Books written by National Institute Safety and Health
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Working Together for Safety: A State Team Approach to Preventing Occupational Injuries in Young People
Young people are injured in the workplace at twice the rate of adult workers. Yet no single agency has the ultimate responsibility for protecting young people from workplace hazards.
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Use of Workers' Compensation Data for Occupational Injury and Illness Prevention
Panels concentrated on methods, the roles and perspectives of different stakeholders, and the factors that drive changes in incidence and cost. Opportunities and next steps were discussed in general sessions.
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Workers' Compensation Insurance: A Primer for Public Health
Workers' compensation insurance has been established in all states to provide income protection, medical treatment, and rehabilitation for employees who are injured or become ill as a result of work.
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Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongate Mineral Particles: State of the Science and Roadmap for Research: Current Intelligence Bulletin 62
During the mid- to late-20th century, many advances were made in the scientific understanding of worker health effects from exposure to asbestos fibers and other elongate mineral particles (EMPs).
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Occupational Noise Exposure: Criteria for a Recommended Standard
To permit timely intervention and prevent further hearing losses in workers whose HTLs have increased because of occupational noise exposure, NIOSH no longer recommends age correction on individual audiograms.
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Ergonomics Processes: Implementation Guide and Tools for the Mining Industry
This is generally accomplished by applying ergonomic principles to the design and evaluation of manual tasks, jobs, products, environments, and systems, ensuring that they meet the needs, capabilities, and limitations of people.
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Noise Control in Underground Metal Mining
Evaluations of successful and unsuccessful attempts at controlling noise on several large, underground metal mining machines are detailed to illustrate the basic principles of noise control.
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Does It Really Work?: How to Evaluate Safety and Health Changes in the Workplace
This guide is intended for managers interested in improving their business by ensuring the health and safety of workers.
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One Hundred Years of Federal Mining Safety and Health Research
Some mention is also made of Bureau research not directly related to mining health and safety. Note that the work classified as safety and health research has varied over the last century.
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Niosh Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
The NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards is intended as a source of general industrial hygiene information on several hundred chemicals/classes for workers, employers, and occupational health professionals.