Citation

Schulte PA, Rinehart R, Okun A, Geraci CL, Heidel DS. J. Saf. Res. 2008; 39(2): 115-121.

Affiliation

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, U.S. National Safety Council, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jsr.2008.02.021

PMID

18454950

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The most effective means of preventing and controlling occupational injuries, illness, and fatalities is to"design out"hazards and hazardous exposures from the workplace. There is a long history of designing for safety for the general public and to a lesser degree for workers. METHOD: We now have the experience and insight from thoughtful, previous efforts to call for a comprehensive national strategy to implement a Prevention through Design (PtD) Initiative. RESULTS: This paper describes that initiative in terms of four overarching areas where action can be directed: practice, policy, research, and education. To obtain stakeholder input for issues in these four areas and to focus implementation efforts, eight sector divisions of the economy will be addressed. A seven year strategy is envisioned.

Language: en