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NIOSH Programs > Services > Outcomes ServicesOutcomesOutcomes are events, occurrences, or conditions that indicate progress in achieving the purpose of the program. Outcomes reflect the results of a program activity compared with its intended purpose; or, outcomes may answer the question "Will these resources result in success or contribute to the success of what we want to accomplish?" Outcomes can be viewed from two different perspectives-ultimate and intermediate. For an occupational safety and health research program like the NIOSH Services Program, ultimate outcomes are reductions in a particular type of worker injury or illness. Injuries and illnesses have complex causes, and any effect of program activities on rates can take years to be seen. Therefore, outcomes are often measured on an intermediate timeframe. Intermediate outcomes are necessary steps that lead to ultimate outcomes-for example, reductions in the risk of a particular type of injury or illness. For occupational safety and health research programs, achieving intermediate risk reductions is as important as achieving the ultimate outcome of decreasing injury and illness incidence rates. Carbon Monoxide Hazards in Boatingwww.BoaterExam.com is the Canadian Coast Guard accredited safe boating course with online training and certification for the Canadian Boat License. The site has a link to a description of the carbon monoxide hazards from boat engine exhaust based on an extensive NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation. Emergency Response Personnel Hearing ProtectionFire and Emergency Response Personnel Hearing Conservation Program Manual Fire Fighter Training ProceduresThe NIOSH investigation of the 2001 death of a fire fighter in New York (Report No. F2001-38) was cited in the justification for a 2003 New York law, Bradley's law , prohibiting the use of people playing the role of victim in live-fire training. Fire Fighter StaffingNIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program investigative findings have been used in the development of NFPA 1710, Standard for the Organization and Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical Operations, and Special Operations to the Public by Career Fire Departments. This standard recommends staffing based on the types of emergency response fire departments are likely to encounter. Creosote-Treated Electrical PolesThe State Of Vermont Public Service Board issued an agreement to substitute pressure-treated electrical poles for those treated with creosote after a NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation report. Worker exposures to creosote have been avoided as a result of the substitution. |
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