Occupational Health
Our occupational health programs are designed to protect the well-being of employees, volunteers, students, and visitors on Northwestern’s campuses. This includes measures to prevent injuries and illnesses by evaluating, controlling, and eliminating health hazards in the workplace through programs such as ergonomics, hearing protection, and respiratory protection.
Programs
Program to provide guidance on the selection, placement, use, and maintenance of AEDs to deliver early defibrillation to victims of a sudden cardiac arrest.Program with procedures for personnel to obtain and access medical records, safety data sheets, and exposure records from environmental and biological monitoring.Program to prevent and reduce work-related ergonomic injuries and improve health and comfort.Program to establish procedures to eliminate potential noise exposures through effective engineering and administrative controls.Program to establish procedures to eliminate potential inhalation exposures to hazardous materials through the use of effective engineering controls and safe use and maintenance of respirators.