Review of NIOSH Construction Research Program

In response to a request from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the Division of Earth and Life Studies (DELS) of the National Academies (NA) are conducting a series of evaluations of NIOSH research programs. Each evaluation will be conducted by an ad hoc committee, using a methodology and framework developed by the Committee to Review NIOSH Research Programs (framework committee).

The Construction Research Review committee will review the program's impact, relevance, and future directions. The committee will evaluate not only what the NIOSH research program is producing, but will also determine whether it is appropriate to credit NIOSH research with changes in workplace practices, hazardous exposures, and/or occupational illnesses and injuries, or whether the changes are the result of other factors unrelated to NIOSH.

Assessment of the Bureau of Reclamation's Security Program

The committee will assess the Bureau of Reclamation's security program to determine BOR's level of preparedness to respond to potential threats to its physical infrastructure and the people who use and manage it.

Core Competencies for Federal Facilities Asset Management, 2005-2020

Statement of Task: Identify and assess (1) forces that will drive change in how federal buildings are built, operated, and managed over the next 15 years; (2) the potential impact of new and emerging technologies on facilities management-related processes; (3) the organizational and individual skills (technical, business, communication, managerial) that federal departments and agencies will require to effectively oversee a facilities asset management program (inclusive of property development, financial and operational functions) in this changing operating environment; (4 ) methods and training to ensure those competencies and skills will be in place and sustained over time; (5) performance indicators for measuring progress toward organizational goals for retaining and recruiting a skilled workforce; and other requirements to ensure effective federal facilities asset management in the next fifteen years.

Updated 8/22/07