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Monday, April 21, 2008
Doctors Feel Push To Downplay Injuries
The Charlotte Observer is continuing to keep the pressure on OSHA with their latest workplace H&S article. On Saturday they reported on a physicians conference last week in New York. The articles opens with this statement:
"A leading group of occupational doctors is taking the unusual step of speaking out publicly against pressure from companies to downplay workplace injuries."
"To outline their concerns, the physicians have sent a letter to federal workplace safety regulators and held a conference session in New York City on Monday. They're also planning to testify before Congress."
The article presents a series of testimonials from physicians describing instances in which they feel they have been pressured to not "treat injuries in a way that would make them reportable".
You can read the article at: http://www.charlotte.com/local/story/587539.html
"A leading group of occupational doctors is taking the unusual step of speaking out publicly against pressure from companies to downplay workplace injuries."
"To outline their concerns, the physicians have sent a letter to federal workplace safety regulators and held a conference session in New York City on Monday. They're also planning to testify before Congress."
The article presents a series of testimonials from physicians describing instances in which they feel they have been pressured to not "treat injuries in a way that would make them reportable".
You can read the article at: http://www.charlotte.com/local/story/587539.html
Labels: electrical safety, Industrial Health, Industrial Safety, Workers' Comp
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