National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (Niosh) Recommendations to the U.S. Department of Labor for Changes to Hazardous Orders

By Department of Health and Human Services

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Title:	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (Niosh) Recommendations to the U.S. Department of Labor for Changes to Hazardous Orders
Author:	Department of Health and Human Services
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Medical research, Medical reports
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Publisher:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Citation APA MLA Chicago Of Health And Human Services, B. D. (n.d.). National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (Niosh) Recommendations to the U.S. Department of Labor for Changes to Hazardous Orders. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

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Current Population Survey (CPS): Data on employment and unemployment are collected monthly through a survey of about 50,000 households, scientifically selected to be representative of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States. Employment data are collected for all household members aged 15 or older. The data are collected by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). For this report NIOSH analyzed data files purchased from BLS.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents Commonly Used Acronyms and Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Data Sources, Coding Systems, and Outcome Measures Used Throughout Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi I. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 II. YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, INJURIES, AND ILLNESSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Unique Characteristics of Youth Workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Fatal Injuries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 III. DEVELOPMENT OF RECOMMENDATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Context for Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Hazardous Orders Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Recommendations for Apprentice/Student Learner Exemptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 IV. RECOMMENDATIONS PERTAINING TO CURRENT HAZARDOUS ORDERS . . . . . . . 21 Non-Agricultural Occupations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 HO 1: Manufacturing or Storage Occupations Involving Explosives . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 HO 2: Motor Vehicle Occupations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 HO 3: Coal Mine Occupations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 HO 4: Logging and Sawmilling Occupations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 HO 5: Power-Driven Woodworking Machine Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 HO 6: Occupations Involving Exposure to Radioactive Substances and to Ionizing Radiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 HO 7: Power-Driven Hoisting Apparatus Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 HO 8: Power-Driven Metal Forming, Punching, and Shearing Machine Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 HO 9: Occupations in Connection with Mining, Other Than Coal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 HO 10: Occupations in the Operation of Power-Driven Meat-Processing Machines and Occupations Involving Slaughtering, Meat-Packing or Processing, or Rendering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 HO 11: Power-Driven Bakery Machine Occupations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 HO 12: Power-Driven Paper-Products Machine Occupations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 HO 13: Occupations Involved in the Manufacture of Brick, Tile, and Kindred Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 HO 14: Occupations in the Operation of Power-Driven Circular Saws, Band Saws, and Guillotine Shears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 HO 15: Occupations Involved in Wrecking, Demolition, and Shipbreaking Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58