National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) fact sheet.
Authors
NIOSH
Source
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2003-116, 2003 Feb; :1-2
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness. NIOSH is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Department of Health and Human Services. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 created both NIOSH and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA is in the U.S. Department of Labor and is responsible for developing and enforcing workplace safety and health regulations. NIOSH is in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is an agency established to help assure "safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by providing research, information, education, and training in the field of occupational safety and health." NIOSH provides national and world leadership to prevent work-related illness, injury, disability, and death by gathering information, conducting scientific research, and translating the knowledge gained into products and services. NIOSH's mission is critical to the health and safety of every American worker. Each day, an average of 9,000 U.S. workers sustain disabling injuries on the job, 16 workers die from an injury suffered at work, and 137 workers die from work-related diseases. The Liberty Mutual 2002 Workplace Safety Index estimates that direct costs for occupational injuries in 1999 rose to $40.1 billion, with indirect costs reaching over $200 billion.
Keywords
Occupational-health; Occupational-hazards; Occupational-diseases; Occupational-accidents; Information-systems; Training
Publication Date
20030201
Document Type
Numbered Publication
Fiscal Year
2003
Identifying No.
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2003-116
NIOSH Division
OD
Source Name
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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