NIOSH abides by a strategic plan for meeting institutional goals and allocating resources. The institute has seven … See more

Unlike its counterpart, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, NIOSH is not a regulatory agency. It does not issue safety and health standards that are enforceable under U.S. law. Rather, NIOSH's a… See more

NIOSH research covers a wide range of fields. The knowledge obtained through intramural and extramural research programs is used to develop products and publication offering innovative solutions for a wide rang… See more

NIOSH Education and Research Centers are multidisciplinary centers supported by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health for education and research in the field of occupational health. Through th… See more

NIOSH's earliest predecessor was the U.S. Public Health Service Office of Industrial Hygiene and Sanitation, established in 1914. It went through several name changes, most notably becoming the Division of I… See more

• Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program
• Health Hazard Evaluation Program
• Immediately dangerous to life or health… See more

• Roelofs, Cora (2007), Preventing Hazards at the Source, AIHA, pp. 23–31, ISBN 978-1-931504-83-6
• Zak Figura, Susannah (October 1995), "NIOSH under siege", Occupational Hazards, 57 (10), Penton Media: … See more