TRANSPORTATION, WAREHOUSING AND UTILITIES

Program Description

Mission

The mission of the Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities (TWU) Program is to reduce occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities among workers in these industries through a focused program of research and prevention. The program strives to fulfill its mission through the following approaches:

High Quality Research: Conducting high quality, evidence-based research and prevention activities that will lead to reductions in occupational injuries and illnesses among workers in TWU industries through surveillance, exposure assessments, and field work.

The TWU program’s research is focused on these areas:

• Reducing traumatic injuries and death among TWU workers
• Reducing musculoskeletal disorders among TWU workers
• Improving overall health and well-being of TWU workers
• Reducing TWU workers exposure to chemical, biological and physical occupational hazards

Practical Solutions: Developing useful and effective solutions to the complex problems that cause occupational injuries, illness, and fatalities to improve the safety, health and well-being of TWU workers.

Partnerships: Collaborating with partners in labor, industry, government, academia and other stakeholders to achieve successful and sustainable outcomes. Our partners contribute by:

• Stimulating relevant and innovative research
• Encouraging science-based changes to improve the safety, health and well-being of TWU workers

Research to Practice (r2p): Formulating a strategy to promote the transfer and translation of research findings into prevention practices and products that will be adopted in the workplace. Each research project includes a plan for translating and transferring NIOSH research findings, technologies, and information into effective injury and illness prevention practices.