2010 Annual Report - Maryland State Highway Administration

Organizational Effectiveness
VI
Medical Services
The SHA physician provided direct consultation on 224 employee or facility
cases relating to medical issues. Many of these cases resulted in medical
clearance for the employee to safely return to work or full duty, thus supporting
employee productivity while minimizing health and liability risks.
Throughout FY 2010, the SHA physician provided consultation to employees on
issues of medical concern in the workplace, such as emotional trauma, Lyme
disease, mold, asbestos and lead. The SHA physician provided three group
emotional trauma interventions involving a total of 70 to 80 SHA employees.
These interventions were triggered by either the death or near-death of SHA
employees. He provided multiple training classes across the agency on the
prevention and recognition of Lyme disease, work injury procedures and the
management of sick leave cases.
Safety-Sensitive Drug and Alcohol Testing
SHA conducts drug and alcohol testing of 75 percent of its safety-sensitive
employees on a continual basis and has procedures in place to address those
employees who miss this mandatory testing. SHA has met or exceeded the
federally mandated goal of alcohol testing of 50 percent of safety-sensitive
employees since CY 2004. In addition, SHA identified an additional testing site
on the Eastern Shore to better accommodate the needs of SHA; as a result,
Concentra added a new testing site to the statewide contract allowing all state
agencies access to the new site for drug and alcohol testing as well as other
medical services.
Wellness Programs
SHA assists employees with resources to improve their health and well-being. In
FY 2010, the following initiatives were offered:
Training on the prevention and recognition of Lyme disease and poison ivy/
poison oak/poison sumac;
Information on seasonal and H1N1 flu from MDOT with flu awareness
signage posted throughout headquarters; information on flu shot clinics/
sites; and distribution of hand sanitizers at designated sites throughout
headquarters;
Wellness programs, such as Men’s Health Month, and e-learning in areas
such as work/life balance and stress management;
Training on work injury procedures;
Annual testing of drinking water at headquarters for lead.
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