Occupational Health Nurses and Occupational Hygiene

Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene

Occupational Health Research at NIOSH The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the U.S. federal agency that conducts research and makes recommendations for preventing work-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths.1 The work by NIOSH protects the safety and health of the nation’s 155 million workers.2 NIOSH provides the only dedicated federal investment for research ne...

Occupational hygiene in Africa.

In an editorial 6 years ago, Hans Kromhout (1999) commented on the scarcity of occupational hygiene publications, which took into account developing countries, and looked forward to the 4th International Occupational Hygiene Association (IOHA) Conference in Cairns, where their problems were to be a major theme. In September 2005, the 6th IOHA Conference became the first IOHA Conference to be he...

Competencies required for occupational health nurses

OBJECTIVES For occupational health (OH) nurses to perform activities effectively, not only skills and knowledge but also competencies proposed by Dr. McClelland are indispensable. This study aimed to identify competencies required for OH nurses and to show their structure diagram. METHODS Qualitative descriptive research was conducted from October 2010 to August 2011. Eight high-performing OH...

Global occupational health and safety responsibilities of occupational health nurses based in the United States.

The health and safety of workers is the primary concern of occupational health nurses. The purpose of this study was to identify the global occupational health and safety responsibilities of occupational health nurses based in the United States and factors contributing to these global responsibilities. A total of 2,123 American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. members completed a...

Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene