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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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The occupational health specialists of OccNet, working with
other Health Alliance network providers, place a strong emphasis on prompt and appropriate
return-to-work. To find out more about OccNet On-Site and other occupational health
services, call 513-585-9400.
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