Vaccine Mandates – The Rules Keep Changing
When the COVID-19 vaccinations began rolling out in February 2021, many people began to see a light at the end of the tunnel. The United States distributed vaccines and made …
Young Workers May Have Higher Risk of Occupational Exposure
Workers under the age of 25 are considered a vulnerable working population. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, young workers experience a …
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The NMS Health Omicron Guide
It has been almost half a year since a new Greek-letter variant of Sars-CoV2 has been introduced. For a time, many of us tracked new, concerning variants – alpha, beta, …
Workers are reporting injuries earlier in tenure, study finds.
A recent study of workers’ compensation claims show that employees are reporting workplace injures much sooner in their tenure than they were ten years ago. The study, conducted by Selective …
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ASSP Publishes New Guidelines to Prevent Injuries
Companies typically measure their safety and health performance outcomes by tracking incidents after they occur. This typically results in lagging metrics as the only available data points to analyze worker …
Healthcare Staffing in 2022: A Competitive Market
COVID-19’s impact has reshaped the workplace and the workforce, and the healthcare industry is not immune. Even before the pandemic hit, healthcare leaders were issuing warnings that hospitals were on …
The Connection Between Cognitive Issues and Shift Work
has linked shift work to health conditions like sleep and mood disorders, heart disease, and diabetes. Now a new study published in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine adds cognitive issues to …
Biden Administration Releases Guidelines to Improve Ventilation
In the beginning of the pandemic, lots of people began paying attention to the air quality of office buildings, schools, and other indoor spaces. By October of 2020, the Centers …
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OSHA Launches First of it’s Kind NEP on Heat Hazards
OSHA announced on April 12, 2022, that it has launched a National Emphasis Program (NEP) as part of multilayered approach to protect workers from heat exposure. These efforts are part …
‘Tis the Season – Is it allergies, the flu, or COVID-19?
For many people. coughing and sneezing in public may cause anxiety after living through two years of a global pandemic. Every tickle in the back of the throat can leave …
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