Safety & Health Assessment & Research for Prevention (SHARP) — Research for Safe Work
SHARP's Occupational Health Surveillance Program
The Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention (SHARP) program currently operates surveillance systems for work-related conditions and diseases.
SHARP's surveillance systems
- Young Worker Injuries.
- Special Surveillance Reports.
- Asthma.
- Hospitalized Burns.
- Dermatitis.
- Adult Blood Lead Levels.
- Traumatic Head & Brain Injury.
- Workplace Violence.
- Prevent Workplace Violence in Psychiatric Settings.
- Musculoskeletal Disorders.
- Evaluation of DOSH Effectiveness.
- Evaluation of DOSH Effectiveness 1999‑2008.
Each surveillance system undergoes review by a project selection committee within SHARP. The review focuses on the relevance of the condition under surveillance according to SHARP's MUSTCURE (8 KB PDF) criteria. Additional factors such as the potential federal funding, stakeholder support and resource allocation are considered in selecting a condition or hazard for surveillance.
Occupational Health Surveillance Library
The Occupational Health Surveillance Library contains descriptions of surveillance systems operated by the SHARP Program within L&I. These descriptions can be accessed via the names of the conditions under surveillance listed above. The system descriptions use the format recommended in "Updated Guidelines for Evaluating Public Health Surveillance Systems (www.cdc.gov)," Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Vol. 50, No. RR-13, July 27, 2001.
The library also contains links to pages describing occupational health surveillance programs operated within state governments.
SHARP surveillance reports
SHARP publishes reports describing occupational health surveillance in Washington State. Reports associated with the specific conditions listed above may be found by following the links provided. Surveillance reports for injuries associated with pneumatic nailers ("nail guns"), needlesticks, and other work-related conditions are listed on SHARP's Publication page.
The special surveillance report Identifying where to invest prevention resources in High Priority Industries is also available.
Disclaimer regarding links to other websites
Links to non-L&I Web sites are provided as a courtesy to customers when L&I considers that external Web content to be useful and valuable to the public. However, we cannot vouch for, or take responsibility for, information contained on websites not administered by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries.
References in this website, or links from this website to any specific commercial products, processes, or services, or the use of any trade, firm, or corporation name is for the information and convenience of visitors to this site, and does not constitute endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, or its officers, employees or agents.
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Other state Occupational Health Surveillance Web sites
- Alaska Division of Public Health: Epidemiology Section
(www.epi.hss.state.ak.us). - California Department of Health Services: Occupational Health Branch
(www.cdph.ca.gov). - Connecticut Department of Public Health: Division of Environmental Epidemiology and Occupational Health
(www.ct.gov). - Florida Department of Health: Division of Environmental Health
(www.doh.state.fl.us). - Massachusetts Department of Public Health: Occupational Health Surveillance Program
(www.mass.gov). - Michigan State University: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
(www.oem.msu.edu). - Minnesota Department of Health: Center for Occupational Health and Safety
(www.health.state.mn.us). - New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services: Occupational Health Service
(www.state.nj.us). - New York State Department of Health: Environmental and Occupational Health
(www.health.state.ny.us). - Ohio Department of Health: Adult Lead Poisoning
(www.odh.ohio.gov). - Oregon Public Health Services: Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
(www.oregon.gov). - Texas Department of Health: Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology Program
(www.dshs.state.tx.us). - Utah Department of Health: Environmental Epidemiology Program
(health.utah.gov). - Washington State Department of Health: Office of Environmental Health & Safety
(www.doh.wa.gov). - Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services: Occupational Health
(www.dhfs.state.wi.us).
Acknowledgement and disclaimer
The development and maintenance of this Web site is supported in part by Cooperative Agreement 5 U01 OH07292-02 "Occupational Surveillance Modules for Prevention" from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The contents do not necessarily represent the official views of NIOSH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
