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 Council on Worker's Compensation Meeting minutes September 24, 2007
Message from the President:
Welcome to the official website of the Wisconsin State Association of Occupational Health Nurses (WSAOHN).  Our organization is over 20 years old comprising of over 300+ Registered Nurses whose nursing specialty is in the Health, Safety and Wellness of the American Workforce.  Many of these nurses practice in a solo setting at manufacturing plants around the state.  Others work together in larger corporations and medical facilities.  All sharing the commitment to promoting a safe and healthy work environment. 
Our website features information about our annual education conference, a networking and learning opportunity for our members.  As well as links to websites you may find helpful in your quest for health and safety information.  To learn more about our organization or the annual education conference please feel free to contact one of the officers listed on State News page.

2008 Winners

Ø    1st Registration: Cindi Fiarai

 

Ø    Education Award:  NWAOHN Submitted by Gail Cummings

 

Ø    Great Hall of Ideas:

-3rd Place: A NP Program within an Occupational Health Dept: Submitted by Karen Holden ($100 to submitter)

 

-2nd Place: Reduction in Annual TB Screening and Conversion to QFT: Submitted by Carla Cisler ($150 to submitter)

 

-1st Place: Bringing a Chapter Together Through Innovation & Technology: Ellen Gordon ($250 to the submitter and $250 to the local constituency)

 

Edwards: Kathy Ricco:

-The award recipient will receive a $200.00 award and commemorative plaque.  The Wisconsin State Association will also receive a $100.00 donation on behalf of Edwards Medical Supply.

 

 

Medique:  Cindy Groves: Plaque & check (to State Chapter)

AAOHN Recommends Banning the Hazardous Pesticide Endosulfan

The president of AAOHN wrote a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on October 20, 2008 to recommend banning the use of the pesticide endosulfan.  This pesticide is extremely toxic, persistent in the environment and has been shown to cause short term and intermediate health affects to agricultural workers despite the use of maximum protective equipment.  Endosulfan is currently banned in the European Community and 20 other countries.  The pesticide is so hazardous that agricultural workers must be prohibited from re-entered a sprayed field for up to a week after endosulfan is used.  Endosulfan has been proven to be a developmental neurotoxin in animal laboratory studies and is a potential endocrine disrupter.  AAOHN joins other groups, like the Natural Resources Defense Council, to lobby the EPA to ban the use of endosulfan.  Click here to view the letter from Richard Kowalski.  To view other opinions on this subject go to www.regulations.gov and enter 2008-0615 in the search window.  Searching on this number will lead you to the public docket that includes a list of dozens of letters and opinions from both sides of this controversy. 

 

The AAOHN letter from Richard Kowalski was written with input from the Wisconsin State Association of Occupational Health Nurses (WSAOHN).