Transcript Occupational Health & Safety Surveillance Advisory Committee

Occupational Health & Safety
Surveillance Advisory Committee
Thursday, November 10, 2011
1:00-3:00 PM
Agenda
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1:00-1:10 Welcome/Introductions
1:10-1:50 Program Updates & Input on Activities
◦ Efforts to enhance surveillance data
◦ Policy: Board of Health Rule Change for Lead
Reporting
◦ Capacity building
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1:50-2:00 Break
2:00-3:00 Priority Planning
◦ Multiple priority setting frameworks
◦ Opportunities for data evaluation
PROGRAM UPDATES
OHI Report
Hospitalizations report
BRFSS
Occupational poisonings
Local/Regional Efforts
Lead reporting policy
Capacity building efforts
Occupational Health Indicators
Colorado Report Online:
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/dc/OH/OHI
%20Report_090711_Final.pdf
 Dec 1: All State Data on CSTE website
http://www.cste.org/dnn/ProgramsandActi
vities/OccupationalHealth/OccupationalH
ealthIndicators/tabid/85/Default.aspx
 Hospitalization Report…Soon
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Occupational Poisonings
New staff: Amanda Tran (MPH in 2012)
 Phase 1: Analysis & summary of Colorado
NPDS data
 Phase II: Evaluate lead (Pb) cases
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◦ Characterize occupation data in text field
◦ Linkage with CDPHE lead surveillance
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Phase III:
◦ Feedback/training for RMPDC call center staff
◦ Evaluate other sources of poisoning data (WC,
hospital admissions and ER visits)
BRFSS Questions in 2012
If the response to Question 12.9 is one of the following: 1 Employed
for wages, 2 Self-employed, 4 Out of work for less than 1 year,
then ask these two questions:
1. What kind of business or industry do you work in?
(for example,
hospital, elementary school, clothing manufacturing, restaurant)
[Record answer] _________________________________
99 Refused
2. What is your job title? (for example, registered nurse, janitor, cashier, auto
mechanic)
If no job title, ask “What kind of work do you do?”
[Record answer] _________________________________
99 Refused
Public Health Improvement Plan
Local/Regional public health services and
indicator data
 OSH indicators to be included:
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Unemployment rates
Lost-time Workers’ Comp Claims
Fatalities (CFOI vs. Workers’ Comp?)
Hospitalizations (WC as the payer)
Denver Public Health, Community Health
Assessment
BLS, Census of Fatal Occupational
Injuries (CFOI)
Currently in Vital Statistics Section
 Moving to our program in 2012
 <$30K annually, One part-time staff
 Fatalities validated by two sources:
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Death certificate
WC claims
OSHA reports
Other (i.e. Media, SSDI, NVDRS, FARS)
Lead (Pb) Surveillance & Rule
Making
Coordinating ABLES/EPHT reporting
 2009: Exposed workers in Colorado
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◦ Source: BLS Occupational Employment Statistics
◦ Estimated 65,300 (VT methods) to 99,500 (HazMap.com) workers
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2009: Surveillance data
◦ 808 persons: 55 =10-24 ug/dL ; 24 ≥ 25 ug/dL
Proposal to BOH to require reporting of adult
lead tests ≥ 10 ug/dL
 Outreach to labs/employers regarding testing
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Capacity Building Efforts
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MAP ERC Pilot Project
◦ Not funded
◦ Proposal to evaluate poisoning experiences
among pesticide applicators
◦ May still collaborate with Dept of Ag/CSU
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CSTE Fellow Application (2 yrs, 2012-14)
◦ Occupational health disparities
◦ Develop training curriculum for refugees
◦ Apply for OSHA Susan Hardwood training
grant
PRIORITY PLANNING
Program Activities & Priority Setting Framework
Multiple Priority Criteria
 Stakeholder
interests
 NIOSH priority areas
 Defines public health burden
 “Low-hanging fruit”
 CDC’s/Colorado’s Winnable Battles
 Strategic Plan
 Available interventions
Colorado’s 10 Winnable Battles
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Clean Air
Clean Water
Infectious Disease Prevention
Injury Prevention
Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Obesity
Oral Health
Safe Food
Tobacco
Unintended Pregnancy
Priority Grid Discussion
Initial ranking by Program staff
 Discussion with Committee members
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◦ Activities missing
◦ Opinions on ranking
◦ Making use of OHI data to inform priorities
Thank you!
Review action items
 Timeline for next meeting
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