What do rotators do?
- Gain firsthand experience in the HHE process or NIOSH’s role in national public health responses by working with project officers
- Respond to public health inquiries about occupational health issues received through the CDC’s national contact center
- Refine presentation skills with the assistance of NIOSH health communication specialists
- Complete a required set of modules on common occupational health issues to see how NIOSH evaluates those issues in the context of an HHE
- Gain a better understanding of the roles and functions of industrial hygienists, scientists, and other NIOSH professionals in evaluating workplace issues
- Meet with NIOSH subject matter experts in areas of personal interest to each rotator
NIOSH industrial hygienist collecting surface wipe sample for lead in an airplane cockpit
Red-pink areas show the presence of lead on this wipe sample collected from the hands of an aircraft mechanic
Take a look at some recent NIOSH activities:
- HHEs:
- Evaluation of Potential Hazards During Harvesting and Trimming Cannabis at an Indoor Cultivation Facility—Colorado
- Evaluation of Coccidioides Exposure and Coccidioidomycosis Infections Among Warehouse and Distribution Employees—California
- Evaluation of Occupational Exposure to Opioids in a City Police Department — Ohio
- Evaluation of Chemical Exposures at Two Vape Shops—Texas
- Characterizing Exposures During Laser Tattoo Removal in a Hospital Dermatology Center—Massachusetts
- Evaluation of Lead Exposures at a Bullet Manufacturer—Missouri
- Public Health Responses for:
- Mpox
- COVID-19
- Afghan refugees