NORA Symposium 2006 Sector Workshops

 Workshop Index 

Services

The NORA Services Sector workshop at the NORA symposium was held April 20, 2006 with 20 to 25 people in attendance. The meeting included a brief description of the sector, its surveillance data, a summary of the prior docket comments, and recommended research priorities from the floor. The following input reflects the multi-voting results.

• Exposures of concern
  • Work organization and stress
    • Relationship with depression
  • Workers using wireless technology
  • Control of work factors and improved communications
  • Mixed exposures
  • Indoor environmental quality and other exposures in Education
• Health outcomes of concern
  • Musculoskeletal disorders
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Stress and burnout
  • Proximal health outcomes, e.g. malaise, fatigue, discomfort, general pain
  • Economic and social health
• Control strategies
  • Policy improvements
  • Better policy administration
• Populations for further study
  • Young and old workers
  • Informal sector and undocumented workers
  • Public Safety Workers
    • Cardiovascular disease and occupational stress
  • Small business with priority populations
• Crosscutting or cross-sector issues
  • Surveillance
    • Exploit workers comp data incl. diagnosis
    • Health outcomes (illness) other than safety
  • Work environment
    • Physical environment factors
  • Susceptible populations
  • Better access to workers and workplaces for research
• Process input for the NORA Services Research Council
  • Sub-sectors should be used since this sector is highly diverse
  • Balanced representation of stakeholders
  • Evaluation of current research and diffusion of solutions (life stage analysis)