by Ryan Shaffer | Jun 27, 2022 | Blog, Chemicals, COVID-19, Hearing Protection, Respiratory Protection, Silica, Vision Protection, Wellness
More reach. Better results. In April, Worksite Medical partnered with the largest occupational medicine provider, Concentra. Then, in June, TridentCare and Worksite Medical joined forces. The partnerships both offer expansion. Concentra may now provide its...
by Emma Bryant | May 16, 2022 | Blog, Chemicals, COVID-19, Hearing Protection, Wellness
If you work in manufacturing, you know that there’s rarely a quiet day on the job. In fact, aside from the spike of COVID-19 in 2020, hearing loss has historically been the most recorded occupational illness in manufacturing. In 2019, the Bureau of Labor Statistics...
by Emma Bryant | Nov 29, 2021 | Asbestos, Blog, Chemicals, COVID-19, Hearing Protection, Respiratory Protection, Silica, Vision Protection, Wellness
If you’re still sending your employees off-site for medical testing, it might be time to take another look at the different options available. Namely, opting for onsite testing. In addition to causing a loss of productivity, off-site testing can leave you open to...
by Emma Bryant | Nov 15, 2021 | Blog, Hearing Protection
According to a recent NIOSH study, more than half the workers exposed to noise at hazardous levels at their workplace don’t consistently use the required hearing protection. Researchers studied responses to a National Health Interview Survey conducted between 2007...
by Emma Bryant | Aug 30, 2021 | Blog, COVID-19, Hearing Protection
The COVID-19 virus is known to cause a host of problems and symptoms in the body, in addition to a compromised respiratory system. In fact, one surprising issue came to light earlier this year, which led to a significant increase in workplace audiometric examinations....
by Emma Bryant | Jul 19, 2021 | Blog, Hearing Protection, Wellness
After multiple inspections and a failure to abate hazards, OSHA cited a Milwaukee metal fabricating facility for failing to implement a hearing conservation program and for exposing workers to dangerous machines. During two different 2020 inspections, OSHA identified...
