These last few months have been difficult for all of us: businesses, families, and individuals. As we begin to move towards a new normal, the need to continue growing your business by attracting new employers and retaining existing ones is as important as ever.
The majority of people understand the importance of muscle to perform physical tasks such as walking, driving, working, and even more importantly, chewing, swallowing, and breathing. While these are important everyday tasks, muscle plays a critical role in injury and disease prevention/management.
Demand and prices for personal protective equipment is soaring again across the US as coronavirus cases continue to rise in more than half of states.
The following questions and answers were jointly developed and approved by the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). These were discussed on the June 16, 2020 NAOHP Town Hall with Terri Scales of BDA and Donna Lee Gardner.
A dedicated salesperson(s) is one of the most important and crucial positions to an occupational health program. No matter how good your business is, if you are not continuously selling/promoting your program, then there will be no in-flow of cash, and this could lead to a loss of revenue with potential downsizing or closing of your business. And – what really drives the business and brings in cash-flow is the level of expertise of the salespersons or sales team. A lot of businesses take hiring of salespersons more casually than hiring other employees like managers, clinical professionals, technicians, etc.
Occupational health programs involved in firefighter (FF) medical evaluations must understand the physiological, psychological, and environmental demands associated with firefighting. NFPA 1582 (Standard on Comprehensive Occupational Medical Program for Fire Departments 2018) provides guidance for physicians and healthcare providers responsible for fire department occupational medical programs.
California has said yes. California’s recent changes “encourages All Parties to Consider Creative Solutions Appropriate to Providing Care to Injured Workers.”
Businesses and employers can prevent and slow the spread of COVID-19. Employers should plan to respond in a flexible way to varying levels of disease transmission in the community and be prepared to refine their business response plans as needed.
Businesses are strongly encouraged to coordinate with state and local health officials.
The world has changed in an unprecedented way since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and employers have a lot of questions for our experts at Safety.BLR.com®. Read on to see how experts answered a multi-part question from a subscriber about whether employers can mandate the use of facemasks, and what should be done if an employee can’t (or won’t) use the PPE.
Cannabidiol oil (CBD), a cannabinoid derived from cannabis that doesn’t create the “high” associated with marijuana since it lacks the cannabinoid THC, is gaining interest among health practitioners for its long list of potential benefits.
CBD oil for pain is one of the most widely discussed medical uses for the oil, although the list is much longer and includes seizure reduction, cancer treatment, anxiety relief and more cosmetic purposes such as acne reduction, among others.