June is National Safety month! Mark your calendars. The National Safety Month weeks are broken out into awareness topics: Week...
Metropolitan Health Care Self-Insured Group focuses on workers' compensation insurance. In this section we will post pertinent news and information about workers' compensation and related items. As a member, you'll have exclusive access to training sessions, safety information to help with your risk management program and monthly newsletters you can share with your team.
Avoid MSDs – Musculoskeletal Disorders
These references provide patient handling techniques to prevent MSDs in health care. Patient Handling Techniques Patient Lifting & Transfer YouTube...
Hoyer lifts allow a person to be lifted and transferred with a minimum of physical effort. Before attempting to life...
The training aid link just below addresses slips and falls prevention. Take 5 minutes for safety. Slips and Falls Prevention...
Before You Hit ‘Send’: 5 Tips for Mindful Communication
Hasty communication can ruins relationships and careers. Too often we write an email or send a text without double-checking the content or...
It only takes a second to make a choice, right or wrong, and that second can determine the difference between...
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 32 percent of injuries involving missed workdays in 2014 were the result...
MEMIC, a workers' compensation insurance provider has long advocated a no-lift program using mechanical devices to control overexertion strains for healthcare...
Zika Virus
In May 2015, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued an alert regarding the first confirmed Zika virus infection in...
OSHA Final Rule on Recordkeeping: Who Must Report Electronically
Below is a summary of who will be required to submit information electronically according to the newly published rule: Under...
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