Summary of "Proposed national strategies for the prevention of leading work-related diseases and injuries, Part 1"

Strategies for the prevention of leading occupational health problems have been proposed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). NIOSH prepared these strategies following publication in 1983 of its suggested list of ten leading work-related diseases and injuries. At a national symposium in 1985, occupational health experts from academia, organized labor, management, professional associations, and voluntary organizations conducted an in-depth evaluation of the prevention strategies for the first five conditions on the list: occupational lung diseases, musculoskeletal injuries, occupational cancers, severe occupational traumatic injuries, and occupational cardiovascular diseases. The strategies were then revised to incorporate improvements suggested at the symposium and were published in booklet form. A summary of the revised strategies is provided.