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Education and Research Center

Department of Environmental Health

The Harvard T.H. Chan Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health (ERC) is one of the 18 regional centers funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The Harvard Chan ERC supports traineeships at the master, doctoral, and postdoctoral levels.

Phone 617-432-2422
Location

665 Huntington Avenue
Building 1, 14th floor
Boston, MA 02115

Welcome to our ERC!

The Harvard Chan Education and Research Center plays a prominent role in preparing leaders in the arena of occupational safety and health.

Producing results

We collaborate with stakeholders to generate knowledge that will inform innovative approaches to improving workplace safety and health and translate research into practice.

Producing leaders

We provide outstanding training to develop leaders in occupational health and safety for roles in government, the private sector, academia, non-profits, research, and healthcare.

Producing change

We strive to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in the safety and health workforce through education, research training, and outreach efforts.

About the Center

The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has had a focus on occupational and environmental health and safety since its inception in 1913.

In 1977, when NIOSH established regional centers for occupational safety and health training, Harvard became one of the first centers and is now known as the Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC).

Our Center serves a diverse workforce in the New England region in occupational sectors such as government, health care, industry, construction, fishing, and social services.

What we do

Our goal at the Harvard Chan ERC is to train professionals as practitioners and research leaders in occupational safety and health by offering financial support and research mentorship to students enrolled in graduate degree and residency training programs, as well as postdoctoral fellows.

Former ERC trainees are employed in industry, insurance, labor, government, unions, healthcare settings, consulting, research, and teaching.

Three window washers are suspended by harnesses as they clean the glass facade of a tall building. Each worker is holding cleaning tools and a bucket, casting shadows on the reflective surface of the windows. The sky is visible on the top right corner of the image.
From Exhibit: LIFE’S WORK A Fifty-Year Photographic Chronicle Of Working In The U.S.A. © Earl Dotter
A female steelworker wearing an orange hard hat fitted with goggles and a yellow safety device, along with safety glasses and blue overalls, is operating industrial machinery. The worker's gloved hands are adjusting components on the machine. The background is filled with mechanical parts and equipment.
© Marcus Hook
Three female coal miners, wearing helmets with lights, stand arm in arm, smiling. The image is in black and white, with a background of a mining site, including rail cars filled with coal. The miners appear proud and camaraderie is evident among them.
From Exhibit: In Our Blood, Coal Miners In The 1970s © Earl Dotter
Migrant workers in protective clothing, including aprons and gloves, are processing crabs at a seafood facility. They are standing along a large table filled with crabs and containers, diligently working to extract meat and place it into cups. Overhead, paper towel rolls are suspended for easy access. The setting appears busy, with many workers focused on their tasks.
From Exhibit: WORK. RESPECT. DIGNITY. Shared Images of Maryland’s Eastern Shore Immigrants © Earl Dotter
A worker stands at a loom, operating machinery in a textile factory. The image, in black and white, focuses on the worker's hands and the loom's intricate components and threads. The surrounding area appears busy with other machines and indistinct figures, emphasizing the industrious environment. The worker wears a striped shirt and a long scarf-like garment.
From Exhibit: Rise Gonna Rise, A Portrait of Southern Textile Workers © Earl Dotter

Unleash your potential at Harvard Chan School.

In addition to our degree programs, we offer highly targeted executive and continuing education, directed and taught by Harvard faculty.

Degree Programs
How to Apply
Executive and Continuing Education