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		<title>Safety Handbooks Do Not Prevent Injuries!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 04:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most safety handbooks end up on a bookshelf with no practical application in the workplace. On rare occasions, the book is dusted off to satisfy the workers’ compensation insurance carrier, or to show OSHA that you have a formal written program, or to find the exact wording to discipline an employee who violated a safety rule. Why?]]></description>
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		<title>Return to Work: The Grim Statistics 80 Million Lost Work Days Due to Occupational Injury or Illness</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lost Work Days - is a billion dollar crisis hidden in the American workforce! The National Safety Council estimates that there are more than 80,000,000 lost work days due to occupational injuries or illness. The Bureau of Labor and Statistics indicated that, 1.2 million employees lost an average of seven days due to their injury or illness. 

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		<title>HR Manager &#8211; Did you just hire your next workers&#8217; comp claimant?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret Spence</dc:creator>
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