Safety & Health Effects of Shift Work - ASSE Members

Strategic Goal 5
Reduce the number of respiratory conditions and diseases
due to exposures in the manufacturing sector.
Strategic Goal 6
Reduce the incidence and prevalence of cancer due to
exposures in the manufacturing sector.
Strategic Goal 7
Reduce the incidence of injuries, illnesses and fatalities
among understudied and vulnerable populations in
the manufacturing sector, such as contract workers,
younger and older workers, immigrants and pregnant
and nursing workers.
The NORA Manufacturing Sector
Council has developed 10
strategic goals designed to
address the most prevalent
occupational safety and health
issues and to promote the
greatest opportunities for
elimination and reduction of
the incidence of occupational illness,
injuries, hazardous exposures,
and fatalities within the
manufacturing workplace.
oped 10 strategic goals designed to address the most
prevalent occupational safety and health issues and to
promote the greatest opportunities for elimination and
reduction of the incidence of occupational illness,
injuries, hazardous exposures, and fatalities within the
manufacturing workplace.
Strategic Goal 1
Reduce the number of injuries and fatalities due to
contact with objects and equipment among workers in
the manufacturing sector.
Strategic Goal 2
Reduce the number of injuries and fatalities resulting
from falls among workers in the manufacturing sector.
Strategic Goal 3
Reduce the number and severity of musculoskeletal
disorders among manufacturing sector workers.
Strategic Goal 4
Reduce the incidence of occupationally induced hearing
loss in the manufacturing sector.
Strategic Goal 8
Reduce the incidence of injuries, illnesses and fatalities
within small businesses (fewer than 100 employees)
and specific subsectors within the manufacturing sector.
Strategic Goal 9
Enhance the state of knowledge related to emerging
risks to occupational safety and health in manufacturing.
Strategic Goal 10
Reduce the number of catastrophic incidents (e.g.,
explosions, chemical accidents or building structural
failures) in the manufacturing sector.
For additional details on these goals, click here.
FALL 2011 CONFERENCE
While NIOSH is serving as the steward to move this
effort forward, it is a national partnership. The NORA
Manufacturing Sector Council and the University of
Cincinnati, Department of Environmental Health and
Education and Research Center in partnership are sponsoring
a conference as a national call for action to identify
and develop partnerships to improve occupational
safety and health in manufacturing.
The goals of the conference are to:
•identify the greatest opportunities to reduce injuries,
illnesses, hazardous exposures and fatalities in the manufacturing
sector;
•share information about innovative research and successful
partnerships;
•explore potential research collaborations and partnerships
to improve occupational safety and health.
The conference will be held Sept. 7 and 8, 2011, at
the Hyatt Regency Cincinnati. For more information,
click here
Ken Wengert, CSP, ARM, is director, safety and environmental,
for Kraft Foods. He may be reached at kwengert@kraft.com.
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