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What could have been done to prevent this accident? Thats a standard question posed after an employee suffers an injury. But at the 35 hospitals of the Palmetto Hospital Trust (PHT) in Columbia, SC, workers compensation self-insurance program, theres a new focus on finding the answer the root cause of serious accidents.
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If severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) returns this fall, is your hospital prepared? A lull in SARS activity is giving hospitals vital time to plan for a possible reemergence of the disease, which public health authorities say could occur this fall or winter.
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The struggle with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and confusion over how to adequately protect health care workers has led some employee health professionals to call for a new U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard on biological hazards.
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In a campaign to reduce sharps injuries from sutures, the National Alliance for the Primary Prevention of Sharps Injuries (NAPPSI) in Carlsbad, CA, is conducting an on-line survey of interns and residents to determine their experience with the devices.
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Experienced employee health nurses and occupational medicine physicians will have a new program tailored to their needs at the upcoming annual conference of the Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare (AOHP). The conference will be held Oct. 8-11 in San Diego.
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Health care workers continue to have among the highest rates of work-related asthma, according to a recent report from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
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Employers will not need to record work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in a distinct column on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 300 log, the agency announced.
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Calling in sick has an extra meaning at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI.
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