Occupational Health Management Archives – December 1, 2003
December 1, 2003
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It’s not raining men: Lack of awareness claims male OHNs
While their numbers may be greater than they were in years past, males still comprise only a small percentage of the general nursing population and occupational health nursing is no exception. -
Series of papers homes in on allergies’ impact
A series of four papers on the impact of allergies in the workplace has provided a new perspective on just how significant an impact these conditions can have on productivity and gives valuable insight into the most efficacious treatments for workers who are allergy sufferers. -
On-site med center aids health and bottom line
The company sees a new on-site family medical center and pharmacy for the employees of Smithfield Packing Co.s facility in Tar Heel, NC, as a win-win. While it will no doubt be an important new health benefit for employees, anticipated use by workers should help offset the construction and management costs after the first year. -
Systems thinking helps transform SHE function
Innovative thinking approaches that arise in industry often find their initial applications to be most effective in a manufacturing setting. Not all of them, however, transfer readily into the occupational health setting. One that apparently does is called systems thinking. -
DuPont initiative — major outcomes identified
While interactive planning has been used in many different organizations, the article by James E. Leemann, PhD, in Systemic Practice and Action Research is the first to address such an approach in an occupational health environment. Accordingly, Leemann has outlined a number of outcomes he believes would be useful for others planning a similar initiative. -
OSHA gets tough on needle safety
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is hanging tough on enforcement of safer needle devices, with a new information bulletin that clearly restates its prohibition against reuse of blood tube holders. -
Work stress much more than a necessary evil
A report recently issued by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health counsels that employers should not dismiss job stress associated with working with people with developmental disabilities as a necessary evil that employees simply must accept as part of their job.