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NIH Safetycast In A Minute: DOHS At A Glance



The Division of Occupational Health and Safety (DOHS) has released another "Safetycast In A Minute" video. This episode reminds personnel of the many programs provided by DOHS to ensure the highest practical degree of safety and health for employees in all activities of the NIH.  Through surveillance, consultation, training and education, DOHS serves as the operational component in developing and implementing NIH-wide safety and health programs. 

Produced by DOHS, these videos highlight and provide brief occupational health and safety changes, tips, etc. More videos on other topics will follow in the coming months.

You can view "Safetycasts In A Minute" videos on the ORS YouTube channel. You may also join the "A HEALTHY SAFE NIH" LISTSERV at https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A0=ahealthysafenih

For complete information on DOHS Services, please contact the Division of Occupational Health and Safety at 301-496-2960 or online at https://www.ors.od.nih.gov/sr/dohs/Pages/default.aspx.

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