New Findings from National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in the Area of Environmental Research and Public Health Described (Toward an Expanded Focus for Occupational Safety and Health: A Commentary)

2019 DEC 25 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at CDC & FDA Daily -- Current study results on Environmental Health - Environmental Research and Public Health have been published. According to news reporting from Cincinnati, Ohio, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “Powerful and ongoing changes in how people work, the workforce, and the workplace require a more holistic view of each of these. We argue that an expanded focus for occupational safety and health (OSH) is necessary to prepare for and respond rapidly to future changes in the world of work that will certainly challenge traditional OSH systems.”

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, “The WHO Model for Action, various European efforts at well-being, and the Total Worker Health concept provide a foundation for addressing changes in the world of work. However, a paradigm expansion to include the recognition of worker and workforce well-being as an important outcome of OSH will be needed. It will also be vital to stimulate transdisciplinary efforts and find innovative ways to attract and train students into OSH professions as the paradigm expands. This will require active marketing of the OSH field as vibrant career choice, as a profession filled with meaningful, engaging responsibilities, and as a well-placed investment for industry and society. An expanded paradigm will result in the need for new disciplines and specialties in OSH, which may be useful in new market efforts to attract new professionals.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “Ultimately, to achieve worker and workforce well-being we must consider how to implement this expanded focus.”

For more information on this research see: Toward an Expanded Focus for Occupational Safety and Health: A Commentary. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019;16(24):4946.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting P.A. Schulte, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH 45226, United States. Additional authors for this research include G. Delclos, S.A. Felknor and L.C Chosewood.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16244946. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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