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• 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.

• Compliance activities
• Outreach
• Partnerships
• Standards development

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.
  • OSHA Nurse Internship Program Outline
• 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.
  • Examples of Intern Projects

• 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.

• 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:
  • Preventing Occupational Exposures to Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs in Health Care Settings. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 2004-165, (2004, September).
  • Occupational Hazards Related to Antineoplastic Agents. The University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, School of Public Health.
    • Guidelines and Recommendations for Handling Antineoplastic Agents. (2002, October 12).
  • Hazardous Drugs. OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page.
• Educational and Training Materials. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE).

• 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.