Healthcare facilities may want to re-examine and revise their measles-mumps-rubella vaccination protocols according to information published by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP Provisional Recommendations for Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) 'Evidence of Immunity' Requirements for Healthcare Personnel August 2009).  In response to recent outbreaks of mumps and rubeola among healthcare personnel, ACIP is now advising immunizing persons born BEFORE 1957 with two doses MMR vaccine UNLESS they have proof of adequate immunity (positive titers).  Prior to this advisory, persons born prior to 1957 were considered immune by assumption of childhood exposure to these illnesses.  For a complete list of Recommended Vaccinations for Healthcare Workers, click HERE.

Carroll Community College's Business Training Center is proud to partner with Carroll Occupational Health and CorpOHS to provide training to Supervisors of CDL Drivers as well as Supervisors/Managers of Non-DOT personnel.  Click HERE for more details.

 

Workers who spend a lot of time outdoors run the risk of suffering from more than just exhaustion or heat stress.  Repeated exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation places your workers at risk for various forms of skin cancer and eye diseases, such as cataracts. The number of skin cancer cases in the United States continues to increase each year.

 

Skin cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer in the United States.  The American Cancer Society estimates that over one million cases of skin cancer are diagnosed each year.  The most serious form of skin cancer is Melanoma.  An estimated 53,600 Americans will be diagnosed with Melanoma this year and about 7,300 of those people will die from the cancer.  Click HERE to read full article.

Each year, many workers are stung by insects while on the job.  For most, stings mean pain and discomfort generally lasting only a few hours.  Symptoms may include redness, swelling, and itching at the site of the sting.

 

However, some people are allergic to insect stings.  This means that their immune systems overreact to the venom injected by a stinging insect.  After the first sting, the allergic person's body produces an allergic substance called Immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibody, which reacts with the insect venom.  If the worker is stung again by an insect of the same or similar species, the insect venom interacts with the IgE antibody produced in response to the earlier sting.  This triggers the release of histamine and other chemicals that cause allergic symptoms.  Click HERE to read full article.

Many injuries result from the misuse of power push mowers and power line trimmers.  Many accidents involving power lawn equipment result in severe lacerations and often amputations.  Wounds caused by these accidents are prone to infection due to the unsanitary conditions of the environment.  Help reduce these accidents by following a few simple safety precautions.  Click HERE to read full article. 

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