The Occupational Health Blog

• NMS
• Sep 26, 2022
• Tags: employee health

Recovering after a workplace injury may not just be physical. A new whitepaper suggests that behavioral and mental health factors play a role in recovery and return to work timelines.

• NMS
• Aug 30, 2022
• Tags: DOT, employee health

Truck drivers have a dangerous job to do. Not only do they have to worry about driving conditions, inclement weather, and motor vehicle accidents, but they also must worry about their health.

• NMS
• Jun 06, 2022
• Tags: employee health

June is National Safety Month; the annual observance that focuses on creating a safer environment from the workplace to anyplace sponsored by the National Safety Council. This week’s topic is Musculoskeletal Disorders.

• NMS
• Apr 01, 2022
• Tags: covid19, occupational health, employee health

While COVID-19 cases are beginning to fall in the U.S., employers are dealing with another employee health emergency – long-haul COVID-19. Cases of long-haul COVID are impacting employees’ quality of life and labor shortages and may continue to do so long after the threat of infections die down.

• NMS
• Mar 18, 2022
• Tags: occupational health, employee health, employee safety, employee fatigue

For many Americans who work outside of the conventional 9 to 5, their biological clocks can feel out of tune. Shift work sleep disorder can cause a host of symptoms and can contribute to risks in the workplace.