A Knowledge Infrastructure for Occupational Safety and Health

Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) professionals should use scientific evidence to support their decisions in policy and practice. Although examples from practice show that progress has been made in evidence-based decision making, there is a challenge to improve and extend the facilities that supp...

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Published in:Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2010-12, Vol.52 (12), p.1262-1268
Main Authors: van Dijk, Frank J. H., Verbeek, Jos H., Hoving, Jan L., Hulshof, Corel T. J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to Information
Biological and medical sciences
Databases, Bibliographic
Decision Making
Evidence-Based Practice
Humans
International Cooperation
Knowledge Management
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Occupational Health
Occupational medicine
Policy Making
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
SPECIAL SECTION: TOWARDS BETTER WORK AND WELL-BEING INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
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Summary:Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) professionals should use scientific evidence to support their decisions in policy and practice. Although examples from practice show that progress has been made in evidence-based decision making, there is a challenge to improve and extend the facilities that support knowledge translation in practice. A knowledge infrastructure that supports OSH practice should include scientific research, systematic reviews, practice guidelines, and other tools for professionals such as well accessible virtual libraries and databases providing knowledge, quality tools, and good learning materials. A good infrastructure connects facilities with each other and with practice. Training and education is needed for OSH professionals in the use of evidence to improve effectiveness and efficiency. New initiatives show that occupational health can profit from intensified international collaboration to establish a good functioning knowledge infrastructure.
ISSN:1076-2752
1536-5948
DOI:10.1097/jom.0b013e318202f2c5