RESUMEN
In a voluntary national effort, U.S. industry, education, labor, and government have initiated the development of standards for job skills and competencies in jobs in 15 economic sectors. The aim of the skill standards is to maintain a globally competitive workforce. Efforts to include occupational safety and health knowledge and skills as core elements in these standards are described. The first skill standards to include occupational safety and health competencies were developed for the manufacturing sector, evaluated by 3,800 workers in 700 companies, and published. National skill standards can stimulate extensive training in occupational safety and health, with resultant application to a larger percentage of workers than ever before.
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Industrias/educación , Industrias/normas , Capacitación en Servicio/normas , Salud Laboral/legislación & jurisprudencia , Accidentes de Trabajo/prevención & control , Política de Salud/legislación & jurisprudencia , Humanos , National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. , Enfermedades Profesionales/prevención & control , Exposición Profesional/prevención & control , Exposición Profesional/normas , Desarrollo de Programa , Seguridad , Estados UnidosRESUMEN
The high rates of injury among young workers are a pressing public health issue, especially given the demand of the job market for new workers. Young and new workers experience the highest rates of occupational injuries of any age group. Incorporating occupational safety and health (OSH) information into the more than 20 000 vocational and other workforce preparation programs in the United States might provide a mechanism for reducing work-related injuries and illnesses among young and new workers. We assessed the status of including OSH information or training in workforce preparation programs and found there is an inconsistent emphasis on OSH information.