Yearly Archives: 2019
Oral Fluid Drug Testing Approved for Federal Employees
Oral fluid (saliva) collected using an absorbent swab in the mouth will be allowed as an alternative to a urine specimen in most federal agency drug testing programs beginning Jan. 1, 2020. The Department of Health and Human Services published Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs using Oral Fluid in the Federal Register […]
New Employees Who Get Injured More Likely to Have Recurrences
A study at an academic medical center found that employees who experienced a work-related injury within their six months of employment were more than twice as likely to have three or more lost-time injuries for the duration of their tenure. Findings from the study, Do Work-Related Lost-Time Injuries Sustained Early in Employment Predict Multiple Lost-Time […]
October 2019
Summer 2019
Everyone has an obligation to help ensure healthy and safe workplaces. But to understand ways in which employers are considered responsible for protecting gig workers, it’s important to first define the employment relationship, which is a moving target. Other topics include flu prevention, regulatory updates and health promotion programs
September 2019
In Recognition of Labor Day
On Labor Day, we invite you to join WorkCare in deep reflection on the importance of protecting and promoting the health of the employees we depend on to sustain our businesses, families and communities across the country. We are currently experiencing – and anticipating a growing emphasis on – the implementation of Total Worker Health […]
OSHA Updates Cotton Dust Standard
OSHA has updated its landmark Cotton Dust Standard 29 CFR 1910.1043, which describes how occupational spirometry tests must be conducted to protect workers’ respiratory health. Of particular importance are requirements for evaluation of worker spirometry results in medical surveillance paragraph 1910.1043(h)(2)(iii), mandating that National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) reference values and Lower […]
Understanding Tuberculosis Exposure Risk and Detection
