| CTD News Workplace Solutions for Repetitive Stress Injuries 2006 |
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| Alliance seeks reduction in engineering, construction ergo injuries.(Washington Group International Inc.)(safer workplace for construction and engineering firms) | Health care industry | |
| Analyze potential machine hazards to boost safety.(Occupational Safety and Health Administration) | Health care industry | |
| ASSE: immigration officials must stop impersonating safety pros.(American Society of Safety Engineers) | Health care industry | |
| Back-saving strategies help prevent long-term disability. | Health care industry | |
| Brick industry embraces ergo alliance.(Brick Industry Association's partnership with Occupational Safety and Health) | Health care industry | |
| Build an ergo program with these 9 secrets to success. | Health care industry | |
| Careful planning, attention to detail ease ergonomic pitfalls. | Health care industry | Heller-Ono, Alison |
| Chair selection, adjustment requires attention to worker's frame.(ergonomics) | Health care industry | |
| Chronic pain proves costly to employers.(employee performance) | Health care industry | |
| Commission finds employer more credible in denying WC benefits.(workers' compensation) | Health care industry | |
| Court reverses benefits award to typist with CTS.(Amy Terasaka v. AT&T)(customer satisfaction) | Health care industry | |
| Develop action plans to secure management committee.(Craig Hamelund - Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division) | Health care industry | |
| Employee reception, buy-in at the heart of ergo success.(ergonomics) | Health care industry | Melnik, Michael |
| Employees working through RSIs risk serious injuries.(repetitive stress injuries)(Interview) | Health care industry | |
| Employer options abound to reduce MSDs in brick industry.(musculoskeletal disorders)(partnership between Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Brick Industry Association) | Health care industry | |
| Employer's efforts to accommodate worker justify WC suspension.(Fredericks v. Wegmans Food Markets) | Health care industry | |
| Ergo expert, medical history topple CTS claim.(carpal tunnel syndrome, Tecsi v. Publix Super Markets, Inc. ) | Health care industry | |
| Ergo investments foster safety, lower comp rates.(Alison Heller-Ono, chief executive officer, Worksite International Inc.)(Interview) | Health care industry | |
| Ergonomics delivers benefits for postal service.(Postal department adopts safety measures) | Health care industry | |
| eTool designed to improve printing industry ergonomics.(Graphic Arts Coalition)(web based training tool to educate workers on ergonomics related injuries) | Health care industry | |
| Extra effort needed to protect young employees.(workplace safety) | Health care industry | Clifton, Joshua |
| Hands-free headsets offer ergo solution for phone-intensive tasks. | Health care industry | |
| Implement low-cost ergonomic solutions.(to improve employee productivity) | Health care industry | |
| Inability to perform job tasks nets termination for CTS-afflicted worker.(carpal tunnel syndrome) | Health care industry | |
| Incorrect job history makes termination of WC benefits arbitrary.(Creech v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of North America)(worker's compensation) | Health care industry | |
| Invest in supervisor training to reduce workers' comp costs.(Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety) | Health care industry | |
| Low-cost solutions prevent foot disorders.(workplace injuries) | Health care industry | Stotko, Lori |
| Maximize ergo success by defining leadership roles.(ergonomics) | Health care industry | Smith, Sarah |
| Mechanical aids help workers safely handle materials.(Occupational Safety and Health Administration) | Health care industry | |
| Michigan lawmakers kill potential ergo standard. | Health care industry | |
| NIOSH unveils safe patient-handling proposal.(National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, American Nurses Association and the Veterans Health Administration) | Health care industry | |
| OSHA alliance benefits non-English-speaking health-care workers.(Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, International Medical Center for Safety and Emergency Preparedness) | Health care industry | |
| OSHA alliance tackles landscaping injuries.(Occupational Safety and Health Administration)(Professional Landcare Network) | Health care industry | |
| OSHA budget receives boost for FY 2007.(Occupational Safety and Health Administration's budget allocation) | Health care industry | |
| OSHA continues guideline-driven ergo program.(Occupational Safety and Health Administration - ergonomics) | Health care industry | |
| OSHA enforcement finds decline in workplace injuries.(Occupational Safety and Health Administration's reports for 2004) | Health care industry | |
| OSHA IDs high-risk workplaces.(Occupational Safety and Health Administration) | Health care industry | |
| OSHA reminds employers to post injury/illness summaries.(Occupational Safety and Health Administration) | Health care industry | |
| OSHA unveils online search tool.(Occupational Safety and Health Administration) | Health care industry | |
| Perform a risk assessment to identify MSD injury culprits.(Musculoskeletal Disorders) | Health care industry | |
| Pipetting provides breeding ground for RSIs.(repetitive stress injuries) | Health care industry | Burt, Cindy |
| Proper hand tool use and selection reduce RSIs.(repetitive stress injuries) | Health care industry | |
| Protect employees from ergo injuries during spring cleaning, maintenance.(tips) | Health care industry | |
| Provide equipment, lifting training to eliminate injuries to delivery workers. | Health care industry | Clifton, Joshua |
| Reduce lifting injuries by adhering to safe practices.(musculoskeletal disorders) | Health care industry | |
| Reducing workplace stress slashes likelihood of MSDs.(musculoskeletal disorders in occupational settings) | Health care industry | Clifton, Joshua |
| Report: job changes, rotation could reduce MSDs.(musculoskeletal disorders)(Wake Forest University) | Health care industry | |
| RSI reduction requires action, effort from employers.(repetitive strain injuries)(Interview) | Health care industry | |
| RTW assignments require planned time frame.(return-to-work; Milt Wright and Associates) | Health care industry | |
| Safety committee success hinges on worker's input. | Health care industry | |
| Senate confirms Foulke to lead OSHA.(Edwin G. Foulke Jr. appointed at Occupational Safety and Health Administration) | Health care industry | |
| Strive for consistency in safety message, actions.(Michael Melnik, president, Prevention Plus Inc.) | Health care industry | |
| Technological innovations spur increased need for ergo training.(Ergonomic Technologies Corp.)(Cindy Roth)(Interview) | Health care industry | |
| Texas conference assists employers' workplace safety efforts.(10th Annual Health and Safety Conference) | Health care industry | |
| Tips for minimizing workers' comp costs.(Alexander Hamilton Institute Employment Law Resource Center) | Health care industry | |
| Tips for preventing workplace eye injuries. | Health care industry | |
| Tune up safety programs with evaluations.(workplace security) | Health care industry | |
| Visual breaks increase productivity.(causes, symptoms and precautionary measures) | Health care industry | |
| Voluntary exercise program may hinder MSD development.(musculoskeletal disorders) | Health care industry | |
| Worker terminated after medical leave exceeds union contract.(Davis v. Olin Corporation) | Health care industry | |
| Workplace injuries decline; MSD injury culprits.(Musculoskeletal Disorder)(United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics) | Health care industry | |
| Workplace safety hinges on management commitment.(Occupational Safety and Health Administration) | Health care industry | |
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