[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 7 (Thursday, January 10, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1361-1362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-608]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Identify 
and Assess Priorities, Strategies and Methods for Surveillance of 
Health and Safety Hazards in the Health Services Industry; Meeting

    The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the 
following meeting.
    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) announces the following committee meeting.
    Name: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 
Identify and Assess Priorities, Strategies and Methods for Surveillance 
of Health and Safety Hazards in the Health Services Industry.
    Date and Time: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., February 27, 2002.
    Place: Mt. Washington Conference Center, 5801 Smith Avenue, 
Baltimore, MD, 21209; Phone: 410-578-7964. Web Address: http://conference-center.stpaul.com.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by space available. 
Seating will be limited to approximately 60 people. Due to limited 
conference space, notification of intent to attend the meeting must be 
made with Karen Tucker by no later than January 18, 2002. Ms. Tucker 
can be reached by telephone at 1-800-444-5234, ext 103 or by E-mail 
[email protected]. Requests to attend will be accommodated on a first 
come basis.
    Purpose: To request public assistance in identifying occupational 
hazards in the Health Services industry which NIOSH should target in a 
nationally representative survey called the National Exposures at Work 
Survey (NEWS). In addition, there will be a request for information 
about the procedures that could be used to gather information on 
specific health and safety hazards and practices from management and 
workers during the survey.
    NIOSH's Surveillance Strategic Plan calls for the conduct of a 
comprehensive, nationally representative hazard survey. To this end, 
NIOSH is planning to conduct the NEWS in a nationally representative 
sample of workplaces across all industries, starting with the Health 
Services industry. The purpose of the survey will be to collect data 
about exposures to occupational hazards and associated occupational 
groups, use of exposure controls, and management and employee health 
and safety practices. Prior to conducting the NEWS, a limited number of 
feasibility or pilot surveys will be necessary for evaluating tools and 
methods to be used in the NEWS. At this meeting, NIOSH will ask the 
attendees for their views on what specific hazards and occupational 
groups should be targeted in the NEWS, and how best to collect 
information from management and workers without significantly impacting 
normal business operations. NIOSH is seeking individual input from 
academicians, researchers, practitioners, government agencies, and 
others on addressing these topic areas.
    Tracking Occupational Injuries, Illnesses and Hazards: The NIOSH 
Surveillance Strategic Plan. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2001-118.
    For Further Information Contact: James M. Boiano, MS, CIH, NIOSH, 
CDC, M/S R19, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226-1998, 
telephone 513-841-4246, fax 513-841-4489, E-mail: [email protected]. 
Gregory M. Piacitelli, MS, CIH, NIOSH, CDC, M/S R19, 4676 Columbia 
Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226-1998, telephone 513-841-4456, fax 513-
841-4489, E-mail: [email protected].
    The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been 
delegated the authority to sign Federal Register Notices pertaining to 
announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, 
for both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency 
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.


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    Dated: January 4, 2002.
John Burckhardt,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-608 Filed 1-9-02; 8:45 am]
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