HEALTHCARE WORKERS

Physical Hazards

Musculoskeletal disorders are a major concern in occupational healthcare. Injuries occur frequently and are often due to repeated handling of patients, which involves heavy manual lifting when transferring or repositioning patients and working in extremely awkward positions. Lifting becomes more difficult by the increasing weight of patients to be lifted due to the obesity epidemic in the United States and an increasing number of elderly people who require assistance with daily living activities.

Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders

• NIOSH Hazard Review: Occupational Hazards in Home Healthcare
• Workplace Solutions: Preventing Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Sonography
• Safe Lifting and Movement of Nursing Home Residents
• Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
• Safe Patient Handling
• Ergonomics: Guidelines for Nursing Homes

Safety

• Evaluation of a comprehensive slip, trip and fall prevention programme for hospital employees
• NIOSH Continues Research to Improve Safety for Ambulance Service Workers and EMS Responders
• Public Health Notification from FDA, CDC, EPA, and OSHA: Avoiding Hazards with Using Cleaners and Disinfectants on Electronic Medical Equipment
• FDA and NIOSH Public Health Notification: Oxygen Regulator Fires Resulting from Incorrect Use of CGA 870 Seals

Violence

• NIOSH Fast Facts: Home Healthcare Workers: How to Prevent Violence on the Job
• Occupational Violence
• Violence: Occupational Hazards in Hospitals
• Workplace Violence and Prevention in New Jersey Hospital Emergency Departments
• Violence against Health Workers

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