. "Appendix C Significant Events in the History of Occupational Safety and Health." Safe Work in the 21st Century: Education and Training Needs for the Next Decade's Occupational Safety and Health Personnel. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2000.
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Safe Work in the 21st Century: Education and Training Needs for the Next Decade’s Occupational Safety and Health Personnel
1980
First population-based and emergency room-based injury surveillance system is implemented in the United States (Massachusetts and Ohio).
1985
Injury in America: A Continuing Public Health Problem is published by the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine.
1988
The American Academy of Occupational Medicine and the American Occupational Medical Association merge to become the American College of Occupational Medicine.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration hires its first occupational health nurse.
Role of the Primary Care Physician in Occupational and Environmental Medicine published by the Institute of Medicine.
1991
Disability in America: Toward a National Agenda for Prevention is published by the Institute of Medicine.
Addressing the Physician Shortage in Occupational and Environmental Medicine is published by the Institute of Medicine.
1992
Americans with Disabilities Act is passed.
1993
Injury Control in the 1990s: A National Plan for Action is published by the Centers for Disease Control.
1998
American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Foundation established.
1999
Reducing the Burden of Injury is published by the Institute of Medicine.
