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Environment / Industries

Examples of environmental industry requirements: agriculture, automotive services, chemical processes, electronics, food & kindred products, printing, real estate, textiles, transportation, wood & paper products. Model Risk Management Program Plans by Industry Sector.

Environment / Pollution

Guidelines on pollution prevention in the workplace, including regulations, vendor information, technical assistance, management & organization issues on specific industries. Eliminating the pollution in health care practices. Full text of a pollution prevention program. Data on key indicators of air, water, and land pollutant release data for 28 industrial groups.

Ergonomics / Case Studies

Real-life ergonomic case studies, such as: Offices - computer workstation evaluations, keyboard & mouse use studies, direct & indirect office lighting, etc. Others - handling ladders, analysis of custodial work, work at a dairy, hand truck delivery, warehouse carrying, etc. Industry specific cases.

Ergonomics / Patient Handling

Recommendations for solutions to manual lifting of patients. Information about mechanical lfit equipment and patient transfer systems.

Ergonomics / References

Ergonomics tools and manuals. Principles of ergonomics. Universal design principles. Answers to common questions on RSI. Implementation of ergonomics controls. CTD comparison chart. Lecture notes. Ergo statistics helper. Human Factors Design Guide.

Industrial Hygiene / Labs

Laboratory safety programs and manuals, Chemical Hygiene Plans, radiation safety guidelines, laboratory inspections. Laboratory waste minimization and pollution prevention. Safety in high school labs. Laboratory safety checklists. Spill response. Standard operating procedures for hazardous materials.

Safety / Agriculture

Agriculture safety and health databases, fact sheets, guidelines, safety bulletins, guides, farm occupational safety information, and other technical resources.

Safety / Construction

A wide variety of safety materials pertinent to the construction industry and jobsite safety

Safety / Office Safety

Office safety training materials - programs, checklists, handouts, safety talks, etc.

Safety / Slips and Falls

Safety bulletins on slips and falls. Technical information on the control of hazards from walking and working surfaces. Safety checklists.

Safety Management / Industries

Safety and health hazards for specific industries, such as: schools, drycleaners, dental, agricultural, firefighter, healthcare, mining, petroleum refining, photography, poultry processing, pulp and paper, semiconductor industry, silk screen printing, water and wastewater treatment plants, woodworking.

Security / Violence

Guidelines for prevention of workplace violence, risk factors and strategies to manage violence in the workplace. Workplace homicides. Violence in convenience store robberies. Healthcare industry violence. How domestic violence affects the workplace.

Personal Finance / Medicare

Medicare resources for consumers and beneficiaries. Consumer overview of Medicare coverages, answers to common questions, full text of the Medicare Handbook. Query database to determine the coverages provided by a specific Medicare Managed Care Plan.

Health Benefits / Health Insurance

The most common reasons health insurance claims are denied. Common components of a group long-term disability contract. Questions and answers about STD/LTD insurance. Large collection of articles about disability and insurance issues. Insurance Company Credit Ratings - Life & Health - Standard & Poor's and Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co.

Health Benefits / Medicare

Medicare resources for consumers and beneficiaries. Consumer overview of Medicare coverages, answers to common questions, full text of the Medicare Handbook. Query database to determine the coverages provided by a specific Medicare Managed Care Plan.

Office Safety / Office Safety Program

Office safety training materials - programs, checklists, handouts, safety talks, etc.

OSHA / OSHA Violence

Technical resources to comply with OSHA standards on workplace violence.

Security / Workplace Violence

Guidelines for prevention of workplace violence, risk factors and strategies to manage violence in the workplace. Workplace homicides. Violence in convenience store robberies. Healthcare industry violence. How domestic violence affects the workplace.

Claims Management / Health Claims Code Sets

Index of diagnosis related groups. International classification of diseases ICD-9 code query system. Calculators, manuals related to DRG, APG & ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM coding.

Environment / Industries

Examples of environmental industry requirements: agriculture, automotive services, chemical processes, electronics, food & kindred products, printing, real estate, textiles, transportation, wood & paper products. Model Risk Management Program Plans by Industry Sector.

Environment / Pollution

Guidelines on pollution prevention in the workplace, including regulations, vendor information, technical assistance, management & organization issues on specific industries. Eliminating the pollution in health care practices. Full text of a pollution prevention program. Data on key indicators of air, water, and land pollutant release data for 28 industrial groups.

Ergonomics / Case Studies

Industry specific ergonomics case studies for reducing the risk factors for repetitive motion, lifting and manual handling tasks.

Ergonomics / Patient Handling

Recommendations for solutions to manual lifting of patients. Information about mechanical lfit equipment and patient transfer systems.

Ergonomics / References

Ergonomics tools and manuals. Principles of ergonomics. Universal design principles. Answers to common questions on RSI. Implementation of ergonomics controls. CTD comparison chart. Lecture notes. Ergo statistics helper. Human Factors Design Guide.

Fleet / Industries

Fleet hazards and recommended controls related to various industries

Fleet / Trucking

Fact sheets about the trucking industry & trucking safety, including information on basic industry facts, safety statistics, a truck's average total stopping distance, etc. Manual on the realities and limitations of trucking. Alternative fuels.

Health / CMS

CMS - Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (formerly HCFA: Health Care Financing Administration) directories, fees, contracts, rulings, Medicare manuals, fee payment schedules, contracts, compliance program, etc. Medicare payment rates. Complete text of Board decisions and rulings.

Health / Insurance

The most common reasons health insurance claims are denied. Common components of a group long-term disability contract. Questions and answers about STD/LTD insurance. Large collection of articles about disability and insurance issues. Insurance Company Credit Ratings - Life & Health - Standard & Poor's and Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co.

Health / Medicare

Medicare resources for consumers and beneficiaries. Consumer overview of Medicare coverages, answers to common questions, full text of the Medicare Handbook. Query database to determine the coverages provided by a specific Medicare Managed Care Plan.

Industrial Hygiene / Labs

Laboratory safety programs and manuals, Chemical Hygiene Plans, radiation safety guidelines, laboratory inspections. Laboratory waste minimization and pollution prevention. Safety in high school labs. Laboratory safety checklists. Spill response. Standard operating procedures for hazardous materials.

Managed Care / Health Plans

Checkpoint comparisons of managed care health plans. American Association of Health Plans. Integrated Healthcare Association - California. What health plans should know about Clinical Practice Guidelines. Managed care requirements in Medicare and Medicaid.

OSHA / Construction

Full text of OSHA's resource manual for safety in construction and a job site safety handbook. Other construction safety reference materials include fire safety, excavations, scaffolds, trenching, underground construction, etc.

OSHA / Fall Prevention

Fall safety resources include fall protection systems criteria and practice, scaffolding, stairways and ladders, walking and working surfaces, etc.

OSHA / Industries

Examples of industries: nursing homes, healthcare facilities, meat packing, maritime, textiles, logging.

OSHA / Violence

Technical resources to comply with OSHA standards on workplace violence.

Property / Lighting

How to assess lighting conditions. Evaluating the need for an upgrade. Financial considerations.

Property / Railings

ADA accessibility handrail and grab bar requirements. OSHA, UBC handrail specifications. Ramp railing requirements.

Risk Mgt / Industries

Risk management resource materials for specific industries such as schools, auto dealers, auto repairs, churches, small business, etc.

Risk Mgt / Public Liability

Risk management resources related to the risks and controls to be implemented when the public is exposed to the workplace. Includes public visitor protection program, ride-along and tag-along programs, risks from premises security litigation, trip and fall exposures, etc.

Safety / Agriculture

Agriculture safety and health databases, fact sheets, guidelines, safety bulletins, guides, farm occupational safety information, and other technical resources.

Safety / Amusement Industry

Amusement ride safety. Field inspection and test guide. Safety and service bulletins. Safety statistics in the carnival industry.

Safety / Arts

Safety in the arts, arts and crafts safety, theater safety, entertainment industry safety, art hazards, perfoming art safety. Student Theater Operations Manual.

Safety / Construction

Guide to revisions in scaffolding standards, safety meeting outlines, documents related to construction safety. Underground gas main explosions. Jobsite safety handbook. Safety requirements for Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) and Explosives. Safety meeting outlines. PPE in construction. OSHA Fatal Facts related to construction.

Safety / Office Safety

Office safety training materials - programs, checklists, handouts, safety talks, etc.

Safety / Patient Safety

JCAHO Sentinel Events. Medication Error Prevention Programs. Medical Error Reporting. Guidance regarding patient safety.

Safety / Restaurants

Safety meeting outlines, safety talks for food service operations. Kitchen and cafeteria safety checklist. Legal bulletins.

Safety / Slips and Falls

Safety bulletins on slips and falls. Technical information on the control of hazards from walking and working surfaces. Safety checklists.

Safety Mgt / Industries

Safety and health hazards for specific industries, such as: schools, drycleaners, dental, agricultural, firefighter, healthcare, mining, petroleum refining, photography, poultry processing, pulp and paper, semiconductor industry, silk screen printing, water and wastewater treatment plants, woodworking.

Security / Violence

Guidelines for prevention of workplace violence, risk factors and strategies to manage violence in the workplace. Workplace homicides. Violence in convenience store robberies. Healthcare industry violence. How domestic violence affects the workplace.

Construction / Construction Safety

Guide to revisions in scaffolding standards, safety meeting outlines, documents related to construction safety. Underground gas main explosions. Jobsite safety handbook. Safety requirements for Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) and Explosives. Safety meeting outlines. PPE in construction. OSHA Fatal Facts related to construction.

Construction / OSHA Construction

Full text of OSHA's resource manual for safety in construction and a job site safety handbook. Other construction safety reference materials include fire safety, excavations, scaffolds, trenching, underground construction, etc.

Safety / Slips and Falls

Safety bulletins on slips and falls. Technical information on the control of hazards from walking and working surfaces. Safety checklists.

Trucking-Freight Systems / Trucking Research

Fact sheets about the trucking industry & trucking safety, including information on basic industry facts, safety statistics, a truck's average total stopping distance, etc. Manual on the realities and limitations of trucking. Alternative fuels.