Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pennsylvania (Ms Malomet); Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (Dr Harber).
J Occup Environ Med. 2021 Feb 1;63(2):119-125. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002091.
The higher education industry in the United States is large (almost four million employees and 19 million students) with diverse hazards.
We apply a novel health services research approach to systematically assess a sample of 55 institutional websites. The accessibility, content, and coverage of occupational health/safety program information were systematically coded for several domains (eg, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)-related, specific hazards, clinical, person-oriented, COVID-19, and coverage).
Information was more available for programs related to OSHA mandates (eg, chemical hygiene) and specific hazards than for person-oriented programs (eg, counseling). Larger institutions provide better information and more comprehensive programs than smaller institutions.
Higher education institutions warrant increasing attention to occupational health and safety, particularly as COVID-19 increased attention to workplace health issues.
美国高等教育行业规模庞大(近 400 万名员工和 1900 万名学生),存在多种危害。
我们采用一种新颖的健康服务研究方法,系统评估了 55 个机构网站的样本。我们对职业健康/安全计划信息的可及性、内容和涵盖范围进行了系统编码,涵盖了多个领域(例如,与职业安全与健康管理局(OSHA)相关的、特定危害、临床、以人为本、COVID-19 和涵盖范围)。
与以人为中心的计划(例如咨询)相比,与 OSHA 授权相关的计划(例如化学卫生)和特定危害的计划的信息更为可用。较大的机构比较小的机构提供更好的信息和更全面的计划。
高等教育机构需要加强对职业健康和安全的关注,特别是在 COVID-19 增加了对工作场所健康问题的关注之后。