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Occupational medicine requires a closer look by employers, government and academia

By : B.G. DOYLE contributor@caribbeanbusinesspr.com ; cb.pr@gmail.com Edition: December 13, 2012 | Volume: 40 | No: 49 A report issued March 2011 by the White House Task Force on Puerto Rico states that occupational injury and illness rates appear to be higher on the island than in the U.S. as a whole. According to the report, the incidence rate of injury and illness cases that involved days away from work was 278.4 per 10,000 full-time private-industry workers compared with 106.4 in the States. Dr. Roberto López Nieves, an occupational physician, said much needs to be done if Puerto Rico wants to improve these numbers and attract global companies. "Currently, Puerto Rico doesn't have a formal residence training in occupational medicine and there is no residency-trained physician practicing in the field," he said. He also added that while workplaces with more than 50 employees in Puerto Rico were once required to have occupational health dispensaries certified

Tomando el Camino Ético

A principios de este mes, un jurado Federal declaró culpable a Walter Cardín, un profesional de seguridad de “Shaw Group”, a ocho cargos de fraude por alegadamente falsificar archivos de seguridad. Cardín enfrenta hasta 10 años en cárcel y hasta un millón de dólares en multas por cada cargo. (Vea “ Former Shaw Group Safety Manager Convicted of Fraud ” y “ La. Man Convicted In TVA Contractor Fraud ” para detalles). Este evento suena como una táctica de miedo estratégicamente usada por un instructor durante una sección de adiestramiento para explicar un punto. Suena increíble, demasiado irreal y pasado de la raya. Esto simplemente no pasa en la vida real, ¿cierto? ¡Erróneo! Piense en el Futuro El veredicto en contra de este Gerente de seguridad sirve como un recordatorio de que nosotros como profesionales de EHS, lo que escojamos hacer (o no hacer) puede significativamente incrementar o disminuir la responsabilidad legal personal y organizacional. Esto nos lleva al punto que v