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Mitigating Risk and Promoting Occupational Safety and Health When Developing and Integrating AI in the Workplace

ReHaB Core ⟩ MSOP Lab ⟩

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most significant emerging technologies with high potential to impact occupational safety and health, which has been highlighted as a national priority in the founding of the National AI Initiative and as a key component of the NIOSH Future of Work Initiative. Under this Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) agreement, Dr. Roll will work with key internal (NIOSH) and external collaborators to develop resources for AI-related hazards and opportunities, contribute to the development of a preliminary framework for the consideration of those hazards and opportunities across various workplace settings, and collaborate on additional research projects pertaining to AI in the workplace (e.g., situational awareness, diversity, access, privacy). This work will lay a foundation for further development of public guidance on safe approaches to artificial technology in the workplace.

Funding

Type	Source	Number	Amount
Federal	CDC / National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)	22IPA-2216235	$64,970 (anticipated)
Federal	CDC / National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)	1-year renewal	$39,256

USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
1540 Alcazar Street, CHP 133, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9003

ACOTE accreditation | NBCOT certification

The USC entry-level master’s degree program (cost of attendance) is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE®) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The USC entry-level doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) degree program (cost of attendance) has applied for accreditation and has been granted Preaccreditation Status by ACOTE®. View our program’s ACOTE® standards public data. ACOTE® c/o the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.®, 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 652-AOTA, www.acoteonline.org. The program must complete an on-site evaluation and be granted Accreditation Status before its graduates will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT®).

Professional program graduates are eligible to apply for certification by National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT®), nbcot.org. Program results from the NBCOT® can be found online at www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance.