Occupational Health Management Archives – September 1, 2006
September 1, 2006
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Work and menopause: Eliminate mystique, address this health issue
As the American work force ages and women make up more and more of the labor force, occupational health nurses are giving more attention to the effects menopause may have on employees' health and productivity, as well as how working conditions might affect menopause symptoms. -
CDC: Urge foreign-born employees to test for TB
If your organization includes foreign-born employees, CDC figures on tuberculosis (TB) are important for their health and the health of others, particularly in health care facilities. -
CDC says low-risk hospitals can halt annual TB tests
The tedious job of tracking tuberculin skin tests for hundreds, or even thousands, of employees has ended for hospitals that rarely treat patients with tuberculosis. -
HRA gateway to healthier workers, reduced costs
When considering the components of your workplace's health promotion and risk management toolbox, think of the health risk assessment (HRA) as a kind of minesweeper, scanning for health risks that might not even be visible yet. -
OSHA guide addresses workplace first aid
Occupational health and safety is becoming as technical and complex as the businesses and industries it is a part of. But after prevention, the fundamental means of saving lives and minimizing damage from injury or exposure is first aid. -
Exercise better for upper body pain than ergonomics?
Many conservative methods used to treat work-related complaints of the upper body have only limited effectiveness, according to an updated systematic review by researchers in the Netherlands. -
Employee health program proves it can save money
A trade association and physician on opposing sides of a debate over state health care spending set aside differences to prove that employee wellness programs can show clinical and economic benefits. -
Women hit harder by those long days at work
Long hours at work have a greater negative impact on women than men, making them more likely to smoke, drink coffee, and eat unhealthy food, a British research team says.