About
The NORA Traumatic Injury Prevention Cross-sector Council brings together individuals and organizations with a shared interest in preventing workplace injuries. Council members share information, form partnerships, and promote adoption and dissemination of solutions that work. Learn more about the council and its members.
Outreach
Communication resources
The NORA Traumatic Injury Prevention Council has developed several communication resources. These are aimed at engaging the next generation of public health, engineering, and safety professionals; and improving workplace safety and reducing traumatic injuries and deaths.
Slide Deck: Student Introduction to NORA and the Council
The Council slide deck is a useful tool for introducing students across different disciplines to NORA and the Council Research Agenda. To obtain a PowerPoint file, please email the NORA Coordinator at NORACoordinator@cdc.gov.
Science Blog: Homecare workers
A Council workgroup produced a NIOSH Science Blog, Home Healthcare Workers: A Growing and Diverse Workforce at High Risk for Workplace Violence. It describes the home healthcare workforce, data on workplace violence experienced by these workers, and strategies for prevention.
Posters: Slip Resistant Shoe Tread Wear
Food service and healthcare workers are exposed to slip hazards on the job, including when the tread on their shoes becomes worn down. These posters help workers check the tread on their shoes with a simple visual aid (using a AA battery) and determine if it is time to replace their shoes.
Foodservice Workers
Healthcare Workers
See the NIOSH document Slip, Trip, and Fall Prevention for Healthcare Workers for additional information.
Cross-sector description
The Traumatic Injury Prevention Cross-Sector focuses on preventing injuries and related deaths to workers due to sudden events. Examples include:
- Falls
- Motor vehicle crashes
- Violence
- Being caught in or struck by machinery
Traumatic injury is a leading cause of injury in nearly all industry sectors.
The NIOSH Traumatic Injury Prevention Program facilitates the work of the Council and coordinates NIOSH research in this cross-sector.
Members
The Council has two co-chairs, one from the NIOSH Traumatic Injury Prevention Program and one working partner. The NIOSH Program coordinators also help to facilitate the work of the Council. Members attend meetings and participate in workgroups.
Current members
Name
Organization
Joel M. Haight, PhD, PE
Co-chair
University of Pittsburgh
Donald Peterson, PH.D
Co-chair
NIOSH
Christina Socias-Morales, DrPH
Coordinator
NIOSH
Kyla Hagan-Haynes, MPH
Assistant Coordinator
NIOSH
Kurt Beschorner, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Thomas Bobick, PhD
NIOSH
Colin Brown, PhD, MSOH, CSP, CIH
Board of Certified Safety Professionals
Donny Burke, PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Hugo Camargo, PhD
NIOSH
Aaron Cameron, CSP
Sompo Intl
Michelle Canham Chervak, PhD, MPH
U.S. Army Public Health Center
Ted Courtney, MS, CSP
The Hanover Insurance Group
Miranda Dally, MS
Univ of Colorado
Scott DeBow, CSP / ARM, CEAS
Randstad
MK Fletcher, MSPH
AFL-CIO
Michael E. Formaini, CSP
Duquesne Light Co.
Carole Franklin, MBA
The Association for Advancing Robotics/ A3 Robotics
Jeff Fusee, CIH, CSP
Michigan State University
George Gardner, PE, PLS
Mine Safety and Health Administration
James (Jim) Harris, PhD, PE
NIOSH
Robert J. Harrison, MD, MPH
California Department of Public Health
Jagdish Khubchandani, MBBS, PhD
New Mexico State University
Andrew Levinson, MPH
OSHA/Directorate of Standards & Guidance
Jennifer M. Lincoln, PhD, CSP
NIOSH
Jennifer Marcum, DrPH, MS
Washington Dept of Labor & Industries/ SHARP Program
Cammie Chaumont Menéndez, PhD, MPH, MS
NIOSH
Jeremy Miller, CSP
Repcon, Inc.
Daniel Neal, CSP
Ericsson and Walden University
Jack Ogutu, PhD, CSP
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Richard Olawoyin, PhD, CSP
Oakland University/School of Engineering & Computer Science
Keshia M. Pollack Porter, PhD, MPH
Johns Hopkins University
Marizen Ramirez, MPH, PhD
University of California, Irvine
Audrey Reichard, MPH
NIOSH
Rosa Rodriguez-Acosta, PhD
NIOSH
Natalie Schwatka, PhD
University of Colorado/ Anschutz Medical Campus
Eva M. Shipp, PhD
Texas A&M School of Public Health
Sergey Sinelnikov, MPH
National Safety Council
Tamara F. Small, PhD, RN, APRN, FNP-C
University of Cincinnati
Veronica Stanley, MSPH, CIH, CSP, CESCP
Columbia Southern Univ College of Safety & Emergency Service // ASSP
John Swartos, ASP
Aerotek
Julie M. Thompson, ARM, CPCU, CSP, CPE, MS
Liberty Mutual Insurance, Risk Control Services
Amber Brooke Trueblood, DrPH
CPWR – The Center for Construction Research & Safety
Emily Whitcomb, MPH
National Safety Council
Steve Wurzelbacher, PhD, CPE, ARM
NIOSH Center for Workers' Compensation Studies (CWCS)