Evaluation of the effectiveness of NIOSH's (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's) health-hazard evaluation program

Technical Report · Mon Jul 30 04:00:00 EDT 1979

OSTI ID:6499236

Some techniques were developed for an ongoing evaluation of the Health Hazard Evaluation (HHE) Program of NIOSH. Such evaluations must begin with a review of the goals of the program. The HHE program was developed to provide a service to employer and employee questionners concerning toxic hazards in the workplace, to generate information to support the standard-setting process, and to improve conditions in the workplace through recommendations for the reduction and elimination of toxic hazards. A large telephone survey was conducted where employees and employers from about 200 companies which were the subject of HHE studies were interviewed. A vast majority of respondents in each class praised the conduct of the evaluations, their thoroughness, and the professionalism and the competence of the NIOSH team as well as their receptiveness to both worker and employer concerns.

• Research Organization: Urban Systems Research and Engineering, Inc., Cambridge, MA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6499236
• Report Number(s): PB-87-164224/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

552000* -- Public Health
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
DOCUMENT TYPES
EVALUATION
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NIOSH
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
REVIEWS
SAFETY
SURVEYS
US ORGANIZATIONS