OSHA response to occupational health personnel needs and resources.

Because of the nonavailability of sufficient numbers of qualified industrial hygienists to assume roles as health compliance officers in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a three - year career development program for trainee industrial hygienists has been initiated. The present and projected personnel needs in the occupational health field in the U.S. are presented, together with a general description of the OSHA career development program. The program is a response to current needs; it will be curtailed when university graduates are available to meet Agency needs.