Traumatic Injury Research at NIOSH: Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

by National Research Council, Institute of Medicine, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Committee to Review the NIOSH Traumatic Injury Research Program

Overview

The occurrences of both injury and death that take place on the job are a significant public health problem in the United States, causing a substantial human and economic burden. Traumatic Injury Research at NIOSH is the sixth report in the series Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. The Committee to Evaluate the NIOSH Traumatic Injury Research Program found the program's research during 1996-2005 (the evaluation period for this review) relevant to reducing the burden of traumatic injury in the workplace and to have contributed to improvements in worker health and safety. To continue to reduce injuries and deaths to workers due to trauma, the committee recommended that the TI Research Program continue setting goals within the program's scope and resources; work with other federal agencies that support injury prevention and control research to outline areas of collaboration; embark on a program to increase the visibility of traumatic injury research; develop a strategic plan for evaluating its research-to-practice efforts and for building the capacity to carry out these efforts; and consider research on the safety impacts of changes in the nature of work as well as intervention research targeting organization policies and practices.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780309125079
Publisher:	National Academies Press
Publication date:	01/15/2009
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.50(d)

Table of Contents

Abbreviations and Acronyms xiii

Summary 1

1 Introduction 19

Impact of Occupational Injuries 19

Mission and Organization of NIOSH and the TI Research Program 20

NIOSH TI Research Program Goals 26

Study Charge and Evaluation Committee 31

Evaluation Process 38

References 41

2 Assessment of Programmatic Relevance and Impact 43

External Factors with Broad Impact on the TI Research Program 44

Organizational Design 47

Surveillance 49

Goal 1 Reduce Injuries and Fatalities Due to Motor Vehicles 52

Goal 2 Reduce Injuries and Fatalities Due to Falls from Elevations 57

Goal 3 Reduce Injuries and Fatalities Due to Workplace Violence 62

Goal 4 Reduce Injuries and Fatalities Due to Machines 67

Goal 5 Reduce Acute Back Injury 73

Goal 6 Reduce Injuries and Fatalities Among Workers in Alaska 77

Goal 7 Reduce Injuries and Fatalities to Emergency Responders 85

Goal 8 Reduce Injuries and Fatalities to Working Youth 92

Evaluation of Relevance 102

Evaluation of Impact 104

References 109

3 Targeting of New Research and Identification of Emerging Research Needs 111

The TI Research Program's Process for Targeting New Research and Identifying Emerging Research Needs 111

Committee Assessment of the TI Research Program's Process for Targeting New Research and Identifying Emerging Research Needs 114

Committee Review of the TI Research Program's Strategic Goals for the Future 116

References 126

4 Recommendations for Program Improvement 127

Strategic Planning 127

Coordination and Collaboration 129

Workforce Development 132

Transfer 133

The Changing Nature of Work 134

Summary 136

Reference 136

Appendixes

A Framework for the Review of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 137

B Methods and Information Gathering 182

C Information Provided by the NIOSH Traumatic Injury Research Program 189

D NIOSH TI Research Program Draft Strategic Goals for the Future 191

E Biographical Sketches of Committee Members 203