Occupational Exposure Banding | Exposure Banding | CDC Occupational Exposure Limits (OELs) provide specific guidance on how much of a chemical a worker can be exposed to over a period of time OELs are developed by authoritative organizations like NIOSH to prevent adverse health effects from workplace exposures For chemicals that lack OELs, occupational safety and health professionals can use the NIOSH occupational exposure banding process
Occupational Disease And Injury | Field Epi Manual | CDC Occupational laws and regulations are national in scope and set by the federal government The federal government delegates responsibility for their enforcement to some state agencies, which then have overlapping responsibilities in occupational health
About Classification Systems | Occupation and Industry Data | CDC Standard Occupational Classification Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) is used to assign occupation codes The occupations in SOC do not relate to any industry code The U S Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) updates SOC codes every 10 years (get information about crosswalks) All occupations are organized into one of 23 major groups SOC codes may be up to 6-digits First 2-digits
Occupational Risk Assessment Occupational risk assessment is a method for estimating health risks from exposure to various levels of workplace hazard (s) It is important to understand how much exposure to a hazard will present health risks to workers to appropriately eliminate, control, and reduce those risks
HIV Occupational Transmission | HIV | CDC Preventing occupational HIV transmission Always follow Standard Precautions Assume that all body fluids are potentially infectious Use gloves, goggles, and other barriers when coming in contact with blood or body fluids Wash hands and other skin surfaces immediately after contact with blood or body fluids Be careful when handling and disposing of sharp instruments Use safety devices to
About Falls in the Workplace | Falls | CDC More on falls See the NIOSHTIC-2 database search results on falls NIOSHTIC-2 is a database of occupational safety and health publications funded in whole or in part by NIOSH
Guidelines and Recommendations | HIV Partners | CDC Outlines and adapts existing general recommendations on the use of immunization and postexposure prophylaxis for tetanus and for occupational and nonoccupational exposures to bloodborne pathogens to the specific situation of a mass-casualty event Note: Information about the use of PEP with HIV has been updated in newer guidelines