[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 12 (Thursday, January 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1253-1254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-564]
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Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 12 / Thursday, January 18, 1996 /
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Announces the
Following Meetings
Name: Setting a National Occupational Research Agenda:
Occupational Safety and Health Community Working Group Meeting.
Time and Date: 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., January 24, 1996.
Place: The Latham Hotel, Presidential Ballroom, 3000 M Street,
NW, Washington, DC 20007.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
Name: Setting a National Occupational Research Agenda: Health
Professional Working Group Meeting.
Time and Date: 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., January 30, 1996.
Place: Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW, Washington,
DC 20008.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
Purpose: NIOSH will sponsor two meetings of groups with
different expertise to assist in the development of a national
agenda for occupational safety and health research for the next
decade. At each meeting, invited participants will discuss and
contribute their perspectives in work sessions open to the public. A
limited amount of time will be reserved to provide members of the
public attending these work group meetings the opportunity to
comment.
The tentative agenda of the meetings will include: Discussion of
the process being used to develop the list of research priorities
and the agenda and evaluation of the list of research priorities
included in this announcement for potential inclusion into the
national occupational research agenda. Research priorities for
consideration include health effects, hazardous exposures, work
environments, industries, occupations, and populations associated
with significant occupational disease, injury, disability,
fatalities, or topics of growing importance in the future.
Matters to be Discussed: As the lead federal health agency for
research into the causes and prevention of work injuries and
diseases, NIOSH has a responsibility to continually assess the state
of existing knowledge and define future research needs and
priorities. The development of a national research agenda will
assist NIOSH and the occupational safety and health research
community in establishing priorities and targeting some of the
scientific needs of the next decade that offer the greatest
potential for advancing the safety and health of workers.
Establishing these priorities is especially important in light of
increasing fiscal constraints on occupational safety and health
research in both the public and private sectors. The agenda is
intended to serve decision-makers and scientists working throughout
the field, employed in government, corporate, labor, university, and
private research programs for planning and implementing occupational
health research and prevention activities.
Prior to the public meetings, together with external experts,
NIOSH developed a discussion list of approximately 50 potential
research priorities for the national occupational research agenda.
The discussion list has been expanded with input received through
written comments and oral presentations given at a public meeting on
November 30, 1995, and at a working group meeting of researchers
held on December 12, 1995. The expanded list of potential research
priorities are:
Health Response
Traumatic Injury
--Amputation injuries
--Eye Injury
--Electrocutions
--Falls
--Inhalation Injury
Musculoskeletal disorders of the neck, shoulder &
other upper extremities
Musculoskeletal disorders of the low back
Fertility and pregnancy outcomes
Occupational Asthma
Pneumoconioses
Hypersensitivity Lung Disease
Occupational Chronic Diseases (Selected)
--Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
--Chronic Renal Disease
--Ischemic Heart Disease
--Neurodegenerative Disease (Cognitive & Movement Disorders)
--Anxiety and Depression
Psychological disorders other than Anxiety and
Depression
Occupational Infectious Diseases
Immune Dysfunction
Neuroimmune Function
Hearing Loss due to noise and nonauditory exposures
Occupational Dermatitis
Premature Disability
Latex allergy
Chemical Mixtures (Including Hazardous Waste)
Pesticides
Solvents
Oils their Substitutes and Related derivatives (e.g.,
Cutting Fluids, Diesel)
Indoor Environment
Thermal stresses
Mineral and Synthetic Fibers
Silica
Metals and Related Compounds
Hormonally Active Substances
Violence/Assaults
Motor Vehicles
Heavy Machinery (including Farm equipment)
Hand Tools
Biomechanical Stressors (including manual material
handling)
Noise
Electric and Magnetic Fields
Behavioral Risk Factors
Falling objects
Lead
Pharmaceuticals (manufacture and administration)
Robots
Interactions
Work Environment and the Workforce
Work Organization
--Extended work shift
--Shift work
Changing Economy and Workforce
Emerging Technologies and Problems
Vulnerable Populations
--aging workforce
--child labor (including adolescents)
--home work
--migrant workers
--temporary/contingent workforce
--minorities
Psychosocial factors
Costs of occupational disease and injury (economic and
social)
Social inequality & health
Environmental justice
Occupational health/occupational disease & injury costs
and benefits of prevention
Research Process
Intervention Research
Effectiveness Research (e.g. training)
Economic Analysis: Cost benefit and workers'
compensation
International Occupational Health Research
Clinical Methods Research
--Develop methods for occupational disease and practice guidelines
Engineering and Technological Solutions
Exposure Assessment Methods Development
Hazard Surveillance
Disease Surveillance
Injury Surveillance
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Risk Assessment Methods Development
Identification of Molecular Correlates of Cancer and
other Chronic Diseases
Health Services Research (in a changing health care &
workplace environment)
Respirator research & other personal protective
equipment research
Information dissemination & Health communication
Community & region-based studies
Strategies for worker/employer empowerment
Barriers to implementation of prevention efforts
Sector focussed research
Sector
Construction
Agriculture
Small Businesses
Service workers
Health Care
Mining
Transportation
Hotel/restaurant workers
From this list and additional items that are recommended, NIOSH
anticipates producing a final agenda of 15-25 of the highest
scientific priorities for research to advance safety and health.
NIOSH is seeking public comment until March 6, 1996, to assure
that the final agenda includes input from the broadest base of
occupational safety and health expertise. In addition to the two
working group meetings described in this announcement and the
working group meeting held on December 12, 1995, the process for
receipt of public comment includes the following elements: (1)
Corporate and worker liaison committees and a broader-based
stakeholders outreach committee will assist NIOSH in obtaining
involvement and input from employers, employees, health officials,
health professionals, scientists, and public health, advocacy,
scientific, industry and labor organizations; (2) A public meeting
was held on November 30, 1995, to obtain early input on the research
priorities, criteria for selection of priorities, and the process
for developing the agenda; (3) Regional public meetings will be held
in Chicago, Boston and Seattle to increase the opportunities for
input from employers, employees, scientists, and other public
stakeholders across the United States; (4) A final public meeting
will be held on March 1, 1996, in Washington, DC, to present a draft
research agenda and provide the opportunity for public review and
comment; and (5) Public input throughout the process; the public is
encouraged to provide oral comments at the public meetings, and
written comments as soon as possible. The last date for submission
of public comments is close of business, March 6, 1996.
The final agenda will be presented at a scientific symposium
commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act on April 29, 1996.
NIOSH encourages the public to provide recommendations on
research priorities, criteria for determining priorities, and the
process of developing the research agenda throughout the process. To
attend these meetings, or to receive additional information, please
contact Mr. Chris Olenec as indicated below. On-site registration
will be available; however, to assist in planning for the meeting,
advance registration is requested.
ADDRESSES: Written public comments on the National Occupational
Research Agenda should be mailed to Ms. Diane Manning, NIOSH, CDC,
Robert A. Taft Laboratories, M/S C34, 4676 Columbia Parkway,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45226.
CONTACT PERSON FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Mr. Chris Olenec, NIOSH,
CDC, 200 Independence Avenue, room 317B, Washington, DC 20201,
telephone 202/205-2640 or by FAX 202/260-1898.
Dated: January 12, 1996.
Nancy C. Hirsch,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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