NIOSH 50th Anniversary: A History of Occupational Safety and Health

DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2021-105

2021 is the 50th anniversary of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). This video describes the origin of the institute, starting with the Department of Industrial Hygiene all the way to today. Now, as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NIOSH has campuses all over the country with more than 2000 staff, researchers, and contractors. The mission of NIOSH is to develop new knowledge in the field of occupational safety and health and to transfer that knowledge into practice.

View this video on the CDC YouTube channel.
Year: 2021
Total running time: 4:56

Suggested Citation

NIOSH [2021]. NIOSH 50th Anniversary: A History of Occupational Safety and Health. Video. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2021-105, https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2021105