Division of Applied Research and Technology
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The Division of Applied Research and Technology (DART) focuses on the prevention of occupational illness and injury by conducting research in
- Exposure Sciences (to identify and measure chemical, physical, and biological hazards),
- Interventions and Controls (to reduce exposure to hazards), and
- Human and Social Factors (to develop ways to reduce musculoskeletal disorders or to examine work organization factors and their impact on health)
DART chemists, engineers, biologists, toxicologists, psychologists, and other scientists are active in field and laboratory research, information sharing, demonstrations, partnerships, and technology transfer efforts ensure the utility and impact of DART research.
DART Research
Engineering and Control Technology
DART conducts research to identify, evaluate, develop, and implement technology to prevent worker exposure to workplace hazards. Research includes workplace and laboratory studies for the design and evaluation of controls, and investigation of hazards associated with emerging technologies and changing workplace environments. This research is supported by unique laboratories and wide array of field instrumentation.
Engineering and Physical Hazards Reports
Engineering Controls Database
Selected Topic Pages
- Engineering Controls
- Carbon Monoxide
- EMG (Electric and Magnetic Fields
- Indoor Firing Ranges
- Engineering Controls for Silica in Construction
- Hierarchy of Controls
Program Pages
Blog Entries
Engineering Controls Category Page
Selected Blogs
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- The Silica/Asphalt Milling Machine Partnership – All Good Things Need Not Come to an End
- Controlling Exposures to Workers Who Make or Use Nanomaterials
- Dangers of Bathtub Refinishing
- Worker Exposure to Crystalline Silica During Hydraulic Fracturing
- Help Wanted: Spray Polyurethane Foam Insulation Research
Exposure Sciences
DART develops ways to assesses worker exposures to toxic agents with cutting-edge sampling techniques using state-of-the-art aerosol science, analytical chemistry, and biomonitoring laboratories and methods. A focus of DART Exposure Sciences research is on direct reading and sensor technologies that provide rapid and portable ways to measure exposures. A key output of this research is the NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM). NMAM is a compilation of validated analytical methods for workplace exposure monitoring.
NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM) 5th Edition
Center
Selected Topic Pages
- Direct Reading and Sensor Technologies
- Aerosols
- Asphalt Emissions Including Fumes
- Exposome and Exposomics
- Hazardous Drug Exposures in Health Care
- Work-Related Asthma
- Latex Allergies
- Genetics in the Workplace
Program Pages
Blog Entries
- NMAM 5th Edition
- Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs
- UPDATE: Reports of Worker Fatalities during Manual Tank Gauging and Sampling in the Oil and Gas Extraction Industry
- Preliminary Field Studies on Worker Exposures to Volatile Chemicals during Oil and Gas Extraction Flowback and Production Testing Operations
- Reports of Worker Fatalities during Flowback Operations
- Worker Exposure to Crystalline Silica During Hydraulic Fracturing
Hearing Loss Prevention
Noise Control and Hearing Loss Prevention research in DART encompasses basic etiology of hearing loss, ototoxicity, control technologies for control of noise sources, personal protective equipment and hearing loss prevention programs.
Selected Topic Pages
Program Page
Blog Posts
Human Factors and Ergonomics
This area includes research in biomechanics and work physiology, environmental and neurobehavioral stressors, lifting and upper extremity exposures, and work capacity. This research develops tools and strategies for preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders.
Topic Page
Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
Program Page
Blog Posts
Ergonomics Category Page: Ergonomics
Selected Ergonomics Blogs:
Work Organization and Stress
DART conducts research to determine how organizational practices influence risk factors that lead to stress disorders and other workplace illnesses and injuries. Researchers develop and evaluate interventions to reduce the economic, social and organizational burdens associated with these disorders. Research foci include fatigue, aging workforce issues, special at risk populations, and Total Worker Health.
Quality of Worklife Questionnaire
Centers
Selected Topic Pages
- Office Environment
- Stress at Work
- Occupational Health Psychology (OHP)
- Work Schedules: Shift Work and Long Hours
- Program Page
Blog Entries
Selected Work Schedules Blog Posts:
- Daylight Saving: Suggestions to help workers adapt to the time change
- A Hard Day’s Night: Training Provides Nurses with Strategies for Shift Work and Long Work Hours
- Intervening for Work Stress: Work-life Stress and Total Worker Health Approaches
- Aging workforce Category Page
Selected Aging Workforce Blog Posts:
- Page last reviewed: July 25, 2013
- Page last updated: September 28, 2016
- Content source:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Office of the Director