Occupational Health Management Archives – August 1, 2003
August 1, 2003
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The right program mix can offer value without breaking the bank
No matter what stage you are in with your occupational health program, you will regularly face the challenge of setting priorities. Occupational health experts say the needs of your employees, the corporate culture, and management goals and objectives help set the initial parameters for your program. After that, its a matter of determining which programs can accomplish the greatest amount of good, which can save the most money, and which can create the most value. -
How to develop a strategy: suggested points for analysis
Vision mission statement; strengths; opportunities (external); life cycle/mission strategy for products and services; compile a budget; other factors -
Study illustrates the impact of presenteeism
An ongoing study by the DFW (Dallas-Fort Worth) Business Group on Health is dramatically illustrating the true costs of presenteeism having employees at work but performing below their optimal level. -
The Work Limitations Questionnaire explained
The Work Limitations Questionnaire asks respondents to rate their level of difficulty (or, on one scale, their level of ability) to perform 25 specific job demands. -
Strengthening exercises effectively treat neck pain
While strengthening and endurance exercises have been shown to benefit workers with back pain, there has been a lack of medical literature addressing other areas of the body. Now, a new study published in the May 21, 2003, issue of JAMA indicates they may also benefit individuals with neck pain. -
Despite benefits, move to integration is slow
In recent years, companies that have successfully integrated their occupational health services have reaped some considerable benefits. Despite those success stories, however, one expert says the move toward integration is not as rapid as he had hoped. -
Computer imaging helps NIOSH boost worker safety
The technological magic that has become so popular in movies such as The Matrix Reloaded has found a home in occupational health, paving the way for vastly improved equipment for protecting workers. -
News Briefs
CDC recommends smallpox vaccine for monkeypox; OSHA proposing revised respiratory standards; Nasal flu vaccine is something to sniff at; Medical society releases contact lens guideline