Notable Milestones in NIOSH History

OSH Act created NIOSH

• NIOSH transferred to CDC from Health Service & Mental Health Administration
• Creation of NIOSHTIC

First Current Intelligence Bulletins published (chloroprene, trichloroethylene, ethylene dibromide, asbestos (during brake and clutch work), hexamethylphoshoric triamide, polychlorinated biphenyls)

• First nine Education and Research Centers Portfolio (ERC)s were awarded (Harvard, U. Cincinnati, Johns Hopkins, U. Texas Houston, U. Minnesota, U. North Carolina, U. Washington Seattle, U. Illinois Chicago, & U. Arizona)
• Courts affirm authority to enter workplaces, examine medical records, and disseminate research findings NIOSH publishes Occupational Diseases: A Guide to Their Recognition

First State-based occupational health cooperative agreements

On the 15th anniversary of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) issued a report concluding that the Act had led to the reduction of exposures to vinyl chloride, cotton dust, and lead

• Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risk Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risk (SENSOR) program established at NIOSH
• NIOSH publishes landmark studies showing hazards of vermiculite from Libby, MT

• The Alice Hamilton Award for Excellence in Science in Occupational Safety and Health was initiated
• Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES) program and State Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) program established

NIOSH issues Current Intelligence Bulletin on environmental tobacco smoke in the workplace

• NIOSH website launched
• National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Established
• NIOSH issues findings & recommendations for preventing workplace homicides and assaults

• NIOSH issues recommendations for preventing job-related stress
• NIOSH issues recommendations for preventing work-related needlestick injuries

• NIOSH provides technical assistance for responder safety and health in the World Trade Center rescue and recovery
• NIOSH en Espanol Web site launched

Research to Practice (r2p) Initiative established

• Second Decade of NORA begins
• NIOSH partnered with SKC Inc., to commercialize two low-cost, NIOSH-designed field methods to help first responders, public health officials, and remediation workers quickly detect the presence of methamphetamine on various environmental surfaces

NIOSH publishes a literature review and critical analysis of Qualitative Risk Characterization and Management of Occupational Hazards: Control Banding (CB)

World Trade Center Health Program established