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Pain, fatigue, mood, sleep and fibromyalgia
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Step up vs step down
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Increase in sudden cardiac death
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Something for your pain?
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Timeline of respirator use in health workers
1993: The Labor Coalition to Fight TB in the Workplace petitioned the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration for a tuberculosis standard. -
Empowered OSHA targets airborne infectious disease hazards
Expect more regulation. Like a sleeping giant that awakens with a roar, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is moving forward with new initiatives, including the first steps toward a possible airborne infectious diseases standard and renewing proposed record-keeping rules on musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) injuries. -
Hospital Employee Health - Full February 2010 Issue in PDF
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NIOSH to collect data on chem hazards
How widespread are chemical hazards in health care? The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) seeks to find out and is proposing an online survey, which would be targeted to members of professional organizations such as the American Nurses Association. -
WA law pushes hospitals to 'no-lift' status
This month, the nation's most comprehensive safe patient handling law takes its full effect: Hospitals in Washington state must have equipment to reduce injuries by Jan. 31. The state's Department of Health will enforce the rule through its licensing process. -
Leaky needles raise device supply issue
The sharps safety devices provided with the 2009 H1N1 vaccine provoked a flurry of complaints as nurses found them to be difficult to activate, leaky, or too large.