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Regs that rile business

The Business Roundtable’s hit list – and OSHA isn’t on it!

October 8, 2012

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced in December 2010 that it would propose Clean Air Act GHG New Source Performance Standards for electric generating units and petroleum refineries in 2011.

The pain in Maine: 1300 workers hurt by violence on the job in 2011

September 4, 2012

A new Maine Department of Labor report indicates that more than 13 percent of healthcare workplace injuries result from patient aggression.

Who is your health care proxy or agent?

August 15, 2012

In a living will, describe your choices for treatment if you become incapacitated

Sleepy healthcare workers prone to pain, study finds

August 15, 2012

A new study links lack of sleep among healthcare workers to pain and problems performing work-related tasks, according to the CDC’s science blog.

Study: One size doesn’t fit all when treating blood pressure in diabetics

June 24, 2012

Aggressive efforts to lower blood pressure in people with diabetes are paying off – perhaps too well, according to a new study.

Inch by inch… Is this the slow but sure recovery?

Herb Niles on sales and marketing management

Herb Niles

May 4, 2012

As summer approaches and the presidential race begins to take shape, employment and the economy will, of course, be a major issue.

Supplier Profile

CoolShirt Systems manage body heat in extreme environments

May 4, 2012

The product that launched Shafer Enterprises and Cool Shirt® was a cooling vest for surgeons to wear in the operating room.

Reward Wellness

Gift cards reinforce healthy behaviors

Joan Travelstead

May 3, 2012

Last year’s health care reform legislation, although still up for further debate in Congress and facing a constitutionality ruling later this year in the U.S. Supreme Court, will result in major changes for companies and their health care insurers.

NIOSH develops occupational health safety network (OHSN)

March 14, 2012

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is developing a new voluntary and secure electronic occupational safety and health surveillance system that will help keep track of workplace data.

Study: Nurses exposed to blood exposure risks from catheters

March 7, 2012

About one in two nurses experience blood exposure, other than from a needlestick, on their skin or in their eyes, nose or mouth at least once a month when inserting a peripheral intravenous (IV) catheter, according to a new study by the International Healthcare Worker Safety Center at the University of Virginia.