This List Serve is for Occupational Health Nurses to assist them in their daily practice. It is a free discussion forum for clinical and health professionals (only) about topics in Occupational, Environmental, Safety and Wellness Nursing

Purpose/objectives of this List

* Clinical
* Educational
* Research
* Self-help

The purpose of Listserv is to share information. Help individuals in a query whenever you can, because someday you may want help locating information. Sometimes it is better to respond to just an individual rather than sending your message to the entire listserv group.

Use a Meaningful Subject Line
When people receive mail from a listserv, one of the first pieces of information they look at is the subject line. No Attachments
Never send attachments with e-mail messages to individuals or to the listserv without prior permission from the recipient.

Summary of Information

If you do receive information, it is prudent to summarize the information you received and email back to the group.


List serve Etiquette

1. When responding to a listserv, keep your messages brief.
2. Include a portion or a summary of the message you are responding to.
3. Stick to the topics intended for discussion on the listserv.
4. Don't use all upper cases when writing. This is thought of as shouting.
5. Have an opening and closing in your message such as dear and bye
6. Be careful when using humour in your messages
7. Don't send meaningless messages with no content, such as "I agree!"
8. Identify yourself. This could be your first and last name and your institution, place of work, country.
9 Avoid flaming individuals on the listserv. If you have a conflict with an individual, settle it by private e-mail messages.
10. Don't be critical of people's queries posted to the listserv. We are here to learn, share, and grow from each other.