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Occupational Exposure Banding | Exposure Banding | CDC Occupational Exposure Limits (OELs) provide specific guidance on how much of a chemical a worker can be exposed to over a period of time OELs are developed by authoritative organizations like NIOSH to prevent adverse health effects from workplace exposures For chemicals that lack OELs, occupational safety and health professionals can use the NIOSH occupational exposure banding process
Occupational Disease And Injury | Field Epi Manual | CDC Occupational laws and regulations are national in scope and set by the federal government The federal government delegates responsibility for their enforcement to some state agencies, which then have overlapping responsibilities in occupational health
About Classification Systems | Occupation and Industry Data | CDC Standard Occupational Classification Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) is used to assign occupation codes The occupations in SOC do not relate to any industry code The U S Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) updates SOC codes every 10 years (get information about crosswalks) All occupations are organized into one of 23 major groups SOC codes may be up to 6-digits First 2-digits
HIV Occupational Transmission | HIV | CDC Preventing occupational HIV transmission Always follow Standard Precautions Assume that all body fluids are potentially infectious Use gloves, goggles, and other barriers when coming in contact with blood or body fluids Wash hands and other skin surfaces immediately after contact with blood or body fluids Be careful when handling and disposing of sharp instruments Use safety devices to
Occupational Risk Assessment Occupational risk assessment is a method for estimating health risks from exposure to various levels of workplace hazard (s) It is important to understand how much exposure to a hazard will present health risks to workers to appropriately eliminate, control, and reduce those risks
About Occupational Hearing Loss | Noise | CDC About Occupational Hearing Loss Key points Occupational hearing loss is permanent but preventable Exposure to loud noise or certain chemicals while at work can damage your hearing Hearing loss is associated with tinnitus (ringing in the ears), heart problems, cognitive decline, and poor mental health
Clinical Guidance for PEP | HIV Nexus | CDC Recommendations PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis) is the use of antiretroviral medication to prevent HIV in a person without HIV who may have been recently exposed to HIV Exposure typically occurs through sex or sharing syringes (or other injection equipment) with someone who has or might have HIV Nonoccupational post-exposure prophylaxis (nPEP) is a term used to specify that the exposure was
About Falls in the Workplace | Falls | CDC More on falls See the NIOSHTIC-2 database search results on falls NIOSHTIC-2 is a database of occupational safety and health publications funded in whole or in part by NIOSH
CDC Workplace Health Model | Workplace Health | CDC Workplace health promotion programs are successful when they include both occupational safety and health efforts Evidence shows that combined approaches to reduce health risks to workers are more effective than separate programs