Return to Work Programing Flashcards
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Part of department of labor to ensure safe and healthy working conditions by training/enforcing standards
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Part of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that conducts research and makes recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness
Occupational Information Network (O*NET)
Database of job requirements, worker attributes, and other information about occupations for determining job demands developed by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Old version = DOT (Dictionary of Occupational Titles
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Provide guidelines to ensure fair employment selection for new workers and people returning to work post illness, injury, disability
Work related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD)
Soft tissue injuries affecting muscles, tendons, nerves that often have slow and insidious onset and commonly due to micro-traumas
Examples of WMSD
Back injuries
Carpal tunnel
DeQuervains tenosynovitis
Lateral epicondylitis
What is not considered a WMSD
Any injury due to a fall
Factors that increase risk for WMSD
Heavier materials
Poor workspace design
Poor work process
Ergonomics to prevent neck/back pain
- Keep spine in alignment
- Hold objects close to the center of gravity
- Avoid twisting through the spine by facing object straight on
- Use both sides of the body equally
- Maintain a wide base of support
Cognitive-behavioral strategies that can be used for work injury
Positive reinforcement
Progressive relaxation
Biofeedback
Refugee symptom magnification
Uses symptoms to escape unresolvable conflict
Symptom misinterpreter magnification
Responds to physical changes in extreme manner due to difficulties with processing sensory and kinesthetic input
Game player magnification
Attempt to convince other workers of reality of symptoms for positive gain
Identified patient magnification
Patient assumes patient role as lifestyle
Difference between magnification and malingering
Malingering is always conscious and deliberate to avoid work
Magnification can be conscious or unconscious
Symptom minimizer
Keeps symptoms hidden so they can return to normal activity or avoid appearing weak
Common test to determine maximum effort
Five-level grip test
Four characteristics of successful work injury program
- Ongoing management support
- Supervisory support
- Employee participation
- Ongoing support and reinforcement of the program