Health Hazard Evaluation Program

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The Health Hazard Evaluation Program is a NIOSH initiative that investigates potential workplace health risks and provides recommendations to improve worker safety and prevent occupational illness.

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instanceOf NIOSH program
occupational health program
workplace health investigation program
administeredBy Health Hazard Evaluation Program self-linksurface differs
surface form: NIOSH Division of Field Studies and Engineering
beneficiary employers
labor unions
occupational health professionals
workers
country United States of America
surface form: United States
fee no direct cost to requesting workers
focusesOn biological exposures
chemical exposures
ergonomic hazards
indoor environmental quality
noise and hearing loss prevention
occupational health hazards
physical hazards
psychosocial hazards
reproductive health hazards at work
work-related cancer risk assessment
work-related respiratory disease
fundingModel publicly funded
goal evaluate effectiveness of existing workplace controls
generate knowledge to inform occupational health policy and guidance
identify previously unrecognized workplace hazards
hasAbbreviation HHE Program
method biological monitoring
environmental sampling
medical surveys
off-site data and document reviews
on-site workplace evaluations
worker interviews
operatedBy National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
output Health Hazard Evaluation reports
recommendations for administrative controls
recommendations for engineering controls
recommendations for exposure control
recommendations for personal protective equipment
partOf Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Public Health Service
surface form: U.S. Public Health Service
purpose evaluate occupational exposures
improve worker safety and health
investigate potential workplace health risks
prevent occupational illness
provide recommendations to employers and workers
requestableBy authorized employee representatives
employees
employers
government agencies
scope private sector workplaces
public sector workplaces
wide range of industries
website https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hhe/

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Health Hazard Evaluation reports describedBy Health Hazard Evaluation Program
subject surface form: Health Hazard Evaluation report
Health Hazard Evaluation reports partOf Health Hazard Evaluation Program
subject surface form: Health Hazard Evaluation report
this entity surface form: NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Program
Health Hazard Evaluation Program administeredBy Health Hazard Evaluation Program self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: NIOSH Division of Field Studies and Engineering