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At a secondary lead smelter in Pennsylvania, monetary incentives have been effective in improving processes, such as keeping blood lead levels down. "It does work, especially when it is a separate line item on their pay stub and the wife can see that!" says occupational health nurse Laurie Heagy, RN, COHN-S.
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If employees don't trust you, they probably won't listen to your advice, agree to take a health risk assessment, or participate in your wellness programs.
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As the occupational health expands into the safety arena, tension between the two areas is a predictable result. One way to avoid conflicts is to clearly establish what each program does.
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta asked its employees to take steps to better health. A billion steps, to be exact.
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Today's employers are looking very closely at both direct healthcare expenditures and indirect costs associated with absenteeism, presenteeism, and disability.
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New and better tools are needed to measure employee productivity, according to a new position paper.
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This is a two-part series on occupational health's role in preventing recordkeeping violations. This month, we report on your role in improving compliance, and identify some of the specific violations that can occur in workplaces.
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As an occupational health professional, you already possess a wealth of knowledge on the importance of a safe work environment, and the necessary skills to address pertinent safety issues.
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Robin Alegria, RN, COHN-S, an occupational health nurse at Baxter Healthcare in Thousand Oaks, CA, says that occupational health can and should play a role in more accurately measuring workplace safety.
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