State-Based Occupational Health and Safety Surveillance

 描述(由申请人提供)：该项目的主要目标是收集、分析和共享与德克萨斯州职业健康和安全相关的数据，以减少德克萨斯州和全国范围内高度优先的职业死亡、受伤、疾病和暴露。一个长期目标是参与建立一个全面的、全国性的以国家为基础的职业伤害和疾病监测系统。德克萨斯州是最大的州之一，无论在地理上还是人口上都是如此，并且拥有独特的城市和农村人口组合，使其成为全国系统发展的重要组成部分。该项目侧重于国家和地区流行病学家理事会(CSTE)确定的21项现行职业健康指标。然而，该计划还将寻找国家职业安全和健康监测系统无法获得的数据源，以填补数据空白，并确定更多的工作环境和职业，这些工作环境和职业具有疾病或伤害的高风险。该项目的重点将是与职业公司合作 卫生利益攸关方确定该州的优先条件。在他们的参与下，该项目将检查和共享数据，并发布年度进展报告，其中描述了其监控的成就和影响。该计划还将重点关注与工作相关的农药和消毒剂暴露的优先条件。这里的目的是维持和加强目前对报告的暴露情况的后续和调查程序，确定高危人群，为工作场所干预制定新的协议和教育材料，并在工业和贸易小组会议上提供培训介绍和教育材料。为了增加案件的确认度，该计划将更新其与德克萨斯州保险部的报告关系，并制定新的协议，报告工人因职业性农药暴露而提出的赔偿要求。它还将继续与国家职业安全与健康研究所(NIOSH)和其他州合作，以确定有针对性的职业、相关的风险因素并制定相应的预防战略。此外，还将加强与服务不足人口和高危社区的关键社区合作伙伴的报告关系。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The primary goal of this project is to collect, analyze, and share data related to occupational health and safety in Texas in order to reduce high-priority occupational fatalities, injuries, disease, and exposures within Texas and throughout the nation. A long-term objective is to participate in the establishment of a comprehensive, nationwide system of state-based occupational injury and illness surveillance. Texas is one of the largest states, both geographically and demographically, and has a unique mix of urban and rural populations, making it an important component in the development of a nationwide system. This project focuses on the 21 current occupational health indicators (OHIs) - as identified by the Council for State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE). However, the program will also seek out data sources not available from national occupational safety and health surveillance systems in order to fill data gaps and identify additional work environments and occupations that are at high risk for disease or injury. The focus of this project will be working with occupational health stakeholders to determine priority conditions for the state. With their input, the program will examine and share data as well as publish an annual progress report, which describes the accomplishments and impact of its surveillance. The program will also focus on the priority condition of work-related pesticide and disinfectant exposures. The aims here are to maintain and enhance current follow-up and investigation procedures for reported exposures, identify high-risk populations, develop new protocols and educational materials for workplace intervention, and provide training presentations and educational materials at industry and trade group meetings. To increase case ascertainment, the program will renew its reporting ties with the Texas Department of Insurance and develop new agreements for reporting workers' compensation claims for occupational pesticide exposures. It will also continue to collaborate with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and other states to identify targeted occupations, associated risk factors and to develop prevention strategies accordingly. In addition, reporting relationships will be enhanced with key community partners in underserved populations and at-risk communities.