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Document ID (ISN)102598
CIS number 03-1588
Year 2004
Convention or series no. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No.2004-132
Title Report of the national 1999 conference on workplace safety and health training - Putting the pieces together and planning the challenges ahead
Bibliographic information Publications Dissemination, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226-2002, USA, Feb. 2004. xiii, 76p. 107 ref.
Internet access http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2004-132/pdfs/2004-132.pdf [in English]
Abstract This report summarizes the deliberations during a conference on occupational safety and health training held in St. Louis (MO, USA) in 1999 for members of the OSH community. The conference addressed emerging issues in training especially in light of challenges posed by a global economy, advances in telecommunications, changes in workplace conditions and organizational practices, and changes in workforce demographics. Topics covered: needs and challenges; policy, regulations and standards; current perspectives and practices; developing OSH training interventions; evaluation of training and need for future research.
Descriptors (primary) USA; safety and health training; plant safety and health organization
Descriptors (secondary) legal aspects; report; human behaviour; evaluation of control measures; quality control; research; conference; new technologies; role of government
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceUSA
Subject(s) Generalities
Broad subject area(s) General safety, health and conditions of work
Browse category(ies) Globalization
OSH training