Occupational medical providers must clearly understand OSHA’s recordable criteria, particularly when it comes to incidents of loss of consciousness. Not only does this knowledge ensure compliance and accurate recordkeeping, but it also significantly impacts workplace safety metrics and financial implications for employers. What Causes Loss of Consciousness at Work? Loss
When a worker is injured on the job, the official logging of the incident as an OSHA recordable case is not the only concern. Medical providers play a critical role in charting the best path for recovery, ideally including returning to work as safely and swiftly as possible. Here, we
In the ongoing series of OSHA recordables, today’s focus is on a tragic yet critical topic: deaths in the workplace. Understanding the OSHA reporting responsibilities, timing, and corrective actions is crucial for employers to ensure compliance and promote a safe working environment. OSHA Recordable Criteria What makes an injury OSHA
As occupational health professionals, mastering the intricacies of OSHA recordable criteria ensures compliance and fosters a safe workplace. One of the core components of these criteria is “Days Away from Work” (DAFW), which plays a significant role in evaluating workplace safety and impacting financial and operational outcomes for employers. This
If you’re a medical provider working with workers’ compensation cases, knowing the ins and outs of OSHA recordable criteria can be a major game-changer for you and your employer clients. It’s all about going the extra mile to keep them in compliance while also helping them save money and improve
Is it appropriate to ask our physician assistants (when patient volume is lower) to help with employer outreach by making calls to existing customers to check in?
OSHA spent 2022 flexing its regulatory muscles, preparing for 2023 and beyond Safety Metrics and Insights Guide to OSHA Inspections OSHA Recordkeeping Assistance in 2023 Incident Investigation Guide The Ultimate OSHA Recordkeeping Guide
“If You Can’t Measure It, You Can’t Improve It.”
Management thinker, Peter Drucker is often quoted as saying that “you can’t manage what you can’t measure.” Drucker means that you can’t know whether or not you are successful unless success is defined and tracked.
Today’s employers are tasked more than ever with keeping expenses at a minimum while meeting their responsibilities to customers, employees, and their own business. When company leaders consider “health care” and “cutting expenditures,” human resource managers and executives often think traditional employee insurance benefits are the only medical expenses that will affect a company’s bottom line.
The course goal is to train technicians to produce valid spirometry test results. Spirometry testing can be fraught with equipment, technique, and data entry errors. NIOSH training addresses each area and incrementally builds attendee knowledge, skills, and ability to recognize and correct errors.
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