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in workplaces, and employee or employer knowledge of and adherence to NIOSH
recommended practices.
A research program might be evaluated in terms of whether it is recognized as
a national center of excellence, is one of the larger and best research programs in
the country, is recognized only in terms of particular staff or a particular labora-
tory, duplicates other, larger facilities, or is not unique or has little capability or
capacity.
Questions to Guide the Evaluation Committee
1. Has the program resulted in stakeholder training or education activi-
ties that are being used in the workplace or in school or apprentice
programs? If so, what is the response to what is being done, and how
widespread is the response?
2. Has the program resulted in standards, regulations, public policy, or
voluntary guidelines that have been transferred to or created by the
workplace in response to NIOSH outputs?
3. Has the program resulted in new control technology or administrative
control concepts that are feasible for use or have been adopted in the
workplace to reduce risk factors?
4. Has the program resulted in new personal protective equipment that
is feasible for use or has been adopted in the workplace to reduce risk
factors or exposures?
5. Has the program contributed to changes in health care practices
to improve recognition and management of occupational health
conditions?
6. Has the program resulted in research partnerships with stakeholders
leading to changes in the workplace?
7. To what extent did the program's stakeholders find value in NIOSH's
products (as shown by document requests, web hits, conference at-
tendance, and so on)?
8. Has the program resulted in changes in employer or worker practices
associated with the reduction of risk factors?
9. Does the program or a subprogram provide unique staff or laboratory
capability that is a necessary national resource? If so, is it adequate or
does it need to be enhanced or reduced?
10. Has the program resulted in interventions that protect both genders,
vulnerable workers or address the needs of small businesses?
11. To what extent did the program contribute to increased capacity at
worksites to identify or respond to threats to safety and health?
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