Nebraska Occupational Safety and Health Program

描述（由申请人提供）：本项目的目的是建立一个“基本”的职业安全和健康监督计划，为内布拉斯加州，在内布拉斯加州卫生和人类服务部（NDHHS），国家机构，具有一般监督，控制，并主要负责有关公共卫生（内布拉斯加州）的问题。修订版统计 81-601）。该计划将收集和分析来自NDHHS现有公共信息和数据来源的所有19个职业安全和健康指标的监测数据，这些指标由NIOSH国家职业监测工作组确定，特别强调服务不足，高风险群体，如少数民族和年轻工人。这些指标是对特定工作人口的健康或风险状况（即健康事件或与该事件有关的因素的发生）的具体衡量。为了进一步加强对可能与工作场所接触有关的可报告情况的监测，我们建立了一个监测系统，以收集因接触农业或工业化学品而中毒或患病的信息，并提供信息以指导预防建议。我们还将与内布拉斯加州环境健康危害和室内空气单位办公室合作，扩大成人血铅流行病学和监测（ABLES）计划，以跟踪成人血铅升高的结果，加强监测，并为铅暴露高风险的职业群体和行业提供更高水平的教育和培训。除了加强监测外，还将优先开展其他活动， 方案的有效性。将召集一个利益攸关方咨询委员会，为直接活动提供投入，将分发教育材料，以提高内布拉斯加州工人的安全和健康意识，并将编写报告，分享数据分析结果。

DESCRIPTION (Provided by Applicant): The purpose of this project is to establish a "Fundamental" occupational safety and health surveillance program for the State of Nebraska, within the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (NDHHS), the state agency which has general supervision, control, and primary responsibility over matters relating to public health (Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-601). This program will collect and analyze surveillance data from existing public information and data sources available within NDHHS on all 19 occupational safety and health indicators which have been identified by the NIOSH-States Occupational Surveillance Work Group putting a special emphasis on underserved, high risk groups such as minorities and young workers. These indicators are specific measures of health or risk status (i.e. the occurrence of a health event or of factors associated with that event) among specific working populations. To further enhance surveillance for reportable conditions potentially associated with workplace exposures, we well develop a surveillance system to capture information on poisoning or illness due to exposure to agricultural or industrial chemicals and to provide information to guide recommendations for prevention. We will also collaborate with the Nebraska Office of Environmental Health Hazards and Indoor Air Unit to expand the Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES) Program to track elevated blood lead results in adults, enhance surveillance, and provide a higher level of education and training for occupational groups and industries at high risk for lead exposure. In addition to enhanced surveillance, other activities will be prioritized to enhance the effectiveness of the program. An advisory committee of stakeholders will be convened to provide input to direct activities, educational materials will be disseminated to improve worker safety and health awareness in Nebraska, and reports will be generated to share results of data analyses.