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The Back Problem and Introduction to New Technology
More than one in two adults (between 60 and 80 percent) suffer low back pain in their lifetimes and the condition is estimated to cost billions in healthcare and lost productivity every year. Now, an award-winning design for smart clothing to reduce back strain has...
Fitness for Duty – Requirements for the Offshore Oil Industry
(The following information has been contributed by Dr. Michael Kotler, MD, as a co-author of a Fitness for Duty Testing book being written with lead author, Dr. Bunch, and associates.) Occupational medicine professionals care for people working in a very broad...
Workplace Bullying as a Predictor of Disability Retirement
Nielsen MB; Emberland JS; Knardahl S. Workplace Bullying as a Predictor of Disability Retirement: A Prospective Registry Study of Norwegian Employees. J Occup Environ Med. 2017; 59(7):609-614 (ISSN: 1536-5948) Workplace Bullying: A situation wherein an employee is...
Can an Individual Undergoing a Medical Test Revoke a Release of Medical Information Authorization?
The Privacy Rule gives individuals the right to revoke, at any time, an Authorization they have given. The revocation, however, cannot be accepted verbally, but must be in writing. In addition, the written revocation is not effective until the covered entity...
On the Job Stretching Programs – Are They Effective for Reducing MSDs?
According to Bureau of Labor Statistics (2016) musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) cases account for one-third of all worker injury and illness cases. Work-related MSDs (WMSDs), injuries of the joints, and nerves caused or aggravated by work, are among the most...
The Opioid Epidemic – Impact on Hiring and Return to Work
The purpose of this WorkSaver newsletter article is to explain WorkSaver’s current physical agility testing policy related to test recipients using pain killing drugs and to provide guidance to employers on how to handle employees who are taking prescription...
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