SAFETY

MOBILE HEALTH

Becomes First Employee Medical Screening Provider To Launch a Full Suite of On-Site Services

By Subcontractors USA News Provider

Mobile Health announced recently that all employment-related medical screenings are now available on-site, at the employers' location. For 38 years, Mobile Health has provided comprehensive employment-related medical screenings such as physical abilities testing, vaccinations, hearing and vision exams, etc. With over 6,500 clinics across the United States, companies now have the flexibility to choose to send their employees for a next-day appointment or have the Mobile Health team bring the clinic to them. No other occupational health company has the reach, technology, and incredible staff to offer services in-clinic, on-site, or wherever your employees are located.

DISRUPTING THE CLINICAL SETTING DISRUPTING THE CLINICAL SETTING

The Mobile Health team brings the staff, testing, and technology to perform drug testing, physical exams, tuberculosis testing, respirator fit testing, hearing exams, vision screening, vaccines, titers, and more. "Until now, employers have had to schedule preemployment exams or annual testing and send their employees to a clinic, which disrupts the workday," said Mobile Health Chief Operations Officer Victoria Roberts. "For Mobile Health, the clinic can be your breakroom, your warehouse, your conference room, your parking lot, or our 6,500+ clinics. Wherever your employees are, that's where we'll be."

With this new expansion, the company will provide employers across the country with faster, more flexible, and more accessible ways to achieve the peace of mind they need to run their businesses.

For more information, visit mobilehealth.com.

Source: Mobile Health

Mobile Health Launches OnSite Quantitative Fit Testing To Employers Nationwide

Mobile Health announces the launch of its on-site quantitative fit testing services, making them the nation's most comprehensive and adaptable respirator fit testing provider. With this new service, Mobile Health now offers a complete suite of respiratory protection, providing employers with everything they need to keep their workers safe and their businesses compliant. The 38-year occupational health company offers quantitative fit testing, qualitative fit testing, online medical evaluations, and their self-administered Mobile Health FIT KIT™.

ANY MASK, ANYWHERE "Our teams can test any mask, anywhere in the country. Day or night, wherever our partners need us," said Victoria Roberts, Mobile Health COO. "It's this kind of flexibility and availability employers need to stay in compliance and protect their people. With our quantitative fit testing launch, employers can now turn to one provider for all things respiratory protection."

By launching quantitative fit testing, Mobile Health can now test "any mask, anywhere." OSHA requires any employee wearing full-face masks to complete quantitative fit testing and employees wearing half-face masks to complete qualitative or quantitative fit testing. These annual regulations are vital to protecting the workforce but can be a challenge for employers to meet. Mobile Health aims to make these services accessible, flexible, and stress-free. Mobile Health is bringing their new on-site quantitative fit testing across the country to warehouses, breakrooms, hospitals, and universities ─ wherever their clients need them. Quantitative fit testing is also available in select New York City clinics. Mobile Health is the only occupational health and employee screening provider with the ability to deliver respirator fit testing for every industry in-clinic and on-site throughout the United States.

For more information, visit mobilehealth.com.

SAFETY OSHA Updates

Investigations Manual

for Handling Retaliation Complaints Under Whistleblower Statutes

By Subcontractors USA News Provider

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently revised the agency’s Whistleblower Investigations Manual. The updated manual supersedes the January 2016 version and is the first complete overhaul since 2011.

The investigations manual outlines procedures, legal concepts, and other information related to handling retaliation complaints under the various whistleblower statutes that OSHA enforces.

Key changes in the manual include: Key changes in the manual include:

• Incorporating past policy memoranda and procedures piloted by OSHA field offices. • Clarifying and streamlining procedures that lacked sufficient guidance or were unclear in the 2016 version. • Statute-specific chapters were removed and converted into statute-specific desk aids. • Restructuring the manual such that Chapter 2 now collects and explains the legal concepts and principles that guide whistleblower investigations. In previous versions, these concepts were introduced throughout the manual.

"We are working to improve our whistleblower program to help ensure workers have a voice on the job free of retaliation," said Assistant

Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Doug Parker.

OSHA enforces the whistleblower provisions of 25 statutes protecting employees who report violations of various airline, commercial motor carrier, consumer product, environmental, financial reform, food safety, motor vehicle safety, healthcare reform, nuclear, pipeline, public transportation agency, railroad, maritime, and securities laws. For more information on whistleblower protections, visit OSHA's Whistleblower Protection Programs webpage.

For more information, visit OSHA.gov.