TY - JOUR
T1 - A knowledge infrastructure for occupational safety and health.
AU - van Dijk, Frank J. H.
AU - Verbeek, J. H.
AU - Hoving, J. L.
AU - Hulshof, C. T.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) professionals should use scientific evidence to support their decisions in policy and practice. Although examples from practice show that progress has been made in evidence-based decision making, there is a challenge to improve and extend the facilities that support knowledge translation in practice. A knowledge infrastructure that supports OSH practice should include scientific research, systematic reviews, practice guidelines, and other tools for professionals such as well accessible virtual libraries and databases providing knowledge, quality tools, and good learning materials. A good infrastructure connects facilities with each other and with practice. Training and education is needed for OSH professionals in the use of evidence to improve effectiveness and efficiency. New initiatives show that occupational health can profit from intensified international collaboration to establish a good functioning knowledge infrastructure
AB - Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) professionals should use scientific evidence to support their decisions in policy and practice. Although examples from practice show that progress has been made in evidence-based decision making, there is a challenge to improve and extend the facilities that support knowledge translation in practice. A knowledge infrastructure that supports OSH practice should include scientific research, systematic reviews, practice guidelines, and other tools for professionals such as well accessible virtual libraries and databases providing knowledge, quality tools, and good learning materials. A good infrastructure connects facilities with each other and with practice. Training and education is needed for OSH professionals in the use of evidence to improve effectiveness and efficiency. New initiatives show that occupational health can profit from intensified international collaboration to establish a good functioning knowledge infrastructure
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0b013e318202f2c5
DO - https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0b013e318202f2c5
M3 - Article
C2 - 21750475
SN - 1076-2752
VL - 52
SP - 1262
EP - 1268
JO - Journal of occupational and environmental medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
JF - Journal of occupational and environmental medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
IS - 12
ER -