BCSP & NIOSH Sign Partnership to Further Safety Profession

BCSP and NIOSH recently signed a formal agreement that commits the organizations to improving occupational safety and health throughout U.S. workplaces and help one another in developing SH&E professionals. According to BCSP, the agreement states both agencies will work to:

• Develop and distribute information on management systems and best practices for occupational safety and health, and career opportunities in safety and health through print and electronic media, including NIOSH and BCSP websites.
• Strengthen recruiting efforts for students interested in occupational safety and health technical, undergraduate and graduate programs.
• Participate in conferences, meetings and other key events where worker safety and health, and safety and health practitioners’ professional development are addressed.
• Promote and facilitate the transfer of relevant occupational safety and health research findings and prevention-through-design (PTD) to practices and the body of knowledge of safety and health professionals.