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Employees in blue-collar and service occupations are at higher risk than other types of workers for exposure to tobacco smoke on the job, but new smoking cessation approaches offer promise for reducing this risk, according to findings from a national workshop reported in a new publication by the CDCs National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Washington, DC, and the American Industrial Hygiene Association, based in Fairfax, VA, have established an alliance that will harness their collective expertise to help prevent injuries and illnesses in the American workplace.
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An index of all 2002 Occupational Health Management articles organized by topic.
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On Sept. 23, 2002, the state of California passed the nations first comprehensive paid family leave law. The new law will provide six weeks of paid leave to workers who take time off to care for a new child or seriously ill family member.
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In its draft ergonomics guidelines for nursing homes, OSHA offers these questions to aid employers in the selection of a supplier of ergonomic equipment:
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Some novel antiretroviral treatments that the HIV community has been watching for the past few years are approaching reality, giving clinicians hope for new drugs and new approaches for patients who are close to exhausting existing HIV therapy.
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Theres a new trend in which state health departments are encouraging prevention and testing experts to collaborate with treatment and care experts. The goal is to increase efficiencies, save time, and improve communication between the two camps.
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Project Community Intervention Trial for Youth, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is studying a prevention project that teaches young men who have sex with men how to discuss and negotiate safer sex.
