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Swine Flu

Workplace Challenges of Influenza (Seasonal and H1N1)

Monday, September 28th, 2009 at 7:00 am

Have you gotten your flu shot yet? I noticed the leaves changing colors in my backyard. That means the annual influenza season is approaching. This year we also get the second round of the Swine Flu. (The pork industry prefers that we use the H1N1 designation instead.) It looks like this second round of H1N1… » Read More

Swine Flu and Ethics

Thursday, April 30th, 2009 at 7:00 am

The Swine Flu has spread in the United States with about 100 confirmed cases in over 10 states. There has even been one confirmed death. These are still very small numbers. Keep in mind that the CDC estimated that about 36,000 people died of flu-related causes each year, on average, during the 1990s in the… » Read More

Swine Flu, Disaster Recovery, and Compliance

Monday, April 27th, 2009 at 12:05 pm

One aspect of a compliance program is disaster recovery. Investors want to know that your operations can be up and running if something goes wrong. Although first thoughts go to an extraordinary event like the World Trade Center attacks, the problem is more likely to be something less dramatic. From today’s headlines, it may be… » Read More