NIOSH Occupational Disease, Injury and Hazard Surveillance Activities, FY91

摘要

The report described NIOSH efforts to lessen the problems of occupational diseaseamong workers. The report consolidated in a single document, descriptions of all NIOSH surveillance activities, along with reprints of publications resulting from those activities for Fiscal Year 1991. The report also serves as the first step in the systematic assessment of current NIOSH surveillance efforts. Specific areas of information discussed in the report included occupational lung disease research, research on occupational traumatic injuries, assessment of the effectiveness of OSHA's lead (7439921) standard and surveillance programs for lead exposure, occupational psychological disorder surveillance, surveillance in agriculture, and in the construction trades, gaining access to various databases, methods of surveillance, and surveillance related activities. Also included are reprints of FY 91 published articles related to NIOSH surveillance activities and abstracts from the 1991 National Conference on State-Based Occupational Safety and Health Activities.