Occupational Health Management Archives – August 1, 2007
August 1, 2007
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Companies may save millions, avoid injuries with OSHA's help
Occupational health managers are dramatically improving safety with the help of a seemingly unlikely ally: the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA). -
OSHA jump-starts a culture of safety
Many new employees are surprised when they are hired at Juneau-based Alaskan Brewing and find out they are encouraged to report accidents and safety concerns, says Curtis Holmes, plant manager. -
Company uses template for safety, evacuation plans
When Juneau-based Alaskan Brewing Company decided to apply to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)'s Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP), the company had to comply with two major requirements. -
Make healthy food available to workers
Health care costs have put wellness, including what employees eat, "front and center," according to Ben Kahn, assistant vice president of health and insurance programs at Portland, ME-based Unum, an employee benefits provider. -
Avoid these mistakes with your healthy food program
When it comes to healthy food programs, occupational health managers face opportunities and challenges, says LuAnn Heinen, director of the Washington, DC-based Institute on the Costs and Health Effects of Obesity.