Occupational Health Management Archives – December 1, 2002
December 1, 2002
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Workplace stress associated with cardiovascular deaths
Occupational health professionals have been aware for years of the deleterious impact stress can have on employee health. However, a new study in the October 2002 BMJ brings the issue into sharp focus with some disturbing findings, which may indicate a need to redouble efforts to combat workplace stress. -
Pinpointing stress causes key to stress management
There is no one perfect model for an effective stress management program, but those that get results often will have several elements in common. One of the most important is to have the program somewhat custom designed. -
Stress workshops planned
The American Psychological Association, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and the School of Business, Queens University, Toronto, will hold their fifth interdisciplinary conference on occupational stress and health March 20-22, 2003, at the Sheraton Hotel in Toronto. -
Travel medicine can be a valuable occ-med add-on
It sounds exotic, but its a fairly low-cost service, and its relatively easy to implement. It is a travel medicine component that can easily be added to your ongoing occupational health services. -
Traveler’s guide to hepatitis A
The information in this article is provided by Mary Ruth Hunt, MD, director of Moses Cone Occupational Health Services in Greensboro, NC, to patients planning to travel to countries where hepatitis A may be contracted. -
Picture worth 1,000 words in ergo program
If youre an employee suffering discomfort at work, you can attend hours of detailed ergonomics presentations, but the most valuable time you spend could be the few minutes it takes to see pictures of yourself at work. -
Vitamin supplements have scientific support
With so many employees taking herbs and vitamin supplements on their own these days, its important for them to have sound medical advice. Occupational Health Management editorial advisory board member William B. Patterson offers guidance on the subject in this special feature. -
Bans on smoking has cut secondhand smoke
According to the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, the official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, bans on smoking in the workplace have substantially reduced on-the-job exposure to secondhand smoke for employees. -
Disparities seen in risk from tobacco smoke
Employees in blue-collar and service occupations are at higher risk than other types of workers for exposure to tobacco smoke on the job, but new smoking cessation approaches offer promise for reducing this risk, according to findings from a national workshop reported in a new publication by the CDCs National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. -
OSHA and AIHA form new alliance
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Washington, DC, and the American Industrial Hygiene Association, based in Fairfax, VA, have established an alliance that will harness their collective expertise to help prevent injuries and illnesses in the American workplace. -
Occupational Health Management 2002 Index
An index of all 2002 Occupational Health Management articles organized by topic.