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March 2005, Vol 95, No. 3 | American Journal of Public Health 404-411
© 2005 American Public Health Association
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.047241

GOVERNMENT, POLITICS, AND LAW

Integrating Occupational Safety and Health Information Into Vocational and Technical Education and Other Workforce Preparation Programs

Paul A. Schulte, PhD, Carol Merry Stephenson, PhD, Andrea H. Okun, DrPH, John Palassis, CIH, CSP, CHMM and Elyce Biddle, PhD

Paul A. Schulte, Carol Merry Stephenson, Andrea H. Okun, and John Palassis, are with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, Ohio. Elyce Biddle is with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WVa.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Paul Schulte, NIOSH, 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS-C14, Cincinnati, OH 45226 (e-mail: pas4{at}cdc.gov).

The high rates of injury among young workers are a pressing public health issue, especially given the demand of the job market for new workers. Young and new workers experience the highest rates of occupational injuries of any age group.

Incorporating occupational safety and health (OSH) information into the more than 20 000 vocational and other workforce preparation programs in the United States might provide a mechanism for reducing work-related injuries and illnesses among young and new workers. We assessed the status of including OSH information or training in workforce preparation programs and found there is an inconsistent emphasis on OSH information.






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