The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is soliciting nominations for possible membership on the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC). The BSC NIOSH consists of 15 experts in fields related to occupational safety and health and members are selected by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to advise the NIOSH Director on occupational safety and health research and prevention programs. Nominations must be submitted (postmarked or electronically received) by January 31, 2017.
Nominations will be selected based on expertise in occupational safety and health fields, such as occupational medicine, occupational nursing, industrial hygiene, occupational safety and health engineering, toxicology, chemistry, safety and health education, ergonomics, epidemiology, biostatistics, and psychology. For additional information, please refer to the Federal Register announcement.