At a glance
- States started participating in the FACE Program in 1989.
- State FACE Programs monitor worker deaths, conduct investigations, and recommend prevention strategies at the state level.
- Current states with FACE Programs are California, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Oregon, and Washington.
Overview
State FACE programs conduct in-depth field investigations for selected fatal injury cases in priority areas.
The NIOSH FACE Program selects priority areas using national and state priorities and the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries data. The NIOSH FACE Program periodically reviews and updates these priorities to respond to national and state needs. Review reports in select priority areas below:
Current priority industries
Current priority exposures
Current priority populations
How the program works
State FACE Programs use the NIOSH FACE Program model. They identify their investigations in one of two ways:
- Monitoring all external causes of occupational death within the funded state
- Collecting general data on cases
Investigations
- State FACE investigators evaluate the location where the death occurred. They examine the worksite and collect facts about what happened before, during, and after the incident.
- State FACE investigators talk with company officials, witnesses, and workers to learn about the work environment and the deceased worker.
- State FACE investigators analyze the collected information, then prepare a report. Reports are anonymous and do not name the workers, witnesses, or others involved in the incident.
- State FACE investigators send the report to the employer.
- NIOSH posts the State FACE report to the website so others can use it for prevention strategies, training, and education purposes.
State FACE investigators
State FACE investigators are safety professionals, engineers, or industrial hygienists. They have training and experience in identifying workplace hazards and developing recommendations to reduce the risk of injury and death.
State FACE investigators do not enforce compliance with State or Federal occupational safety and health standards. They also do not determine fault or blame.
State FACE investigators will not ask family members for an interview as part of their investigation but will share information and findings upon request. They will not include names of employers, victims, and/or witnesses in written investigative reports or in the FACE database.
Contacts
| State | Webpage | Sign up for notifications |
| California | California FACE Program | To receive e-mail notifications for California FACE publications, please email: face@cdph.ca.gov |
| Kentucky | Kentucky FACE Program | To receive e-mail notifications for Kentucky FACE publications, please email: kyfaceprogram@uky.edu |
| Louisiana | Louisiana FACE Program | To receive e-mail notifications for Louisiana FACE publications, please email: workerhealth@la.gov |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts FACE Program | To receive e-mail notifications for Massachusetts FACE publications, please email: MA.FACE@state.ma.us |
| Michigan | Michigan FACE Program | To receive e-mail notifications for Michigan FACE publications, please email: Occupational and Environmental Medicine College of Human Medicine (msu.edu) |
| New York | New York FACE Program | To receive e-mail notifications for New York FACE publications, please email: boh@health.ny.gov |
| Oregon | Oregon FACE Program | To receive e-mail notifications for Michigan FACE publications, please email: orface@ohsu.edu |
| Washington | Washington FACE Program | To receive e-mail notifications for Washington FACE publications, please email: SHARP@Lni.wa.gov |
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