Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE)
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The Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) program's goal is the prevention of occupational fatality
. Program elements include:
Tracking all work-related acute trauma fatalities.
Conducting investigations of a select number of these incidents.
Distributing information for the prevention of future fatal injuries.
The FACE Program is funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
or NIOSH which is a branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
. The Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS), a unit of the United States Department of Labor
, also tracks occupational fatalities.
The FACE program currently has two components:
NIOSH In-house FACE began in 1982. Participating states voluntarily notify NIOSH of traumatic occupational fatalities resulting from targeted causes of death that have included confined spaces, electrocutions, machine-related, falls from elevation, and logging. In-house FACE is currently targeting investigations of deaths associated with machinery, deaths of youths under 18 years of age, deaths of Hispanic workers, and street/highway construction work zone fatalities.
NIOSH State-based FACE began in 1989. Currently, nine State health or labor departments have cooperative agreements with NIOSH for conducting surveillance, targeted investigations, and prevention activities at the State level using the FACE model. The nine FACE states are:
•California
•Iowa
•Kentucky
•Massachusetts
•Michigan
•New Jersey
•New York
•Oregon
•Washington
Fatality Investigation Reports are reports describing root-case based investigations of fatal incidents.
Fatality Narratives are one-page descriptions of recent fatal incidents.
FACE Fatal Facts are bulletins that have been developed to address specific workplace hazards.
Work-related injuries in the United States claim the lives of more than 5,000 individuals annually. Men are most frequently on-the-job fatality victims. Workers' Memorial Day is celebrated annually to honor those who died on the job.
Occupational fatality
An occupational fatality is a death that occurs while a person is at work or performing work related tasks. Occupational fatalities are also commonly called “occupational deaths” or “work-related deaths/fatalities” and can occur in any industry or occupation....
. Program elements include:
Tracking all work-related acute trauma fatalities.
Conducting investigations of a select number of these incidents.
Distributing information for the prevention of future fatal injuries.
The FACE Program is funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is the United States’ federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness. NIOSH is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention within the U.S...
or NIOSH which is a branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services headquartered in Druid Hills, unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, in Greater Atlanta...
. The Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is a unit of the United States Department of Labor. It is the principal fact-finding agency for the U.S. government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. The BLS is a governmental statistical agency that collects, processes, analyzes, and...
(BLS), a unit of the United States Department of Labor
United States Department of Labor
The United States Department of Labor is a Cabinet department of the United States government responsible for occupational safety, wage and hour standards, unemployment insurance benefits, re-employment services, and some economic statistics. Many U.S. states also have such departments. The...
, also tracks occupational fatalities.
The FACE program currently has two components:
NIOSH In-house FACE began in 1982. Participating states voluntarily notify NIOSH of traumatic occupational fatalities resulting from targeted causes of death that have included confined spaces, electrocutions, machine-related, falls from elevation, and logging. In-house FACE is currently targeting investigations of deaths associated with machinery, deaths of youths under 18 years of age, deaths of Hispanic workers, and street/highway construction work zone fatalities.
NIOSH State-based FACE began in 1989. Currently, nine State health or labor departments have cooperative agreements with NIOSH for conducting surveillance, targeted investigations, and prevention activities at the State level using the FACE model. The nine FACE states are:
•California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
•Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
•Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
•Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
•Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
•New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
•New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
•Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
•Washington
FACE publications
Fatality Data Summaries - summaries of the fatalities and a list of the incidents.Fatality Investigation Reports are reports describing root-case based investigations of fatal incidents.
Fatality Narratives are one-page descriptions of recent fatal incidents.
FACE Fatal Facts are bulletins that have been developed to address specific workplace hazards.
Work-related injuries in the United States claim the lives of more than 5,000 individuals annually. Men are most frequently on-the-job fatality victims. Workers' Memorial Day is celebrated annually to honor those who died on the job.
External links
- http://www.cdc.gov/NIOSH/face/facecont.html National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) FACE Program
- http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/ohb-face California FACE Program
- http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/face/ Iowa FACE Program
- http://www.kiprc.uky.edu/projects/face/index.html Kentucky FACE Program
- http://www.mass.gov/dph/face/ Massachusetts FACE Program
- http://www.oem.msu.edu/ Michigan FACE Program
- http://www.nj.gov/health/eoh/survweb/face.htm New Jersey FACE Program
- http://www.health.state.ny.us/environmental/investigations/face/ New York FACE Program
- http://www.ohsu.edu/croet/face/ Oregon FACE Program
- http://www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/Research/FACE Washington FACE Program