worker compensation Books

Workers' compensation causes headaches throughout all levels of an organization. Injuries affect production, costs, and morale. Managing Workers' Compensation: A Guide to Injury Reduction and Effective Claim Management lays out - in logical order - management and safety procedures that reduce injuries and the aggravation that follows. The authors ...

By Taylor & Francis (USA)

Workers' compensation causes headaches throughout all levels of an organization. Injuries affect production, costs, and morale. Managing Workers' Compensation: A Guide to Injury Reduction and Effective Claim Management lays out - in logical order - management and safety procedures that reduce injuries and the aggravation that follows. The authors ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

On-Site Occupational Health and Rehabilitation: A Model for the Manufacturing and Service Industries describes how to establish an on-site occupational health program, from a sample of a request for proposal response, cost-savings reports, and clinical protocols, evaluations, and treatments to corporate awareness of workers´ compensation, lost ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

This manual explains the principles of industrial ergonomics and how to implement an industrial ergonomics program to reduce work-related musculoskeletal disorders.  Although OSHA does not have an ergonomics standard, the agency has been prosecuting ergonomics-related cases under the general duty clause of the Occupational Safety and Health ...

By Environmental Resource Center

Work related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) are the leading cause of worker impairment, disability, compensation costs and loss of productivity in industrialized countries. The aging of the workforce and the increased diffusion of physically demanding jobs contribute to the widespread concern about musculoskeletal ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

Back pains and other slight injuries at work are not a mystery. Put the pieces of this puzzle together to keep your employees physically and mentally fit and comply with OSHA's Ergonomic Standards. A sound work environment means healthy employees and a more efficient workflow. This handbook explains how to integrate ergonomic principles into your ...

By Dupont Sustainable Solutions

Back pains and other slight injuries at work are not a mystery. Put the pieces of this puzzle together to keep your employees physically and mentally fit and comply with OSHA's Ergonomic Standards. A sound work environment means healthy employees and a more efficient workflow. This program explains how to integrate ergonomic principles into your ...

By Dupont Sustainable Solutions

School District Liability for Indoor Air Quality Conditions: A Review of Selected Legal Issues. The past several years have seen a notable increase in the number of lawsuits related to indoor air quality (IAQ) problems. A significant number of these cases have involved IAQ conditions in school facilities. This report analyzes legal issues that ...

By Environmental Law Institute (ELI)

The Enterprise Culture of the 1980s helped transform economies of Western Europe, but left behind a legacy of stress, both for managers and shop floor workers. The cost to business is seen in absenteeism, reduced productivity, compensation claims, health insurance and direct medical costs, which in the US cost approximately $150 billion a year. ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

The second edition builds on the strengths of the first: introduction to toxic torts, structuring a case, recourse and damages, and role of insurance, lender, and municipality in liability. This expanded edition reflects major developments in toxic tort law and practice. You’ll find these topics covered CERCLA/Superfund program structure, ...

By Thomson Reuters (West)

Focuses on the theories of liability that private plaintiffs may rely upon to recover for environmental or toxic harms. Presents special procedural problems of causation posed by Environmental and Toxic Torts. Addresses special harms that often relate to seeking recovery for future, but as yet unrealized, consequences of their exposure to toxic ...

By Thomson Reuters (West)