RESUMO
In summary, much information is available to help the employer identify which workers should receive safety and health information, education, and training and which workers should receive it before others. In addition, research has identified the following variables as being related to a disproportionate "share" of injuries and illnesses at the work site. 1. The age of the worker (younger employees have higher incidence rates of injury) 2. The length of time on the job (new employees have higher incidence rates) 3. The size of the firm (medium-size firms have higher incidence rates than smaller or larger firms) 4. The type of work performed (incidence and severity rates vary significantly by standard industrial classification [SIC] code) 5. The use of hazardous substances (by SIC code)
Assuntos
Acidentes de Trabalho/prevenção & controle , Substâncias Perigosas/classificação , Ocupações/classificação , Ferimentos e Lesões/epidemiologia , Exposição Ambiental , Educação em Saúde , Humanos , Incidência , Capacitação em Serviço , Fatores de Risco , Estados Unidos/epidemiologiaRESUMO
Because of the nonavailability of sufficient numbers of qualified industrial hygienists to assume roles as health compliance officers in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a three - year career development program for trainee industrial hygienists has been initiated. The present and projected personnel needs in the occupational health field in the U.S. are presented, together with a general description of the OSHA career development program. The program is a response to current needs; it will be curtailed when university graduates are available to meet Agency needs.
