Wikipedia:WikiProject Occupational Safety and Health/Topic areas

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By industrial sector[edit]

Note: these should be aligned with NORA sectors, which are defined by NAICS codes.

  • Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing
    • Agriculture
    • Forestry
      • Logging
    • Fishing
  • Construction
  • Healthcare and social assistance
    • Physicians' offices
    • Dentists' offices
    • Veterinarians' offices and pet care
    • Hospitals
    • Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
    • Social Assistance
  • Manufacturing
  • Mining
  • Oil and gas extraction
  • Public safety
    • Police
    • Prison workers
    • Firefighters
    • Ambulance services
  • Service sector
    • Publishing, broadcasting, and telecommunications
    • Financial sector
    • Real estate and renting
    • Professional, scientific, and technical services
    • Management
    • Administrative and support
    • Waste Management
    • Education
    • Arts, entertainment, and recreation
    • Accommodation and hospitality
    • Food services
    • Repair and maintenance
    • Personal care services
      • Hair salons
      • Nail salons
    • Laundry services
    • Civic and social organizations
    • Public administration
  • Transportation, warehousing, and utilities
    • Aviation
    • Rail safety
    • Road traffic safety
      • Trucking
    • Maritime transport
    • Pipeline transport
    • Warehouses
    • Electrical power
      • Nuclear energy
    • Water
    • Natural gas
  • NIOSH "core and specialty" sectors
    • Robotics
    • Nanotechnology
    • Small business
  • Center for Work and Fatigue Research
  • Center for Occupational Robotics Research
  • Center for Worker’s Compensation Studies
  • Emergency Preparedness and Response
  • Engineering Controls
  • Exposure Assessment
  • Health Hazard Evaluations (HHE)
  • National Center for Productive Aging and Work
  • Occupational Health Equity
  • Personal Protective Technologies
  • Prevention through Design
  • Safe • Skilled • Ready Workforce
  • Small Business Assistance
  • Surveillance
  • Translation Research

Hazards[edit]

  • Biological hazards
  • Physical hazards
    • Temperature hazards
    • Electrical hazards
    • Fire
    • Explosives
    • Radiation
    • Physical ergonomics
    • Noise
    • Vibration
  • Chemical hazards (osh-hazards-chemical)
    • Chemical exposures and toxicity
    • Air quality
    • Inhalation hazards
      • Dust and fine particulate matter
      • Smoke
  • Psychosocial hazards
    • Stress
    • Fatigue
    • Bias and equity
    • Cognitive and organizational ergonomics
    • Social determinants of health
      • Immigrant workers

Health outcomes[edit]

  • Occupational cancer
  • Reproductive health
  • Occupational cardiovascular disease
  • Neurological disorder
  • Chronic kidney disease
  • Immune disorder
  • Infection
  • Occupational skin diseases
  • Hearing loss
  • Musculoskeletal disorder
  • Occupational lung disease
  • Occupational injury
  • Musculoskeletal disorders
    • Repetitive strain injury

Controls[edit]

  • Interventions
  • Prevention through design
    • Elimination
    • Substitution
  • Exposure assessment and monitoring
  • Engineering controls
    • Ventilation
  • Administrative controls
  • Personal protective equipment

Other topics[edit]

  • Disasters and accidents (history)
  • Laws and regulations
  • Campaigns
  • Organizations and people