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December 2001
Case Managers Can Save You Time and Money |
| Case managers understand occupational health and safety, return-to-work issues, healthcare delivery systems, payer systems, and laws and regulations. They are able to develop cost-containment strategies to offset the skyrocketing costs of basic healthcare premiums and workers’ compensation. |
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November 2001
Do Back Belts Prevent Injury? |
| Back injuries account for nearly 20 percent of all injuries and illnesses in the workplace. In response to the increasing human and economic costs of back injury, companies are trying a number of preventive approaches. |
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October 2001
Transitional WorkGRANT$ Make $ense |
| Last year, employers lost more than 2.7 million production days due to injuries, sacrificed $220 million in lost productivity, and spent $1.7 billion in direct workers’ compensation costs--leading to the development of a transitional work program. Transitional WorkGRANT$, a new strategy in the war on injuries by the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. |
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August 2001
Workplace Mammography |
| Preventing serious illness among your workforce can help reduce your company's operating costs. Breast cancer screening through mammography is a great example. |
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July 2001
FAA Physicals |
| The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires all pilots to obtain an airman medical certificate. There are over 5,000 designated private physicians around the United States to take applications for, give exams for, and issue FAA medical certificates. |
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May 2001
Depression Screening |
| The cost of untreated depression in the workplace approximates $24 billion annually. Individuals with depression are difficult to reach despite the finest of medical benefits and resources available to them. |
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April 2001
Allergies in the Workplace |
| Every year 10,000 workdays are lost due to employees suffering from allergies. And, lack of sleep caused by allergies can lead to general fatigue, listlessness, weakness, and exhaustion, which in turn impair employees’ abilities to perform normal work and social functions. |
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March 2001
Workplace Safety |
| An estimated 60,000 people die each year from job-related illnesses. The workplace cost of these tragic job related injuries exceeds $127 billion a year, which is more than the combined profits of the 17 most profitable U.S. corporations. |
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February 2001
OSHA Enacts New Workplace Standards |
| Yearly, 1.8 million U.S. workers experience a work-related musculoskeletal disorder, costing $15 - 20 billion in Workers' Compensation costs. |
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January 2001
Graveyard Shift is Hard on the Heart |
| The human body seems to run on a 24-hour pattern, regardless of the changes in sleep habits. People do not adapt easily to shift work, because it is difficult for the body’s "internal clock" to change with varied work schedules. |
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December 2000
Workplace Stress |
| Job stress is a serious health hazard, often taking its toll on workers in the form of headaches, loss of appetite, depression, irritability, back and stomach problems, high blood pressure and heart attacks. |
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November 2000
Smoking and the Workplace |
| Cigarette smoking in the workplace can be more harmful than you can imagine. Cigarette smoke can combine with other chemicals to produce greater health hazards than a worker would receive from either one of the substances alone. |
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October 2000
Time for Flu Shots |
| The optimal time to get a flu shot is in October or November, according to the CDC. But complications in the production and distribution of the vaccine are expected to delay flu shots by four to six weeks. |
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September 2000
Establishing an Employee Assistance Program |
| Jeff Young, Director of EAP Systems of the Health Alliance, says, "EAPs help employers maintain a safe, healthy and productive workforce. Because of the low cost of these programs you have to ask yourself, ‘Why would I not do this?’ It makes so much sense and is such a great resource." |
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August 2000
Protective Equipment for Workers |
| Ask your employees to help select the correct equipment for the job. And make sure your visitors are provided with the right protective equipment as well. |
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July 2000
Drug Testing: Keeping It Legal |
| Make sure you understand the ADA if you're going to use drug testing. An employee with alcoholism or alcohol abuse has a disability that is protected under the law. |
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June 2000
Violence in the Workplace |
| Anyone can become the victim of a workplace assault, but the risks vary by occupation. Homicide is the second leading cause of death on the job, and is the leading cause among females and workers under 18 years of age. |
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April 2000
Air Travel Woes |
| Traveling by air can cause or worsen a variety of medical conditions. Follow these suggestions for a more comfortable trip. |
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January 2000
Taking a Stand |
| People who need to walk or stand much of the day should wear decent quality, flat shoes with built-in arch support. |
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November 1999
Drug Testing in the Workplace |
| Ten percent of the work force uses illicit drugs while on the job, costing employers $60 billion a year. What are you doing about it? |
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September 1999
Older Workers and Falls |
| Older workers are less likely than younger workers to be injured seriously enough to lose time from work! |
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August 1999
Basic First-Aid Kits Often Inadequate |
| Knowing what to do in the first minutes of an emergency---and having the right supplies on hand--can make a big difference in the outcome of many workplace accidents. |
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July 1999
Eye Injuries |
| Everyone is at risk for some type of eye injury. Help protect yourself and your workers. |
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March 1999
Alternative Keyboards May Not Be The Answer |
| Concern that keyboard design may cause computer users to develop pain in the hands, wrists and arms--a condition known as carpal tunnel syndrome--has led to the marketing of a new generation of keyboards. |
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February 1999
OccNet Meeting Employer Needs |
| OccNet has created one of the strongest occupational health networks in the Tristate, featuring virtually every service today’s employers need in order to manage the health and safety of their workforce. |
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January 1999
Easing Repetitive Strains |
| Whether your employees lift 30-pound boxes or perform computer data entry for hours at a time, performing the same motions over and over again can lead to repetitive strain syndrome and, possibly, to time lost from the job. |
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April 1998
Occupational Therapy |
| Occupational therapy (OT) provides preventative and restorative programs to help you if you’ve been hurt or have a physical limitation that interferes with your ability to perform daily activities such as bathing and dressing or housework. |
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March 1998
Burns |
| From minor irritations to life threatening emergencies, burns are a common problem in the workplace. |
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February 1998
Medical-Legal Update |
| Several important court decisions and regulatory changes affecting medical issues around the workplace have recently been announced. |
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January 1998
TB Standards in the Workplace |
| The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released a draft of a new proposed standard for employees exposed to tuberculosis (TB). |
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October 1997
Returning To Work After A Disability |
| In days of old, when a person incurred an injury or disease which caused them to be unable to perform their job, they were sent home until cleared by their treating doctor. |
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September 1997
Workers Comp Costs |
| It comes as no surprise to occupational health professionals that these annual costs exceed the comparable costs for the care of AIDS and Alzheimer’s disease, and even rivals the costs for heart disease and cancer. |
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July 1997
Cumulative Trauma Disorder |
| Cumulative traumas are the result of a combination of stresses applied over a period of time from which adequate recovery does not occur. |
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