Lisa Lines is hosting this month’s dose of health wonkery at The Medical Care Blog: Health Wonk Review – November 2018. There’s a good roundup of health issues submitted by the usual subjects – check it out. Lisa is an ongoing contributor to HWR but a first-time host. Be sure to kick the tires on the hosting blog while you are visiting. The nonprofit, volunteer blog is sponsored by peer-reviewd journal Medical Care and sponsored by the Medical Care Section of the American Public Health Association.
And in other noteworthy news
Don’t miss: Joe Paduda’s four-part series on claim counts: 1) why claims are down; 2) claim frequency; 3) OSHA reportables, and 4) BLS data
Kudos: We’ve been a long-time fan of Ken Ward Jr.’s investigative reporting … we’ve linked his Coal Tattoo blog in our sidebar and he has been our go-to source on various topics, including the Upper Big Branch mining disaster and the subsequent trail of Don Blankenship. We were so pleased to see that he was awarded a MacArthur fellowship (aka a “genius grant”) — from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
Jury weighs in: Jacobs Engineering endangered Kingston disaster clean-up workers
“More than 30 workers who cleaned up the December 2008 spill at the Tennessee Valley Authority Kingston Fossil Fuel Power Plant in Roane County are dead, and more than 250 are sick or dying. They sued Jacobs Engineering, a global contractor TVA put in charge of cleaning up its mess and keeping workers safe. TVA ratepayers paid the firm more than $64 million.”
Related: At Confined Space, Jordan Barab highlights an interview with investigative journalist Jamie Satterfield who is covering this story.
New: Chemical Safety Board ‘Safety Digest’ focuses on emergency planning, response
FMLA, ADA: Attorney Jeff Nowak of FMLA Insights blog is offering a free Webinar providing a roadmap to create your own FMLA & ADA manager training on December 12.
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- How to Help Those Affected by the California Fires
- November is #AmericanDiabetesMonth: Diabetes doesn’t discriminate, it affects us all. 1 in 3 Americans is at risk for diabetes. Find out if you or the people you love are at risk.
- What’s Happening and What Lies Ahead for P/C Insurance Pricing: Moody’s
- Virtual hearings now an option for injured workers in New York
- NCCI Report Examines Medical Services and How They Contribute to the Cost of WC Claims
- These Workers’ Comp Regulatory Trends Are Changing the Future of the Industry
