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NIOSH report on occupational safety and health for FY 1986 under Public Law 91-596.

Authors
NIOSH
Source
NIOSH 1987 Sep; :1-55
Link
NIOSHTIC No.
00180442
Abstract
A brief review was provided of the development of the field of occupational safety and health in the United States. The tasks which NIOSH was mandated to carry out were briefly defined and its activities in the areas of hazard identification, hazard evaluation, control systems, and dissemination of information were described. The organization of the Institute was delineated with explanations of activities given for each of its various divisions. Efforts were described in the following areas of concern: surveillance, health hazard evaluation, occupational lung diseases, musculoskeletal injuries, occupational cancers, severe occupational traumatic injuries, cardiovascular diseases, disorders of reproduction, neurotoxic disorders, noise induced hearing loss, dermatological conditions, and psychological disorders. A list of articles and publications appearing during fiscal year 1986 generated as a result of NIOSH activity in the field was provided.
Keywords
Occupational-safety-programs; Industrial-health-programs; Worker-health; Safety-research; Accident-prevention; Workplace-studies; Control-methods
Publication Date
19870901
Document Type
Other
Fiscal Year
1987
NTIS Accession No.
PB88-237516
NTIS Price
A05
Source Name
NIOSH, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Cincinnati, Ohio
State
OH
Page last reviewed: April 12, 2019
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Education and Information Division