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Inputs: NIOSH Strategic Goals

The NIOSH Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Program is in the process of developing strategic goals to guide our research and partnership efforts over the next decade.

NIOSH previously used priority topic areas (e.g., traumatic injury, hearing loss) to guide research efforts. Goals take this approach a step further by identifying specific outcomes that NIOSH wants to target, performance measures for evaluating progress in meeting the outcome goals, and intermediate goals to describe the necessary steps that need to be performed to accomplish the goal. Setting goals is challenging for the following reasons:

Goal-setting forces us to focus on a subgroup of issues on which we believe NIOSH can have an impact. A long list would spread our resources too thin to accomplish the goals, so not every worthwhile topic can be included.
Performance measures are difficult to develop. Available injury statistics have limitations, and exposure and health outcome measures are typically not available.
Setting goals to achieve outcomes (such as reductions in the national fatality rate) is ambitious for NIOSH. Since NIOSH is a research agency, it does not often directly influence outcomes: We must partner well and influence other groups to show results.

NIOSH Program Portfolio Approach

NIOSH has been organizing research, guidance, information, and service efforts into specific programs that can be readily communicated and strategically governed and evaluated. There are eight NORA Sector Programs representing industrial sectors, and twenty-four Cross-sector Programs organized around adverse health outcomes, statutory programs and global efforts.

The NORA Sector Programs intersect with Cross-Sector Programs in a matrix-like fashion. For example, a Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities Program goal of reducing worker deaths and injuries due to motor vehicle crashes would likely be a shared goal with the Traumatic Injury Cross-Sector Program and if appropriate would be adopted by both programs. This approach provides an added advantage and will allow multiple Programs to work towards accomplishment of intersecting goals.

Each of the 30 programs in the NIOSH Program Portfolio has a Manager and Coordinator. Each of the 8 NORA Sector Programs will have a Research Council to engage external stakeholders in the process of developing sector program goals and methods to measure the short-term, intermediate and long - term outcomes arising from those goals. Each cross-sector program will have a Steering Committee that which will also develop program goals and monitor outcome measures.

These planning efforts will position NIOSH to align with the most current governmental approaches for evaluating program effectiveness, i.e., the Program Assessment Rating Tool (or PART). PART is a mechanism to hold governmental agencies accountable for accomplishing results. As part of our comprehensive approach to performance measurement, NIOSH has engaged the National Academies to independently evaluate our sector and cross-programs for relevance and impact.

Draft Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities Goals:

NIOSH is in the process of drafting strategic goals for the Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities Program. As required by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), these strategic goals will be organized by outcomes such as injuries and illnesses instead of more general topic areas such as reducing all occupational mortality in the transportation industry. When competed, the strategic plan will include intermediate and annual goals along with performance measures to guide attainment of the strategic goals.

The current interim strategic goals guiding NIOSH researchers developing new projects related to the transportation, warehousing and utilities sector are below:

Strategic Goal 1: Reduce injuries, illnesses and fatalities among truck drivers.
Strategic Goal 2: Reduce musculoskeletal disorders among employees in the TWU industries.
Strategic Goal 3: Reduce illnesses, injuries, and fatalities in the air transportation industry.
Strategic Goal 4: Reduce injuries and illnesses due to fatigue, distraction, and sleep disturbance in all modes of transportation.
Strategic Goal 5: Reduce work-related illness in the TWU industries.
Strategic Goal 6: Reduce workplace violence in the TWU industries.
Strategic Goal 7: Reduce transportation-related incidents in the TWU industries.

When draft goals for the NIOSH Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities Program are completed, they will be posted here for review and comment. We will also use the NIOSH eNews to announce that draft goals are available for review.

Those seeking NIOSH grants to conduct studies benefiting workers in the transportation, warehousing and utilities sector can view the priority topic areas for extramural investigators. They are closely related to the strategic goals listed above.

The NIOSH strategic goals and the priority topic areas for extramural investigators will be updated based on additional input received from the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA). NORA is establishing and implementing a sector strategic plan for the nation.

NORA transportation, warehousing and utilities sector activities

NIOSH is interested in your opinions about the relevance and value of these strategic goals for the transportation, warehousing and utilities Program. We encourage you to consider partnering with us on issues of interest to you and your organization.

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Page last updated: July 21, 2005
Page last reviewed: April 25, 2008
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	NIOSH Programs > Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities > Strategic Goals Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities Inputs: NIOSH Strategic Goals The NIOSH Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Program is in the process of developing strategic goals to guide our research and partnership efforts over the next decade. NIOSH previously used priority topic areas (e.g., traumatic injury, hearing loss) to guide research efforts. Goals take this approach a step further by identifying specific outcomes that NIOSH wants to target, performance measures for evaluating progress in meeting the outcome goals, and intermediate goals to describe the necessary steps that need to be performed to accomplish the goal. Setting goals is challenging for the following reasons: Goal-setting forces us to focus on a subgroup of issues on which we believe NIOSH can have an impact. A long list would spread our resources too thin to accomplish the goals, so not every worthwhile topic can be included. Performance measures are difficult to develop. Available injury statistics have limitations, and exposure and health outcome measures are typically not available. Setting goals to achieve outcomes (such as reductions in the national fatality rate) is ambitious for NIOSH. Since NIOSH is a research agency, it does not often directly influence outcomes: We must partner well and influence other groups to show results. NIOSH Program Portfolio Approach NIOSH has been organizing research, guidance, information, and service efforts into specific programs that can be readily communicated and strategically governed and evaluated. There are eight NORA Sector Programs representing industrial sectors, and twenty-four Cross-sector Programs organized around adverse health outcomes, statutory programs and global efforts. The NORA Sector Programs intersect with Cross-Sector Programs in a matrix-like fashion. For example, a Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities Program goal of reducing worker deaths and injuries due to motor vehicle crashes would likely be a shared goal with the Traumatic Injury Cross-Sector Program and if appropriate would be adopted by both programs. This approach provides an added advantage and will allow multiple Programs to work towards accomplishment of intersecting goals. Each of the 30 programs in the NIOSH Program Portfolio has a Manager and Coordinator. Each of the 8 NORA Sector Programs will have a Research Council to engage external stakeholders in the process of developing sector program goals and methods to measure the short-term, intermediate and long - term outcomes arising from those goals. Each cross-sector program will have a Steering Committee that which will also develop program goals and monitor outcome measures. These planning efforts will position NIOSH to align with the most current governmental approaches for evaluating program effectiveness, i.e., the Program Assessment Rating Tool (or PART). PART is a mechanism to hold governmental agencies accountable for accomplishing results. As part of our comprehensive approach to performance measurement, NIOSH has engaged the National Academies to independently evaluate our sector and cross-programs for relevance and impact. Draft Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities Goals: NIOSH is in the process of drafting strategic goals for the Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities Program. As required by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), these strategic goals will be organized by outcomes such as injuries and illnesses instead of more general topic areas such as reducing all occupational mortality in the transportation industry. When competed, the strategic plan will include intermediate and annual goals along with performance measures to guide attainment of the strategic goals. The current interim strategic goals guiding NIOSH researchers developing new projects related to the transportation, warehousing and utilities sector are below: Strategic Goal 1: Reduce injuries, illnesses and fatalities among truck drivers. Strategic Goal 2: Reduce musculoskeletal disorders among employees in the TWU industries. Strategic Goal 3: Reduce illnesses, injuries, and fatalities in the air transportation industry. Strategic Goal 4: Reduce injuries and illnesses due to fatigue, distraction, and sleep disturbance in all modes of transportation. Strategic Goal 5: Reduce work-related illness in the TWU industries. Strategic Goal 6: Reduce workplace violence in the TWU industries. Strategic Goal 7: Reduce transportation-related incidents in the TWU industries. When draft goals for the NIOSH Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities Program are completed, they will be posted here for review and comment. We will also use the NIOSH eNews to announce that draft goals are available for review. Those seeking NIOSH grants to conduct studies benefiting workers in the transportation, warehousing and utilities sector can view the priority topic areas for extramural investigators. They are closely related to the strategic goals listed above. The NIOSH strategic goals and the priority topic areas for extramural investigators will be updated based on additional input received from the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA). NORA is establishing and implementing a sector strategic plan for the nation. NORA transportation, warehousing and utilities sector activities NIOSH is interested in your opinions about the relevance and value of these strategic goals for the transportation, warehousing and utilities Program. We encourage you to consider partnering with us on issues of interest to you and your organization. < National Research Agenda (NORA) \| NIOSH Strategic Goals \| Partners > Page last updated: July 21, 2005 Page last reviewed: April 25, 2008 Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)				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
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