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Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management
Office of Occupational Health Nursing (OOHN)
...bringing occupational health nursing expertise to the Agency
Room N4618, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20210
(202) 693-2120 |
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What's New
Attention all
graduate nurse-students and
ERC Directors! The Office of
Occupational Health Nursing (OOHN) is now soliciting applications for the 2009
OSHA Graduate Nurse Internship Program. Get your application in by following the
4-step process:
- Step 1. Check your eligibility. To be eligible for
the OSHA Graduate Nurse Internship, you must be:
- a registered professional nurse with current licensure;
- experienced in the field of occupational health nursing; and
- enrolled in a graduate program in either occupational health nursing, public health or related field with a specialty in occupational health.
- Step 2. Complete your application package by
following the
Instructions to Applicant.
- Step 3. Forward your complete application package, postmarked no later than
December 31 to:
Elise Handelman, Director
Office of Occupational Health Nursing
OSHA - Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management
(Room N-4618)
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20210
- Step 4. Still have unanswered
questions? Contact the Office of Occupational
Health Nursing at (202) 693-2120 or fax a request to (202) 693-1644.
The Staff
The office is staffed with licensed, board certified
Occupational Health Nurses
(OHNs) who hold advanced degrees ranging from the masters level to the doctorate level. These nurses and other staff provide technical
assistance in support of all Agency activities including outreach, partnerships, education, and enforcement, exercising leadership in
occupational safety and health.
Scope of work for OOHN:
The Office of Occupational Health Nursing is OSHA's principal source of occupational health nursing expertise. The staff is involved
in all types of OSHA activities including:
- Compliance activities
- Outreach
- Partnerships
- Standards development
Using the foundation of occupational health nursing (epidemiology, worker advocacy, occupational health risk assessment,
critical thinking, educational principles), the Office provides consultation, initiates projects and develops programs to
prevent work-related illness and injury.
The Staff:
- Have special knowledge of workplace hazards and the relationship to worker health.
- Understand industrial hygiene principles.
- Have knowledge of toxicology and epidemiology as related to the worker and the work site.
Activities
- Provide expert assistance and consultation to OSHA staff and the public (e.g., evaluate a workplace safety and health program,
particularly the design of occupational health care system(s); review screening and surveillance processes for a specific hazard; assist with
implementing OSHA recordkeeping requirements).
- Participate in the inspection process to provide occupational health technical advice to compliance officers.
- Represent the Agency to other federal and non-federal agencies, professional organizations, universities and other
stakeholders.
- Provide technical advice in the development of training programs and serve as instructors with the OSHA's Training Institute.
- Conduct presentations at national forums.
- Participate in standard development.
- Maintain collaborative relationships with professional health care organizations.
- Develop outreach material.
OOHN Publications
- Screening and Surveillance:
A Guide to OSHA Standards. OSHA Publication 3162, (2000), 214 KB
PDF*, 32 pages.
- Cold Stress Card. OSHA Publication 3156, (1999), 21 KB
PDF*, 4 pages. Also available as OSHA
Publication 3158 (Spanish version), 21 KB
PDF*, 4 pages.
- The
Occupational Health Professional's Services and Qualifications: Questions and Answers. OSHA
Publication 3160, (1999), 155 KB
PDF*, 37 pages.
- Heat Stress Card. OSHA Publication 3154 , (2002), 23 KB
PDF*,
1 page. Also available as OSHA Publication 3155 (Spanish version), (1998),
PDF*, 1 page.
OSHA
Graduate Nurse
Internship
- Graduate students, majoring in either occupational health nursing or public health with an occupational health emphasis,
or nursing (must have board certification in occupational health nursing), spend eight weeks at OSHA's National Office.
- Overseen by the OOHN staff, these students are assigned projects pertaining to national occupational safety and health issues in
support of the Agency's mission and goals.
Occupational Health
Network
Check this Out:
- Safety and Health During International Travel.
(2002, April 12), 21 KB
PDF*, 3 pages. OSHA Technical Information Bulletin.
-
National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses. This report includes information about Registered Nurses including:
- The number of registered nurses.
- Their education background and specialty areas.
- Their employment status, including type of employment setting, position level, and salaries.
- Their geographic distribution.
- Tuberculin Skin Test Ruler:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of
Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE) is pleased to announce the availability of a calibrated Mantoux tuberculin skin test millimeter ruler. DTBE staff
have been working to develop new updated educational materials on the Mantoux tuberculin skin test, and the ruler is the first
item to be developed as part of this project. DTBE has already mailed out these rulers to TB controllers and CDC field staff.
The Mantoux tuberculin skin test ruler can be requested in the following ways:
- DTBE's
online ordering system.
- Mailing or faxing the DTBE Educational and Training Materials Order Form.
- Calling the CDC Voice and Fax Information System toll free at 1-888-232-3228, then selecting 2,5,1,2,2 and requesting order #99-7047.
Links:
- Health & Safety Survey. American Nurses Association, (2001, September),
910 KB
PDF, 32 pages. Discusses the importance of employee interviews during health care facilities inspection visits.
- Antineoplastic Drugs Information:
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Educational and Training Materials.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Tuberculosis
Elimination (DTBE).
Articles:
- Wilburn, S., (2001). Reproductive Hazards: Pregnant workers need to be aware of their employment right. American Journal of Nursing, 101(10), 91.
- Wilburn, S., (2001). Reproductive Hazards on the Job: Know what they are and how to address them. American Journal of Nursing, 101(10), 104.
*These files are provided for downloading. | |