National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH)
NIOSH is the federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness. NIOSH is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Department of Health and Human Services.
About Our Alliance
AOHP and NIOSH established a collaborative partnership in October 2006 to improve workplace safety and health in the healthcare setting with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU).
AOHP provides ideas to NIOSH on pertinent health and safety issues, reviews documents on NIOSH’s behalf, and could provide locations for research samples. NIOSH keeps AOHP on its radar for issues of interest to both organizations, provides literature to conferences, and links to AOHP from its web site. NIOSH may contribute articles for the AOHP Journal, and publish news of the partnership in its newsletter.
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NIOSH PPT Stakeholders Meeting March 3, 2009
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Personal Protective Technology (PPT) Program will hold a stakeholders meeting on March 3, 2009, at the Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh International Airport, 1111 Airport Boulevard, Pittsburgh PA 15231. This facility is adjacent to the airport terminal. Registration will begin at 8:00 AM; the meeting will commence at 8:30 AM. Presentations and discussion will include current and future personal protective technology program projects. There will be an opportunity for questions following the presentations; one-on-one discussions, and a poster session.
This meeting will also be available through remote access capabilities. Participants simultaneously listen and view presentations over the internet. The presentations will be available for download at the start of the meeting. The remote access capabilities will include the ability to submit questions on the presentations and/or projects. To register to use this capability, please contact Dawn Zubasic at 412-386-6111. This option will be available to participants on a first-come, first-serve basis and is limited to the first 50 participants. Group participation by companies, organizations, associations, and academic institutions is encouraged.
There is no cost to attend the meeting. For those requiring overnight accommodations, a block of sleeping rooms is being held for the nights of March 2 and 3 at the Hyatt Regency at the rate of $114 per night. Reservations can be made by calling the hotel at 724-899-1234 and asking for the NIOSH room block. The cut off date for the special group rate is February 2, 2009. Please reserve your hotel room as soon as possible to ensure availability of the special negotiated rate for those attending this meeting.
You may register electronically or you can download the Adobe PDF form and fax it to 412-386-6716. On-site registration will also be held beginning at 8:00 AM the day of the meeting.
For additional information, please contact PPT Program Manager or Coordinator, P.O. Box 18070, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, telephone 412-386-6111, fax 412-386-6716 or e-mail npptlevents@cdc.gov using the subject line of Meeting Information. The meeting agenda, as well as links to any materials for the meeting, will be posted to the website as we near the meeting date.
For more information, visit our website at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/resources/pressrel/letters/lttr-030309.html
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