The Occupational Health Blog

• NMS
• Nov 05, 2021
• Tags: covid19, vaccines, OSHA, occupational health, employee health

OSHA's Emergency Temporary Standard has been issued. Many employers with over 100 employees will need to comply with the ruling by January 4, 2022. What does the ETS require?

• NMS
• Oct 27, 2021
• Tags: occupational health, DOT

A new ruling from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will require states to downgrade licenses of drivers with drug and alcohol violations within 60 days.

• NMS
• Oct 19, 2021
• Tags: tb-deaths-on-the-rise., TB, occupational health

For the first time in over a decade, tuberculosis deaths are on the rise. Researchers are worried that the years of progress that had been made towards treating TB have been reversed during the pandemic.

• NMS
• Oct 14, 2021
• Tags: occupational health, osha medical surveillance

Medical screening and medical surveillance are terms which are often used interchangeably and are integral to your employees' occupational health program. Have you ever wondered what the difference is between these two services?

• NMS
• Sep 02, 2021
• Tags: employee health, occupational health, prescription drug abuse

According to the American Society of Addiction Medicine, opioid abuse costs employers approximately $10 billion dollars. In honor of the recent International Overdose Awareness Day, we are discussing the cost of the opioid crisis and what you can do to help your employees.