Occupational Health Management Archives – December 1, 2010
December 1, 2010
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Is injury recordable? Take a strong stance, or risk OSHA violations
This is a two-part series on occupational health's role in preventing recordkeeping violations. This month, we cover strategies to identify and prevent violations, and what OSHA's new enforcement emphasis means for your workplace. Next month, we'll report on common recordkeeping violations being found in workplaces. -
OSHA targets records in employer inspections
Violations involving recordkeeping are becoming more likely, as a result of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)'s National Emphasis Program (NEP), launched in October 2009, to assess the accuracy of injury and illness recordkeeping by employers. -
Is employee being less than truthful?
You probably get the feeling, more often than you'd like, that there is more to the story than what a worker is telling you about an injury. There are several possible reasons for the facts not adding up. -
Did a worker admit something to you?
Who knew what when? At times, you can be put in a tough position because of what a worker tells you. -
Use hand cleansers to decrease absenteeism
Use of alcohol-based hand cleansers significantly reduced several common infections and reduced absenteeism in a study of 129 white-collar workers in 2005 to 2006, according to research from the Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine in Greifswald, Germany. -
Employers missing out on wellness benefits
Despite the tremendous amount of buzz about the cost savings from wellness initiatives, the vast majority of employers are missing out on the big picture. Few firms implement comprehensive programs likely to make a meaningful difference in employees' health, according to a new study conducted by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC). -
HHS looks to OH on flu shot issue
A proposed federal action plan is targeting influenza vaccination of health care workers, and occupational health physicians will be represented on the working group that is considering new recommendations including possible mandates. -
Injured nurses struggle with financial loss
"I was injured at work almost seven years ago. I am still going through financial difficulties. I can never return to nursing. I am left with a lot of nerve damage to my legs and continuous back pain. I receive about $400 biweekly from worker's comp. This is nowhere near my pre-injury pay. Learning to live with pain and limited mobility and chronic money problems has been the worst of it all. Nurse's post on an online forum of Work Injured Nurses' Group (WINGUSA)." -
New rapid test identifies active TB
A new rapid tuberculosis test promises to help reduce health care worker exposures through early identification of patients.