The Central Appalachian Education and Research Center (CAERC) is a NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) funded center located at the University of Kentucky (website: hhtp://
As part of its mission, the CAERC provides academic, research and professional training in the areas of occupational health, safety and worksite health promotion/wellness.
We offer training through continuing education courses and are in the process of identifying new topic areas. We are asking for topic ideas from a broad range of people --- those working as professionals in occupational health, safety, worksite health promotion/wellness fields as well as others working in industries common to our region such as agriculture, forestry, logging, construction, transportation and mining.
If you are working in the occupational health/safety/health promotion fields
OR
If you are an employer/employee in the agriculture, logging/forestry, mining, construction and transportation industries then please take 5 minutes to complete the survey below.
1. / In what state do you work?
2. / In what county do you work?
3. / In what business or industry do you work?
4. / Is your business or industry in: Check one
1. / Academic institution / 3. / Private business/industry / 5. / Other (specify) ______
2. / Local, state, or federal government / 4. / Insurance industry
5. / How many years have you worked in your current field?
6. / What is your job title?
GENERAL WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY training/continuing education that could apply across all work industries could include topics such as those listed below. Please review and indicate your interest in each. Please check the other category to include other topics related to health and safety that you would find of interest
7. / Very interested / Somewhat interested / Not very interested / Not at all interested
a. / Recognizing personal/environmental hazards / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
b. / Machine/equipment safety / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
c. / Noise reduction and hearing loss protection / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
d. / Respiratory health and safety / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
e. / Respiratory protection – including fit training / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
f. / Use of spirometry (pulmonary function testing) in measuring respiratory health / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
g. / Environmental safety/hazards – controlling/managing exposures to environmental hazards – for ex: heat stress; tick borne illness; West Nile disease; zoonoses; poison ivy / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
h. / Slips, trips and falls prevention / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
i. / Effective use of PPE (personal protective equipment) / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
j. / Vehicle safety, transportation hazards and crash prevention / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
k. / Other (specify) / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
Please use the space below to describe any other general workplace health & safety topic you would be interested in for continuing education:
Topics more specific to the field of WORKPLACE SAFETY are listed below. Please indicate your level of interest in each.
8. / Very interested / Somewhat interested / Not very interested / Not at all interesteda. / Topics in Emergency Preparation and Response / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
b. / Chemical and biological hazard exposure control / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
c. / Radiological hazard awareness and safety / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
d. / Health physics/physics of radiation protection – recognition, evaluation, control of health hazards related to safe use and application of ionizing radiation / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
e. / Dust explosion prevention / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
f. / Incident investigation / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
g. / Risk assessment / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
h. / Measuring/evaluating safety program outcomes / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
i. / Other (specify) / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
A selection of LOGGING/FORESTRY health and safety topics are shown below. Please indicate your level of interest in each.
9. / Very interested / Somewhat interested / Not very interested / Not at all interested / No involvement at all in logging industrya. / Overview of logging safety / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 9
b. / Loading and transportation / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 9
c. / Safe use of chemicals, blasting agents, gas powered equipment transportation and storage / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 9
d. / Manual felling hazards / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 9
e. / Skidding/yard safety / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 9
f. / Hand tool safety / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 9
g. / Cultural competency and the logging industry in Central Appalachia / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 9
h. / Other (specify) / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 9
Please rate your level of interest in the health and safety topics related to AGRICULTURE shown below:
10. / Very interested / Somewhat interested / Not very interested / Not at all interested / No involvement at all in ag industrya. / Nursing’s role in the health of farm families / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 9
b. / Exposure to agricultural chemicals / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 9
c. / Agricultural machinery and transportation hazards / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 9
d. / Green tobacco sickness / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 9
e. / Animal handling and safety / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 9
f. / Economics of farm safety – emphasizing the link between safe practices and economic consequences / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 9
g. / Cultural competency and migrant labor in agriculture / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 9
h. / Other (specify) / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 9
Topics in WORKPLACE HEALTH AND WELLNESS appear below. Please indicate your level of interest in each:
11. / Very interested / Somewhat interested / Not very interested / Not at all interesteda. / Ergonomics in the workplace, worksite analysis, risk factors related to musculoskeletal disease / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
b. / Worksite health and fitness / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
c. / Relieving and reducing occupational stress / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
d. / Health promotion in the workplace/total worker health / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
e. / Reducing workplace violence / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
f. / Other (specify) / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
PUBLIC HEALTH/EPIDEMIOLOGY/OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING topics appear below. Please indicate your level of interest in each:
12. / Very interested / Somewhat interested / Not very interested / Not at all interested / No involvement at all in this industrya. / Field epidemiology – outbreak investigation, study design / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 9
b. / Use of GIS (mapping) in epidemiology / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 9
c. / Data collection/survey design / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 9
d. / Risk factors in occupational health/injury / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 9
e. / Overview of occupational health nursing / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 9
f. / Workplace injury prevention / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 9
g. / Occupational epidemiology and risk assessment / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 9
h. / Cultural competency and public health in Central Appalachia / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 9
i. / Other (specify)
Last some topics that could be of interest to a wide variety of occupational, health, safety, wellness and health promotion careers. Please indicate your level of interest in each.
13. / Very interested / Somewhat interested / Not very interested / Not at all interesteda. / Research funding sources / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
b. / Technical writing – effectively writing and presenting results / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
c. / Translating research results into practice / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
d. / Effective communication and leadership training / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
14. / What format(s) do you prefer for taking Continuing Education training? Circle all that apply.
a. / In person live lectures/workshops / d. / Web-based – with real-time interaction
b. / In person interactive seminars / e. / YouTube videos with quiz/exam
c. / Web-based – on your own time – webinars / f. / Other (specify)
15. / If in-person training were to be offered, which of the following locations would you most prefer?
1. / County extension office / 4. / Cabinet for Transportation – Frankfort, KY
2. / Eastern Kentucky University / 5. / Other (specify)
3. / University of Kentucky
16. / Is earning/maintaining Continuing Education (CE) credits a requirement of your job?
0. / No / 1. / Yes
17. / On average, how many Continuing Education (CE) programs do you attend per year? Enter 0 if none.
18. / How supportive is your employer of your attending Continuing Education programs? Circle one.
1. / Very supportive / 2. / Somewhat supportive / 3. / Not at all supportive
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