According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the rate of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases requiring days away from work to recuperate was 118 cases per 10,000 full-time workers in 2010.
If you work in health care, your risks are high for an occupational injury:
The incidence rate for healthcare support workers increased 6 percent to 283 days-away-from-work cases per 10,000 full-time workers. The incidence rate for musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) cases with days away from work increased 4 percent to 34 cases per 10,000 full-time workers.
The three industries with the highest numbers of cases in 2010 were health care and social assistance (176,380), retail trade (131,380), and manufacturing (127,140). Occupational injury and illness incidents in health care and social assistance accounted for nearly one out of five incidents in private industry. Sprains, strains, or tears were the most common nature of injury or illness resulting in an incidence rate of 68 per 10,000 full-time workers in this industry.
You can read the full BLS report here.
HHS and FDA now hiring veterans and individuals with disabilities
The following is from an email message sent from the HHS/FDA regarding the Virtual Hiring Event:
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Monday, November 14th 2011 --- Friday, November 18th 2011
You must apply by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on November 18, 2011 to receive consideration for employment and to have your resume package forwarded to our 9000 hiring managers at HHS.
HOW TO APPLY - STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS
Please follow the step by step instructions listed below on how to apply for the available positions carefully, to ensure your resume package including all supporting documentation is assembled correctly and you have the information to successfully apply. So you can be considered for the position(s) you have selected.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Monday, November 14th 2011 --- Friday, November 18th 2011
You must apply by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on November 18, 2011 to receive consideration for employment and to have your resume package forwarded to our 9000 hiring managers at HHS.
HOW TO APPLY - STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS
Please follow the step by step instructions listed below on how to apply for the available positions carefully, to ensure your resume package including all supporting documentation is assembled correctly and you have the information to successfully apply. So you can be considered for the position(s) you have selected.
Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program (DVOP)
Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program (DVOP) specialists develop job and training opportunities for veterans, with special emphasis on veterans with service-connected disabilities. DVOP specialists provide direct services to veterans enabling them to be competitive in the labor market. They provide outreach and offer assistance to disabled and other veterans by promoting community and employer support for employment and training opportunities, including apprenticeship and on-the-job training.
DVOP specialists work with employers, veterans' organizations, the Department of Veterans' Affairs and Defense, and community-based organizations to link veterans with appropriate jobs and training opportunities.
DVOP specialists serve as case managers for veterans enrolled in federally-funded job training programs such as the Department of Veterans Affairs' Vocational Rehabilitation program, and other veterans with serious disadvantages in the job market. DVOP specialists are available to those veterans and their employers to help ensure that necessary follow up services are provided to promote job retention.
The Department of Labor provides grant funds to each state's employment service to maintain DVOP specialist positions in the state. The staffing formula and current appropriations level support about 1,400 DVOP specialists nationally. DVOP specialists are employees of the state and are generally located in state employment service offices. About one-quarter are stationed full- or part-time in locations other than employment service offices.
DVOP specialists may be stationed at regional offices and medical or veterans' outreach centers of the Department of Veterans' Affairs, state or county veterans' service offices, Job Training Partnership Act program offices, community-based organizations, and military installations.
To contact a DVOP specialist, call or visit the nearest State Employment Service (sometimes known as Job Service) agency listed in the State Government section of your phone book.
Find more information here.
DVOP specialists work with employers, veterans' organizations, the Department of Veterans' Affairs and Defense, and community-based organizations to link veterans with appropriate jobs and training opportunities.
DVOP specialists serve as case managers for veterans enrolled in federally-funded job training programs such as the Department of Veterans Affairs' Vocational Rehabilitation program, and other veterans with serious disadvantages in the job market. DVOP specialists are available to those veterans and their employers to help ensure that necessary follow up services are provided to promote job retention.
The Department of Labor provides grant funds to each state's employment service to maintain DVOP specialist positions in the state. The staffing formula and current appropriations level support about 1,400 DVOP specialists nationally. DVOP specialists are employees of the state and are generally located in state employment service offices. About one-quarter are stationed full- or part-time in locations other than employment service offices.
DVOP specialists may be stationed at regional offices and medical or veterans' outreach centers of the Department of Veterans' Affairs, state or county veterans' service offices, Job Training Partnership Act program offices, community-based organizations, and military installations.
To contact a DVOP specialist, call or visit the nearest State Employment Service (sometimes known as Job Service) agency listed in the State Government section of your phone book.
Find more information here.
Veteran and Disability Hiring Resources from the FDA
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recognizes the importance and difficulty for veterans and people with disabilities to find suitable employment despite their education, experience, and skill. HHS and FDA are committed to becoming a model employer, ensuring that qualified veterans and individuals with disabilities have access to employment opportunities within our department.
More information can be found here on the FDA website.
More information can be found here on the FDA website.
Obama Administration Announces New Initiatives to Get Veterans Back to Work
A few days ago, the following was announced from the White House:
We Can't Wait: Obama Administration Announces New Initiatives to Get Veterans Back to Work
Having served and defended our nation, veterans are well-trained, highly skilled and will add value to any company. But today’s veterans face unique challenges: As of October, over 850,000 veterans were unemployed and the jobless rate for post-9/11 veterans was 12.1 percent. And as we end the war in Iraq and wind down the war in Afghanistan, over one million servicemembers are projected to leave the military between 2011 and 2016. Accordingly, there is more work to do to ensure these men and women can find jobs at home when they return.
On November 7, leading veterans’ organizations joined President Obama at the White House to announce their support for the Returning Heroes and Wounded Warrior Tax Credits, two provisions in the American Jobs Act Congress is scheduled to consider that will help create jobs and strengthen the economy. The Returning Heroes Tax Credit provides firms that hire unemployed veterans with a maximum credit of $5,600 per veteran, while the Wounded Warriors Tax Credit offers firms that hire veterans with service-connected disabilities with a maximum credit of $9,600 per veteran.
We Can't Wait: Obama Administration Announces New Initiatives to Get Veterans Back to Work
Having served and defended our nation, veterans are well-trained, highly skilled and will add value to any company. But today’s veterans face unique challenges: As of October, over 850,000 veterans were unemployed and the jobless rate for post-9/11 veterans was 12.1 percent. And as we end the war in Iraq and wind down the war in Afghanistan, over one million servicemembers are projected to leave the military between 2011 and 2016. Accordingly, there is more work to do to ensure these men and women can find jobs at home when they return.
On November 7, leading veterans’ organizations joined President Obama at the White House to announce their support for the Returning Heroes and Wounded Warrior Tax Credits, two provisions in the American Jobs Act Congress is scheduled to consider that will help create jobs and strengthen the economy. The Returning Heroes Tax Credit provides firms that hire unemployed veterans with a maximum credit of $5,600 per veteran, while the Wounded Warriors Tax Credit offers firms that hire veterans with service-connected disabilities with a maximum credit of $9,600 per veteran.
October 2011 Disability Employment Statistics
The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics has released disability employment statistics for October showing that the percentage of people with disabilities in the labor force was 21.3. By comparison, the percentage of persons with no disability in the labor force was 69.6. The unemployment rate for those with disabilities was 13.2 percent, compared with 8.3 percent for persons with no disability, not seasonally adjusted.
More information can be found here.
More information can be found here.
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