At a glance
The Division of Science Integration (DSI) is part of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). DSI uses a public health approach to prevent occupational deaths, injuries, and diseases. We develop and transfer information and provide recommendations on workplaces safety and health.
What we do
The Division of Science Integration (DSI) is part of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). DSI uses a public health approach to develop and transfer information and provide recommendations to prevent occupational deaths, injuries, and diseases. The division also
- Develops and disseminates targeted occupational safety and health information
- Conducts training research
- Develops qualitative and quantitative risk assessments
- Develops policy, technical, and educational documents
- Conducts translational research to evaluate the effectiveness of occupational safety and health programs
- Manages NIOSH-Info and exhibits program
- Provides audiovisual, publication, and Docket Office support
- Conducts research on how work is organized and the implications for health, productivity, and prevention
Focus
DSI manages several NIOSH research programs, including:
Authoritative Recommendations Program
NIOSH documents and communication products that contain policy statements, such as Recommended Exposure Limits (RELs).
Healthy Work Design and Well-Being Program
Seeks to improve the design of work, management practices, and the physical and psychosocial work environment.
Nanotechnology Research Center
Conducts research to understand the potential effects on human health of exposure to engineered nanomaterials (particles between 1 and 100 nanometers) and develops methods to control or eliminate exposures.
National Center for Productive Aging and Work
Advances lifelong well-being for workers of all ages and supports a productive aging across the working life.
Occupational Health Equity Program
Seeks to reduce health inequalities for workers who are at higher risk for occupational injury and illness as a result of social and economic structures historically linked to discrimination or exclusion.
Safe-Skilled-Ready Workforce Program
Helps ensure that all workers will have the basic skills they need to stay safe on the job before they join the U.S. workforce for the first time or start a new job.
Services Sector Program
Seeks to prevent work-related injuries, illnesses and fatalities among the nation’s 68 million service workers.
Small Business Assistance Program
Seeks to reduce work-related injuries, illnesses, and fatalities in smaller businesses across all industries.
Wholesale and Retail Trade Sector Program
Seeks to prevent work-related injuries, illnesses, and fatalities, in wholesale and retail trade workers.
Technology and product highlights
Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards App
Provides the NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards in an interactive mobile platform and is easy to customize for a wide variety of tasks.
OSHA-NIOSH Heat Safety Tool App
Calculates and forecasts heat index values to keep workers safe when working in hot weather.
Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare
Information about hazardous drugs increases awareness among healthcare workers and their employers about the health risks posed by working with hazardous drugs and provides them with measures for protecting their health.
Protecting Temporary Workers: Best practices for host employers
Temporary workers are paid by a staffing company and assigned to a host employer. This document provides a set of best practices for host employers to follow to better protect the safety and health of temporary workers.
Current Intelligence Bulletin 70: Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Silver Nanomaterials
Provides a recommended exposure limit (REL) for silver nanomaterials, which are some of the most widely used nanomaterials in commerce.