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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is ready to begin citing employers that fail to identify and reduce ergonomic hazards, says OSHA administrator John L. Henshaw.
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For a little more than a year, stroke and neurology inpatients at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston have been able to plan outings to Boston destinations of their choice as part of the rehab facilitys community re-entry program.
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A Boston rehab hospital long has benefited from having a waterfront view, but now the picturesque scenery serves a dual purpose for spinal cord injury (SCI) and other rehab patients, as its the site of a new adaptive aquatics program.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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In what its president calls the next step in the evolution of accreditation, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) in Oakbrook Terrace, IL, announced significant changes to its accreditation process.
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Applying knowledge management techniques to education and training can help support your organizations strategic initiatives.