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Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Surveillance Program (December 2010).

PB2013107112

Publication Date	2010
Personal Author	Bunn, T. L.
Page Count	32
Abstract	The Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Surveillance (KOSHS) program is an expanded program that includes a fundamental occupational injury and illness surveillance program and a Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation program. This final progress report for the Kentucky expanded KOSHS program covers only a two-year grant funded period from July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2010, in contrast to other states with expanded Occupational Safety and Health Surveillance programs who were funded for five years. Kentucky ranked as the 14th -worst state for fatal occupational injury rates in 2008, down from the 8th worst in 2004 (John Sestito, NIOSH, personal communication), but was still 59% above the national rate (5.9 KY deaths/ 100,000 workers compared to 3.7 US deaths/ 100,000 workers in 2008), and is among the states with the highest nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates (8th worst) (BLS, 2009). These elevated rates are attributable in part to the concentration of KY workers in higher-risk industry sectors, but nevertheless are clear indications of the need for further work to lower the state's burden of occupational injuries and illnesses.
Keywords	Occupational safety and health Public health Surveillance Kentucky Drivers Drugs Environmental exposure Epidemiology Fatalities Illnesses Injuries Mortality Motor vehicles Poisons Safety Social factors Solvents Work environment Workers
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	Kentucky Univ., Lexington.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201316

Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Surveillance Program (December 2010).

Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Surveillance Program (December 2010).
PB2013107112

Publication Date	2010
Personal Author	Bunn, T. L.
Page Count	32
Abstract	The Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Surveillance (KOSHS) program is an expanded program that includes a fundamental occupational injury and illness surveillance program and a Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation program. This final progress report for the Kentucky expanded KOSHS program covers only a two-year grant funded period from July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2010, in contrast to other states with expanded Occupational Safety and Health Surveillance programs who were funded for five years. Kentucky ranked as the 14th -worst state for fatal occupational injury rates in 2008, down from the 8th worst in 2004 (John Sestito, NIOSH, personal communication), but was still 59% above the national rate (5.9 KY deaths/ 100,000 workers compared to 3.7 US deaths/ 100,000 workers in 2008), and is among the states with the highest nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates (8th worst) (BLS, 2009). These elevated rates are attributable in part to the concentration of KY workers in higher-risk industry sectors, but nevertheless are clear indications of the need for further work to lower the state's burden of occupational injuries and illnesses.
Keywords	Occupational safety and health Public health Surveillance Kentucky Drivers Drugs Environmental exposure Epidemiology Fatalities Illnesses Injuries Mortality Motor vehicles Poisons Safety Social factors Solvents Work environment Workers
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	Kentucky Univ., Lexington.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201316