NIOSH Program Portfolio

Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities

Outputs: Research to Practice

Historically, NIOSH has been a leader in applying research into workplace solutions that reduce injury and illness. Research to Practice (r2p) is a NIOSH initiative focused on the transfer and translation of research findings, technologies, and information into highly effective prevention practices and products that are adopted in the workplace.

The goal of r2p is to increase workplace use of effective NIOSH and NIOSH-funded research findings. NIOSH continues to work with our partners to focus research on ways to develop effective products, translate research findings into practice, target dissemination efforts, and evaluate and demonstrate the effectiveness of these efforts in improving worker health and safety.

Some examples of r2p in the Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Sector include:

• A Prospective Study of Back Belts for Prevention of Back Pain and Injury
  JAMA J Am Med Assoc 2000 Dec; 284(21):2727-2732
  A large prospective cohort study of back belt use is adjusted for multiple individual risk factors. Demonstrates that neither frequent back belt use nor a store policy that required belt use was associated with reduced incidence of back injury claims or low-back pain.
• Electrical Safety: Safety and Health for Electrical Trades--Student Manual
  DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2002-123 (January 2002)
  Part of a safety and health curriculum for secondary and post-secondary electrical trades courses. Designed to engage the learner in recognizing, evaluating, and controlling hazards associated with electrical work.
• NIOSH Hazard Review: Work-Related Roadway Crashes: Challenges and Opportunities for Prevention
  DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2003-119
  Provides a comprehensive review of safety issues for workers who operate motor vehicles on the job. Identifies groups of workers at greatest risk for traffic crashes, summarizes key issues that contribute to work-related roadway crashes, and recommends preventive measures for employers and other stakeholders.

NIOSH Program:

Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities

Program Description
Inputs
• Sector Description
• Economic Factors
• Occupational Risks
• National Research Agenda (NORA)
• NIOSH Strategic Goals
• Partners
• NIOSH Contacts
Activities
• NIOSH Research Projects
• NIOSH Funded Research Grants
Outputs
• Publications
• Topic Pages
• Products
• Research to Practice
• Conferences
Outcomes
Review & Evaluation
• Program Review
• National Academies Evaluation



Focus Area: Global Collaborations in Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities