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Occupational Health Management 2000 Index

Occupational Health Management 2000 Index

Back pain

Chiropractic association calls for crackdown, OCT:120

Epidural steroids better if administered early, DEC:139

Exercise good method to relieve pain, AUG:90

Most physicians say patients wait too long before seeking help, DEC:138

State of mind may be culprit, JUN:67

Billing

Small and mid-size employers take hit on benefits, DEC:140

Study shows most common illnesses and costs, DEC:136

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Neutral wrist splinting, JUL:82

New approach touted for, APR:41

Test found unreliable, JAN:5

Case management

GE reduces disability time with case managers for all injuries, AUG:85

Commercial drivers

Revision recommended for commercial drivers' exam, SEP:101

Confidentiality

Efforts to protect patient privacy supported, JAN:7

Criminal charges

Company owner sentenced to 17 years, JUL:81

False statements lead to prison for employers, JAN:10

Drug and alcohol testing

Government investigates DOT-certified labs, DEC:133

Guidelines for on-site drug testing may be accepted, MAR:31

Revised guidelines update specifics for labs, DEC:135

Hair testing detects Ecstasy, NOV:131

Ergonomics

AAOHN rips proposed standard, APR:37

AAOHN says injury trigger is problem for nurses, APR:40

Debate expected to be fierce, MAY:49

Enzi blasts OSHA for questionable tactics, SEP:100

Feds finally reduce ergonomics rule, JAN:1

Incident trigger receives criticism, JUN:65

Members of Congress write to protest OSHA's behavior, DEC:137

Past suggests difficulties ahead for rule, JAN:5

Program must encourage reporting problems, JAN:2

Proposal faces major roadblocks, JUL:77

Rule hits major roadblock, SEP:97

Senator wants to slow down proposal, AUG:89

Some provisions changed from February proposal, JAN:4

Use meatpacking guidelines until revised rule available, APR:39

Eye injuries

Employer nearly eliminates eye injuries, JUN:61

Rules allow leeway but often call for gear, JUN:64

Fertility

Semen quality and hydrocarbons, JUL:84

Working conditions and pregnancy outcomes, JUL:84

Hearing conservation

Symposium on hearing in the workplace, AUG:95

Home office workers

Home office debacle shows OSHA flaws, JUL:76

Formal policy should be part of home agreement, MAR:30

Home inspections rare, MAR:27

Need guidance even if OSHA doesn't want inspections, MAR:25

OSHA chief says most home workers not covered, MAR:28

OSHA formalizes home office policy, APR:43

Injury rates and prevention

Effort proposed to reduce workplace injuries, AUG:94

Feds to monitor safety for flight attendants, OCT:113

Injuries and illnesses hit all-time low, FEB:23

New program focuses on artist community, OCT:112

Protective measures to make taxi drivers safer, JUL:82

Socioeconomic status and injuries, JUL:83

Workers most at risk from poor air quality, OCT:115

Lyme disease

Threatens outdoor workers, JUL:80

Medical exams

Radiologists better at identifying lung disease, SEP:103

OSHA

4,200 work sites may be targeted for inspection, JUN:69

Defends employee for reporting hazards, MAR:36

Grants available for training, OCT:119

Joins contractors to improve safety, APR:44

President requests 11% increase for OSHA, APR:45

Urges UV protection for outside workers, SEP:106

Osteopathy

DOs practice medicine, give comprehensive care, FEB:18

Osteopathy docs can play role in occupational health, FEB:17

Program improvement

Dow recognized for health education program, SEP:104

Moving program off site requires planning, OCT:109

New AAOHN web site offers assessment tool, AUG:93

On-line site becoming major source for networking, JUL:73

Use diplomacy to get what's best for patient, FEB:17

Regulations

Archer Daniels Midland agrees to $650,000 fine, MAR:33

Avondale Industries agrees to pay $350,000, JUN:70

Baking company fined after worker asphyxiated, OCT:116

Company cited after two accidents in one week, APR:46

Company cited for repeating unsafe actions, APR:43

Company fined for trash gate violations, MAR:35

Double fatality in tunnel results in $410,900 fine, MAR:34

Electronic signatures now acceptable, NOV:125

Half million in penalties for construction company, JUL:81

Lockout/tagout standard successful in saving lives, OCT:117

Logging company fined for not reporting fatality, APR:47

Safety

Automatic defibrillators save lives, NOV:132

Bolted exit doors cited as hazard, APR:45

CDC warns of forklifts as source of CO poisoning, FEB:19

Child's arm severed in accident, APR:47

Directive for forklift training, NOV:130

Dry ice produces carbon dioxide in freezer, FEB:20

Falling pipe kills man in trench, FEB:22

Latino workers at increased risk, JUL:79

Man dies because pump not grounded at plant, FEB:21

NIOSH offers safeguards to prevent explosions, AUG:93

NIOSH warns of faults with escape masks, MAR:31

Scaffolding problems lead to charges, JAN:7

Self-rescuer devices could be faulty, SEP:108

Several employers cited for fall hazards, FEB:21

Ship loader fined for unsafe work practices, JAN:9

Special warning issued on oxygen cylinders, JUN:72

Worker killed in collapse, APR:44

Working near wood chippers is dangerous, JAN:10

Salary survey results

Occupational medicine doctors' salaries increase, APR:42

OHM 2000 Salary Survey results, NOV:supplement

Shift work

OK to take naps at work, NOV:129

Silicosis

NIOSH doctor dismissed, says he was protecting patients, FEB:13

Research suggests link between Navy and silicosis, FEB:15

Smoking cessation

Complete prohibition is best policy, NOV:121

New guidelines call for cessation to be top priority, SEP:103

New program may help improve nicotine patch, AUG:91

Use no-nonsense approach to eliminate smoking, NOV:124

Stress

Workplace stress is global problem, DEC:141

Teen workers

Fast-food restaurants can be hazardous for teens, MAR:32

Fatal falls of teen workers a concern, JUL:78

Fatalities show need for prevention, SEP:106

Workers' compensation

Prompt reporting will save money, JUL:78

Workplace violence

Violence among postal workers a myth, NOV:128