Occupational Health Management Archives – November 1, 2004
November 1, 2004
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Small organizations can employ occ-health practices effectively
Even though many small employers dont think they can afford to spend money on a workplace health and safety program based on OSHA mandates, very few can afford not to put at least some measures in from the beginning.OSHA makes respirator fit-testing more difficult
Recent changes to OSHA requirements related to tuberculosis and respirator fit testing have prompted concern from many health care professionals who are responsible for the health and safety, including fit testing, of health care facility employees, a recent survey of occupational health nurses reveals.Call center rings up WC savings
You cant manage workers compensation costs if you cant track those costs. That basic truth led OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria to rethink its system, beginning with the first report of a work-related injury.Career advancement: Grow in the right areas
Whether to meet continuing education requirements, get a better job, or to satisfy a personal desire to improve in the profession, occupational health nurses always are looking for opportunities for professional development.Aggressive recruitment grows occ-health ranks
Areas of health care specialty are all competing for a limited pool of nurses, but a pair of programs are hoping to introduce nurses and nursing students to the field of occupational health and safety.News Brief: Bar, casino workers benefit from no-smoking rule
A study of the effects of Delaware's ban on smoking in public places, enacted in 2002, showed that toll collectors in a tunnel tollbooth breathed fewer particulates than workers in casinos in that state, according to results published in the September issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.2004 Salary Survey Results: Salary increases better in 2003, but hours still long
Do as I say, not as I do. The occupational health nurse is quick to point out to workers when too many long hours are detrimental, but the nurse is likely to be putting in just as many hours, if not more.