Worker Health Information from the National Health Interview Survey

Public Safety Occupations

These charts summarize the 2010 NHIS-OHS data for the occupations within the Public Safety sector in an effort to provide industry leaders with information so they can better understand health and exposure burdens specific to their workforce.

Survey Sample

In the 2010 NHIS-OHS, the sample of those employed in the Public Safety occupations consisted of 204 persons, representing approximately 1.8 million workers. The charts linked below show the prevalence (rates) of selected health outcomes; work organization and psychosocial factors; and physical and chemical exposures among workers in Public Safety occupations.  All Public Safety workers are compared to all U.S. workers combined, and comparisons are made among 4 specific Public Safety occupational categories.

Charts

• Description of Public Safety workers in the US
  • Table A. Number of workers in specific industries
• All US workers vs. the Public Safety workers
  • Figure 1. Selected health conditions; work organization factors; and psychosocial, physical and chemical exposures
• Health conditions
  • Figure 2. Dermatitis
  • Figure 3. Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Figure 4. Asthma
• Work organization factors
  • Figure 5. Long work hours
  • Figure 6. Non-standard work arrangements
  • Figure 7. Temporary employment
  • Figure 8. Non-standard shifts
• Psychosocial exposures
  • Figure 9. Job insecurity
  • Figure 10. Work-family imbalance
  • Figure 11. Hostile work environments
• Physical and chemical exposures
  • Figure 12. Potential skin hazards
  • Figure 13. Outdoor work
  • Figure 14. Vapors, gas, dust, or fumes
  • Figure 15a. Secondhand smoke
    • Figure 15b. Smoking rates

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