NIOSH Program Portfolio

Small Business Assistance and Outreach

Inputs: Emerging Issues

An emerging issue for NIOSH is the realization that often it is necessary to tailor best practices and practical solutions to meet the unique needs of small businesses. Solutions that have worked for large enterprises may be impractical for small businesses or require levels of technical expertise that are seldom available to small business owners. Guidance documents of the past may be too technical or may require investing too much time to sort out what actions are needed to prevent workplace injury or illness. Developing and implementing novel occupational safety and health (OSH) solutions and creating and disseminating useful guidance materials compatible with the small business model will be a challenge. This will only be accomplished through a comprehensive dialogue with small business partners and the associated trade groups, suppliers, and service providers who know this community well.

NIOSH Program:

Small Business Assistance and Outreach

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