WorkPro

10095 Brick Church Road • Cambridge, Ohio 43725 • 740-439-8191

"Providing Health Care for the Prevention of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses"

Providing Health Care for the Prevention of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses

May 2000

eScreen and WorkPro Partnership:

Drug testing that is faster, more reliable and at a considerable cost savings - nonsense, you say? No, not now! WorkPro is pleased to announce that we are offering eScreen, the next generation of drug screening. eScreen is dedicated to creating a faster and more reliable reporting system that is an essential component to our services.

    Resulting to you is available several ways:
        1. Automated fax - one of the most efficient and secure reporting options;
            faxed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; requires a secure fax line
        2. Automated Voice Response (AVR) - use account number and PIN
            number; can access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
        3. eLink Software - installed to any PC; results are downloaded to
            you, when you can manage your entire drug testing program

This service will be on board at WorkPro the first week of June. Our Medical Review Officer will be Dr. Murray Lappe with National Medical Review Offices, Inc. We are very proud to be one of the first industrial clinics in the area to offer this service. For more information, contact WorkPro at 439-8191.

Heat Stress is a year round threat…

With summer around the corner, summer heat always brings an increased risk to workers. We promote employer education and encourage them to pass the information onto their employees.
    Ø Protect all workers: do not overlook the workers inside
    Ø Explain the serious nature of overexposure to the sun: encourage workers to wear hats, sunscreen and keep shirts on
    Ø Emphasize rapid onset of heat stroke: this can happen about ½ hour - know the signs!
    Ø Monitor weather and issue warnings

Know your signs and symptoms. Enclosed is a quick reference guide that you may post for your employees.

Congratulations to You!

According to the latest statistics on workplace injuries and illnesses, an all-time low has been achieved since 1970. A total of 5.9 million injuries and illnesses were reported in private industry workplace during 1998, resulting in a rate of 6.7 cases per 100 equivalent full time employees.

Disorders associated with repeated trauma, CTS and noise-induced hearing loss accounted for 4% of the 5.9 million injuries and illnesses. This is a reduction from the 1997 rate of 7.1. also, the incidence rate for lost workday cases has decreased from 4.1 cases per 100 employees to 3.1 cases over the late eight years.

Congrats to all that have been working towards this downward trend for injury and illness in the workplace. Your hard work really does get noticed.

DOT Physical Examinations

Any licensed physician can perform physical exams on your drivers needing commercial drivers' licenses, but many physicians are not aware of federal regulations governing these exams. Failure to properly perform and document these examinations may result in liability for both you and the physician, and could lead to fines for your company.

At WorkPro, we are familiar with federal regulations and the unique physical and mental demands placed on commercial drivers. We Strive to be thorough in obtaining medical history, performing appropriate examinations, and documenting the results. This includes documentation of the ability to hear a forced whisper at five (5) feet, limiting certifications to one year for high blood pressure controlled by medication, obtaining medical records regarding diabetes and other diseases, and discussing our findings with you, the driver, and his/her private physician.

Give us a call, 740-439-8191, to find out how e can assist you in keeping your employees and our roads safe.