The year 2012 is starting out right for workers in the construction sector. Based on the survey by the Associated General Contractors of America and Computer Guidance Corp., much fewer construction firms are planning to lay off employees this year than at any time in the last few years.For much of the industry, that means a stronger demand for retrofits and new construction—good news for contractors, especially those who have already finished their continuing education contractor (or contractor CE).The survey results, to be included in the 2012 Construction Industry Hiring and Business Outlook,...
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
OSHA Updates – OSHA and APCA Alliance
OSHA announced this January 2012 that it has renewed its alliance with the American Pipeline Contractors Association (APCA) to line up with its objectives of protecting workers from work hazards associated with trenching and excavation, hydrostatic testing, and of course, during equipment operation.
Most employers, especially those engaged in pipeline projects, require for employment OSHA 30 certification (for supervisors) and OSHA 10 hour training (for workers), and 40 Hour HAZWOPER training (in certain worksites) to ensure safety and health conditions at worksites.
"[O]ne of our goals is...
Medical Coding – AMA Against ICD-10
The American Medical Association (AMA) is strongly urging Congress to stop the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act's implementation of the ICD-10 code set. The appeal, contained in a letter, also urged the lawmakers to call on stakeholders to find a replacement for ICD-9, the current code set.
Set for implementation on Oct. 1, 2013, ICD-10 will require doctors and their office staff to deal with a staggering 68,000 codes, five times more than the current 13,000 codes of ICD-9. Significantly, it also entails providers of medical billing and coding training to update their course...
OSHA Penalties and Violations – Polymerics Inc.
For a company’s failure to ensure that a shear was kept in good working condition, one of its workers has lost an arm and the company has been cited for workplace safety violations by OSHA.
Polymerics Inc., a rubber-manufacturing facility in Cuyahoga Falls and Kent, Ohio, was actually found guilty of four safety violations, including a willful violation that caused the accidental amputation.
Knowledge of OSHA safety requirements is required by law and OSHA training is now mandatory in many states. Most employers now require for employment OSHA 30 certification (for supervisors) and OSHA 10...
Medical Coding Update – ICD-10
The gears are engaged and the wheels are turning for the implementation on Oct. 1, 2013 of ICD-10, otherwise known as the International Classification of Diseases 10th Edition, the “bible” that all medical coders need to follow in diagnosis coding and reporting. And despite urgent appeals by the American Medical Association (AMA) to Congress to stop the implementation of ICD-10, updates of ICD-9 (the current and soon-to-be-replaced code manual) have for all intents and purposes, stopped.
Once ICD-10 is phased in, coders will not only need to master a much wider medical terminology, but will...
Friday, February 24, 2012
Training for Veterans and MyCAA Beneficiaries from Meditec.com
The U.S. veteran’s road to social integration and gainful employment after a tour of duty is paved with good intentions. But it’s not an easy one, as many veterans have found to their frustration and dismay. Despite solid qualifications and skills—the latter, often forged and honed in the most difficult of conditions—jobs have anomalously been difficult to come by after they are discharged from the service. In fact, some 30 percent of all young veterans, through no fault of theirs, have fallen from the ranks of heroes to the ranks of the unemployed within months of their return. As shameful...
Monday, February 20, 2012
Online Environmental Awareness Training
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OSHA Penalizes Walmart; Serious Safety Violations Cause Accidental Amputations
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited one of the most ubiquitous discount-department-store chains in the U.S. for repeat and serious violations of workplace safety standards: Walmart. The company now stares at a total of $365,500 in proposed fines.
Although OSHA training, such as OSHA 30 certification (for supervisors) and OSHA 10 hour training (for workers), and 40 Hour HAZWOPER training (in certain worksites), are now required by most employers as hiring requirements, many companies, including big-name ones like Walmart, still fail to observe the safety standards...
Implementing ICD-10 and Higher Medical Coders Salaries
ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases 10th Edition), the new medical coding “stylebook,” will not come into effect until October 1, 2013 (the compliance deadline), and some practices are falling into a false sense of security that they can somehow cram for the new codes—there are in fact tens of thousands of them, a staggering volume that is practically impossible to master in a short time, even with formal medical billing and coding training. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the enforcing body for ICD-10, naturally finds this alarming and has implemented some countermeasures.First...
Two New Nuclear Reactors and a Million Green Buildings to Be Built
The three-decade dry spell in nuclear-plant construction in the U.S. is coming to an end with the approval to put up not one but two nuclear reactors at a cost of $14 billion and against a stiff headwind caused by the Fukushima incident.An alliance of utilities is poised to launch the project, joining a number of other projects that will put through their paces new technologies that can help the industry steer clear of the disastrous economic and safety missteps of the past.For much of the industry, that means a stronger demand for new construction—good news for contractors, especially those...
Friday, February 17, 2012
Environmental Awareness Programs
A lot of people are claiming to be acting in favor of the environment
since this is already a growing concern for everybody around the globe.
The past calamities reminded us on how we exploited our natural
resources beyond its capacity - without having second thoughts, we
should find ways on how to help it regain its past status.
Environment
has been there since the life of our ancestors and if you think of one
thing that always stands beside us, that’ll never leave us on our
darkest days, it’s actually nature. But how do we return the favor if we
are not aware of nature’s needs and...
Safety Violations and a New Industry Alliance
For a company’s failure to ensure that a shear was kept in good working condition, one of its workers has lost an arm and the company has been cited for workplace safety violations by OSHA.
Polymerics Inc., a rubber-manufacturing facility in Cuyahoga Falls and Kent, Ohio, was actually found guilty of four safety violations, including a willful violation that caused the accidental amputation.
Knowledge of OSHA safety requirements is required by law and OSHA training is now mandatory in many states. Most employers now require for employment OSHA 30 certification (for supervisors) and OSHA 10...
ICD-10 Spurs Medical Billing and Coding Training
The gears are engaged and the wheels are turning for the implementation on Oct. 1, 2013 of ICD-10, otherwise known as the International Classification of Diseases 10th Edition, the “bible” that all medical coders need to follow in diagnosis coding and reporting. And despite urgent appeals by the American Medical Association (AMA) to Congress to stop the implementation of ICD-10, updates of ICD-9 (the current and soon-to-be-replaced code manual) have for all intents and purposes, stopped.
Once ICD-10 is phased in, coders will not only need to master a much wider medical terminology, but will...
More Green Construction Looming in California, Fewer Layoffs Expected
Following the generally surprising news of heightened demand for green buildings (both residential and commercial) amid a sluggish housing market, the board of directors of the California-based Build It Green got a major boost early this year when three green-building and energy-efficiency leaders agreed to come aboard. The new directors—Carol Roberts of Energy Inspectors, Anne Lee of the Energy Coalition, and Joshua Brock of San Diego Gas & Electric—live and operate in Southern California communities, where, coincidentally, Build It Green has noted increased demand for its initiatives. Their...
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Whistling Up the Whistleblower Protection Program
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Practical Tips for the Medical Transcriptionist
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