm safety training program with rural high school students
ICOH, 2002 Oct; :186-187
Research and dissemination needs for ergonomics in agriculture
Public Health Rep 2002 Sep-Oct; 117(5):440-445
Designing cost-effective rollover protective structures (CROPS) at NIOSH
Proceedings of the National Institute for Farm Safety (NIFS) Annual Conference, June 23-27, 2002
National Institute for Farm Safety, 2002 Jun; :1-24
Prevention effectiveness of roll-over protective structures on agricultural tractors: part III. Economic analysis
J Agric Saf Health 2000 Feb; 6(1):57-70
An economic motivator for safe farming: changing perceptions through learning
J Agric Saf Health 1998 May; 4(Special Issue 1):205-212
- Project: Increasing Adoption of CROPS by Farmers and Manufacturers
- Project: Effects of Safety Training at Washington Group International
1.2.1 Complete a set of economic case studies, each one targeting a set of safety and health interventions, for which economic information promises to play a strong supporting role.
1.2.2 Provide a guide to the assessment of costs and benefits of occupational safety and health at the employer’s level, and connect each component of cost and benefit to case studies and other existing examples.
1.3 Assess the full costs to workers and their families of occupational illness and injury, including the loss of earning ability, and the extent to which workers’ compensation and other social supports replace these losses.
- Project: Costs of Injuries/Illnesses in Wholesale and Retail Trade
- Project: The Burden of Injuries and Illnesses in Manufacturing
1.4 Assess the benefits of prevention and the costs of occupational illness and injury to society at large, including the costs and utilization of health insurance, workers’ compensation, Social Security, and other social insurance and welfare systems.
Economic burden of dermatitis in U.S. workers
J Occup Environ Med 2010 Nov; 52(11):1045-1054
Technology News 539 - Identifying the benefits of engineering noise controls through a business case
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2010-121, Technology News 539, 2009 Dec; :1-2
The impact of self-insuring for workers’ compensation on the incidence rate of worker injury and illness
J Occup Environ Med 2009 Dec; 51(12):1466-1473
Cost effectiveness of wearing head protection on all-terrain vehicles
J Agromed 2009 Jul; 14(3):312-323
Trends in components of medical spending within workers compensation: results from 37 states combined
J Occup Environ Med 2009 Feb; 51(2):232-238
Socioeconomic outcomes in work-exacerbated asthma
Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2007 Jun; 7(3):236-241
Use of health and social services following work injuries
NIOSH 2005 Dec; :1-48
Unclaimed injuries and workers' compensation adequacy
NIOSH 2005 Sep; :1-9;
Societal cost of workplace homicides in the United States, 1992-2001
Am J Ind Med 2005 Jun; 47(6):518-527
Societal cost of workplace homicides in the United States
2005 National Injury Prevention and Control Conference, May 9-11, 2005
Centers and Disease Control and Prevention, 2005 May; :105
How does health insurance affect workers' compensation filing?
RAND Working Paper No. WR-205-1-ICJ. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2005 Apr; :1-37
Changes in the economic analysis for social regulation in the United States.
Proceedings of the 5th International Conference. Measuring the Burden of Injury, June 3-4, 2004
Transport Canada, 2004 Jun; :8-11
Social and economic impacts of workplace illness and injury: current and future directions for research
Am J Ind Med 2001 Oct; 40(4):398-402
A cost model for traumatic injuries in mining
NOIRS 2000--Abstracts of the National Occupational Injury Research Symposium 2000
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2000 Oct; :72
1.4.1 Estimate the relative burden of injury and illness using MarketScan™ or other sources of health, productivity, and risk assessment information. This is accomplished by compiling information on days away from work, health care costs associated with disability, and workers' compensation claims, and combining these data with national estimates of occupational injury and illness cases from BLS and other sources.
1.4.2 Complete studies on the extent to which work-related disability leads to a change in job or premature exit from the labor force, and the extent to which this reduces income and increases the receipt of government and insurance benefits.
1.5 Assess the benefits and costs of comprehensive and integrated approaches that address both occupational and non-occupational risk factors for illness and injury.
- Project: Evaluating the Effectiveness of OSH Program Elements
1.6 Assess differences and commonalities in the economics of occupational health and safety across countries and regions to better contribute to international dialogue and improved health and safety globally.
Strategic Goal 2
Increase the knowledge base on how economic factors, management strategies, and demographic trends affect occupational health and safety.
- Project: Sector-Based Case Studies on Cost-Effective Interventions (PHP)
2.1 Support economic research assessing the impact of different employment relationships, including contract, temporary, and low-wage work arrangements, on the incidence and severity of occupational illness and injury.
2.2 Support economic research assessing the relationship of workforce demographics and their changes on the incidence and severity of occupational illness and injury.
2.3 Support economic research assessing the impact of work schedules, including shift work and long hours of work, on the incidence and severity of occupational illness and injury.
2.4 Support economic research assessing the impact of management systems, including work organization and job design, information gathering, communication and decision making, and employee incentives, on the incidence and severity of occupational illness and injury.
2.4.1 Create a "chartbook" of economic and work organization information by industry and occupation. Elements could include distribution of income, job stability and unemployment, work schedules, percent insured, demographics, and education levels.
2.5 Support economic research assessing the impact of existing and emerging technologies on the incidence and severity of occupational illness and injury.
2.6 Assess the impact of specific policies (e.g., consensus standards, guidance, or regulation) and the domestic and global competitive environment on the incidence and severity of occupational illness and injury.
Strategic Goal 3
Enhance the capacity to make use of available knowledge on the economics of occupational health and safety.
3.1: Collect, organize, and provide guidance on available resources; this may include maintaining resource links on the World Wide Web to assist researchers and practitioners in finding relevant materials.
3.2: Synthesize existing research and information on the economics of occupational health and safety; this may include developing economic assessment tools and educational and training materials.
A story of impact: NIOSH researchers partner with a university and make the business case for workplace safety and health
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2010-162 (October 2010)
Occupational hygiene programs: a strategy for demonstrating the value to corporate executives
Safety 2009, June 28-July 1, 2009, San Antonio, Texas. Session No. 607
American Society of Safety Engineers, 2009 Jun; :1-6
Workers' Memorial Day - April 28, 2009
MMWR 2009 Apr; 58(15):389
Epidemiology, surveillance, and prevention of farm tractor overturn fatalities
J Agromed 2009 Apr; 14(2):164-171
Promoting safety through economics education
2006 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting, July 9-12, 2006
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2006 Jul; :1-9
A compendium of NIOSH economic research: 2002–2003
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2005-112 (January 2005)
Occupational disease and workers' compensation: coverage, costs, and consequences
Millbank Q 2004 Dec; 82(4):689-721
Prediction of chronic disability in work-related musculoskeletal disorders: a prospective, population-based study
BMC Public Health 2004 May; 5:14
Intervention tools for farmers - safe and productive work practices in a safer work environment
J Agric Saf Health 1998 May; 4(Special issue 1):193-203
3.3: Disseminate findings on successful efforts and partnerships that reduce the incidence of occupational illness and injury and yield financial and economic benefits.
A story of impact: NIOSH researchers partner with a university and make the business case for workplace safety and health
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2010-162 (October 2010)
Empirical mine design for western underground metal mines
Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, August 1-3, 2006
Community partners for healthy farming intervention research
NORA Symposium 2006: Research Makes a Difference! April 18-20, 2006
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2006 Apr; :88-89
The workplace solutions and construction solutions database: web-based hazard and solution information for the small business community and construction industry
NORA Symposium 2006: Research Makes a Difference! April 18-26, 2006
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2006 Apr; :125-126
A theory-driven, evidence-based intervention: seven years, four thousand businesses, three safer ways to work
NORA Symposium 2006: Research Makes a Difference! April 18-26, 2006
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2006 Apr; :70-71
An evaluation of a “best practices” musculoskeletal injury prevention program in nursing homes
Inj Prev 2004 Oct; 10(4):206-211
Strategic Goal 4
Develop strategic partnerships among researchers in the fields of economics and occupational health and safety and between researchers and practitioners to improve the relevance, quality, and impact of occupational health and safety research.
4.1 Add economics components to new and ongoing occupational health and safety research efforts.
4.2 Conduct demonstration projects that bring together practitioners with first-hand knowledge of occupational risks and exposures, holders of health, safety, and benefits related information, and researchers to show the impact of health and safety interventions.
4.3 Formalize partnerships that facilitate and enhance the exchange of knowledge and information among researchers in the fields of economics and occupational health and safety and between researchers and practitioners.
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