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The Department of Defense (DoD) is considering moving toward a more integrated employee health system that includes occupational safety and health for active-duty service members. RAND compiled extensive information about the current system and requisite elements for such integration.
Journal Article
It is widely understood that the health and wellbeing of the UK workforce makes a major contribution to the delivery of high quality health care.
Report
This paper examines associations between substance use and occupational injuries and reviews related literature and policies.
Report
RAND researchers assisted in preparing National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) programs for an external review of their impact and relevance in preventing work-related injuries, illnesses, and fatalities.
Research Brief
RAND researchers used logic models, outcome worksheets, and outcome narratives to help the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health demonstrate and communicate the impact of its research.
Report
Describes current Department of Defense (DoD) safety and occupational health programs and health information systems, and employee health programs outside of DoD as a foundation for considering a more integrated DoD employee health program.
Journal Article
Data from a large sample of nursing homes were used to examine the cross-sectional association between workplace injuries and organizational factors, caregiver staffing levels, and quality.
Journal Article
Despite being part of a large and legal industry in Los Angeles, little is known about adult film performers' exposure to health risks and when and how these risks might occur. The objective was to identify exposure to physical, mental, and social health risks and the pathways to such risks among adult film performers and to determine how risks differ between different types of performers, such as men and women.
News Release
Non-fatal injuries to police officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians and other public safety workers are common, but little is done to track these incidents in order to improve prevention efforts.
Report
In 1998, OSHA sought to require all workplaces to have a safety and health program but abandoned the effort. This report assesses the proposal and studies of its potential effects, providing recommendations should authorities revisit the initiative.
Report
Examines the safety and health risks faced by police officers, firefighters, and other public safety workers and how they differ from those faced by the general workforce.
Project
Some workers' compensation insurers offer discounts to firms that have safety plans. While an evaluation of the voluntary Pennsylvania Certified Safety Committee (CSC) program found that compliance did reduce injuries, most participants did not comply with CSC requirements.
Report
Through surveys and analysis, the author examines which factors influence firms to manage hazards in the workplace. The author finds that the likelihood of hazard abatement actions increases with firm size and industry risk levels.
Report
What are the differential effects of regulation and policy on small businesses? What is the impact of special regulatory treatment for small businesses? This book offers analysis of key public policy issues with implications for small businesses.
News Release
February 12, 2007 news release: Pitt Professor Named Director of the Center for Health and Safety in Workplace at the RAND Corporation
Report
Testimony presented to Public Meeting on Research Needs Related to the Environmental, Health, and Safety Aspects of Engineered Nanoscale Materials on January 4, 2007.
Journal Article
Annual US health-related productivity losses are estimated to reach some $260 billion, attributable not only to absenteeism but also to presenteeism.
News Release
May 5, 2006 News Release: RAND Study Finds That Small, Single-Location Workplaces Are Among the Safest Places to Work.
Research Brief
This research brief summarizes research that provides a more complete picture of fatality risks found at both smaller establishments and smaller firms, to help inform effective policies toward small businesses.
News Release
April 25, 2006 News Release: RAND Report Says Greater Effort Needed to Protect Workers from Health Risks Posed by Nanomaterials
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