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An estimated 600,000
to 800,000 accidental needlestick occur annually among healthcare workers.
About half of these injuries go unreported. At an
average hospital, workers incur approximately
30 needlestick injuries per 100 beds.
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CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness. NIOSH gathers information, conducts scientific research, and translates the knowledge gained into products and services, including scientific information products, training videos and recommendations for improving safety and health in the workplace. The CDC Foundation helps NIOSH collaborate with industry leaders, employers and research institutions to advance learning and effectively address occupational health threats.
Occupational Health and Safety Programs
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Comparison of Existing AFCs and Proposed AFCs
To conduct tracer gas, smoke and air velocity testing at a U.S. Postal Processing and Distribution Center to verify the capture efficiency of the Bio-Detection System (BDS) on an existing and proposed Advanced Facer Canceller system (AFCs) to evaluate whether modifications to the mail processing equipment will continue to provide the same level of protection to postal workers from biological attacks through the mail.
- Funding Partners: Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.
- Program Partners: CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Evaluating Workplace Safety Practices
To evaluate a new workplace safety program at a helicopter manufacturing facility to reduce work-related musculoskeletal and traumatic injuries.
- Funding Partners: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
- Program Partners: CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Napthalene Exposure Among Jet Fuel Handlers
To determine the level of exposure to napthalene, a potential carcinogen, among jet fuel handlers and possible effects on health.
- Funding Partners: United States Army
- Program Partners: CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Pesticides and Parkinson's Disease
To investigate the potential relationship between occupational exposure to pesticides and the development of Parkinson’s disease.
- Funding Partners: Pacific Health Research Institute
- Program Partners: CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Honolulu Heart Program/Honolulu-Asia Aging Study,
Research Triangle Institute,
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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Time to Conceive and Biomarkers of Infertility
To assess the reproductive potential of women exposed to occupational hazards.
- Funding Partners: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Program Partners: CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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