October 30, 2002—The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and its colleagues under the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) are inviting nominations for the NORA Partnering Award for Worker Health and Safety, 2003.
The NORA Partnering Award, which is presented every two years by the NORA Liaison Committee, recognizes organizations that have joined in research partnerships to develop new equipment, practices, products, procedures, or policies for protecting workers from job-related illness, injury, and death. The 2003 award will be presented at a national symposium, “NORA 2003: Working Partnerships—Research to Practice,” June 23-24, 2003, in Arlington, Virginia.
NORA is a national agenda for research in occupational safety and health that was established by NIOSH and diverse partners in 1996 with input from more than 500 organizations and individuals. NORA identifies 21 priority areas in which new research will have the greatest potential to prevent occupational injury, illness, and death in the coming decade. One of the primary strategies in the development and current implementation of NORA has been to build new partnerships in job safety and health research.
The first NORA Partnering Award, presented in 1999, recognized manufacturers, employer organizations, labor groups, and federal agencies for a collaboration that resulted in substantial reduction of worker exposures to asphalt fumes in hot mix asphalt paving operations. The second award, presented in 2001, honored a partnership in Oregon by state and county agencies, industry, and labor that provided researchers with greater ability to identify cases of occupational dermatitis through workers’ compensation data.
Partners should nominate themselves jointly and must comprise three or more organizations, including at least one employer or organization representing employers, and at least one organization representing workers. NIOSH participation in or funding of the partnership is not a requirement for eligibility. Nominations must be received by March 3, 2003, and should include a nomination letter of no more than four pages.
Additional information is available from the NIOSH or from Harry Ettinger at 505/662-7132.
