Drug-Free Workplace
Guide to State Drug-Testing Laws; 230-page directory describes features of each state's drug-testing laws, including employer benefits and obligations, citations for workers' compensation statutes and case law; $95; published by Institute for a Drug-Free Workplace; 202-842-7400.

Emergency Preparedness
Emergency Preparedness and Response ; website with technical assistance for first responders and worksites; www.osha-slc.gov/Sl/TC/emergencypreparedness/index.html.

Health Care Worker Safety
Worker Safety Problems Spotlighted in Health Care Industries; injury and illness rates increase for nurses, aides orderlies and other health care workers; published by the Bureau of National Affairs, BLS Office of Safety, Health and Working Conditions, 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Room 3180, Washington, D.C. 20212; 202-606-6304.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
2003 HIPAA Privacy Guide; includes policies and procedures to assist with compliance; published by BLR; $79.95 when downloaded off the internet, $129 for the print version; www.blr.com.

Job Accommodation
Job Accommodation Handbook; designed for use by health care professionals and employers; $44.94, plus $3.50 shipping/handling; RMP Press, Inc., Dept. NR, P.O. Box 31483, Tucson, AZ 85751.

Medical Evaluation
Medical Evaluation of Work-Related Illness: A Comparison of Evaluations by a Treating Occupational Medicine Specialist and Independent Medical Examiners; Michael B Lax MD, MPH, Federica A Manetti MD, MS, Rosemary A Klein MS, CANP; IJOEH Vol. 10, No.1, January-March, 2004.

Mental Health
Mental Health and Productivity in the Workplace: A Handbook for Organizations and Clinicians; Jeffrey Kahn, M.D. and Alan Langlieb, M.D., M.B.A., eds.; Josey-Bass, 2003; www.josseybass.com.

Musculoskeletal Disorders
Burden of Musculoskeletal Conditions at the Start of the New Millennium; the first global report on musculoskeletal conditions; published by the World Health Organization in collaboration with the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010, an international initiative to improve quality of life for persons affected by musculoskeletal conditions; www.who.int/ncd/cra, or send email to bookorders@who.int.

Nursing
Self-Assessment Tool for Occupational and Environmental Health Nurses; American Association of Occupational Health Nurses tool helps nurses identify their knowledge, skills and abilities, prioritize learning needs and organize a self-directed plan based on established competencies in the field; to download the tool, visit www.aaohn.og.

OSHA Compliance
OSHA Guidelines for Health Care Facilities; OSHA rule reference book; $397, free 30-day preview; Thompson Publishing Group, Subscription Service Center , P.O. Box 26185 , Tampa , FL 33633-6185 ; 800-925-1878.  

Physician Profiling
Physician Profiling & Performance: Changing Practice Patterns Under Managed Care, Volume II;resource for implementingrisk-adjusted physician profiling and reporting systems; published by NHI; $99 plus $5.95 shipping and handling; 800-597-6300.

Protective Equipment
Personal Protective Equipment; lists types of protective equipment and OSHA requirements; OSHA Publication 3077, Boise Area Office, 3050 N. Lakeharbor Lane, Boise, ID 83724; 208-334-1867.

Safety Standards
Assessing the accuracy of OSHA's projections of the benefits of new safety standards; Si Kyung Seong, John Mendeloff; American Journal of Industrial Medicine (10.1002/ajim.10362); www3.interscience.wiley.com.

Shift Work
Overtime and Extended Work Shifts: Recent Findings on Illnesses, Injuries, and Health Behaviors; DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2004-143; case reviews indicate that the influence of long working hours on health and safety involves a complex interaction of a number of factors.

Women Workers
Handbook on Women Workers: Trends & Issues, 1993; female workers experience fewer injuries but more work-related illnesses than men; for a free single copy, contact the Women's Bureau, Department of labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Box HB, Washington, D.C. 20210; 202-219-6652.

Working Women's Health Concerns: study indicates job stress and work/family stress as most serious health hazard affecting women workers; $25, plus shipping/handling; BNA Customer Relations Department, 800-372-1033.

Review, Regulate, or Reform? What Works to Control Workers' Compensation Medical Costs? Workers' Compensation Research Institute, 101 Main St., Cambridge , MA 02142 ; 617-494-1240.

Workers' Compensation Length of Stay Data; national and regional norms for inpatient stays at the ICD-9 and DRG level for diagnoses and procedures, including average lengths of stay, variances and percentile rankings; $164; produced by HCIA, 300 Lombard St., Baltimore, MD 21202; customer service, 800-568-3282.

Workplace Violence
Security and Human Resource Professionals Fight Violence in the Workplace; report on ways company security policies can minimize risk of hiring potentially violent employees; Journal of Healthcare Protection Management (J Healthcare Protection Management. 1994; 10: 84-87).