This is the second part of a two-part blog post by WorkCare Associate Medical Director Brittany Busse, M.D. In Part 1 of this post, I promised to explain how I reached the conclusion that occupational stress is a cumulative trauma injury. Allow me to walk you through three related inherent truths. Health at Work The […]
This is the first part of a two-part blog post by WorkCare Associate Medical Director Brittany Busse, M.D. It’s no wonder job burnout is trending on social media and being discussed at occupational health and safety conferences. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently expanded on its definition of occupational burnout as a syndrome (not as […]
Posted by Jeffrey Jacobs, M.D., M.P.H. Some recently published articles have raised red flags for me – as they should for employers and fellow physicians who are Medical Review Officers (MROs) – with respect to state legalization of medical and recreational marijuana use. Colorado Emergency Cases One flag popped up when the Annals of Internal […]
The National Fall Prevention Safety Stand-Down, May 6-10, focuses focus attention on preventing falls in construction, the leading cause of fatalities in the industry. During the stand-down, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) partners with other organizations to encourage employers and workers to pause voluntarily during the workday for safety demonstrations, training in hazard […]
A precedent-setting city law banning pre-employment drug screening for marijuana was passed by the New York City Council on April 9, 2019. The legislation, Prohibition of drug testing for pre-employment hiring procedures, has been sent to Mayor Bill de Blasio for his expected signature. Once the law is enacted, employers who are hiring prospective employees […]