Is Your Work Killing You?
“Workplace stress is bad for your heart,” says Michael Miller, MD, director of the Center for Preventive Cardiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and author of Heal Your Heart.
Nine Ways to Control Stress GalleryNine Ways to Control Stress
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Nine Ways to Control Stress
Stress – everyone has it. It is a natural part of life, but too much stress can cause health problems and can affect your ability to work safely. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to disconnect and unwind in our 24/7/365 world of news, noise, and responsibilities.
Safe Patient Handling in Healthcare
Developed by Oregon Nurses Association, Bay Area Hospital, and The [...]
Preventing and Protecting Against Tuberculosis – Healthcare
Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious and infectious condition that can affect different parts of the body but is most commonly considered to be a disease of the lungs. People often develop TB if their immune system is lowered due to conditions such as aging, major illness, and surgery.
MIPP Ergonomic Housekeeping Training – Spanish
This video addresses common causes of housekeeper strains and injuries. Ergonomic principles and postures are taught as a way to increase comfort and increase safety. Early recognition of symptoms is taught as the key to preventing injuries. Proper postures while making beds, vacuuming, cleaning the bathroom and others are presented in an easy to understand way.
Healthcare: Hazards and Risk Factors of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms GalleryHealthcare: Hazards and Risk Factors of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms
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Healthcare: Hazards and Risk Factors of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms
Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDRO) are bacteria and other microorganisms that can lead to an infection developing that does not respond to wide range of antibiotics. If the organism does not die off when treated with antibiotics or antimicrobials, they are said to be ‘resistant’. This means that if a person has an infection caused by one of these bacteria, then they are harder to treat and the antibiotics that do work are expensive and often cause nasty side effects. Each year in the US 23,000 people die from infections caused by MDROs.
Home Health Care – Body Mechanics
The purpose of using proper body mechanics is simple???To Prevent Injury. One of the most strenuous and potentially hazardous parts of home healthcare is bending, stretching and reaching. This program teaches how to reduce risk and prevent injury. Lift assist equipment such as gait belts, bath boards, grab bars and others are discussed as ways to reduce lifting demands. Viewers are taught to properly assess their environment and correct hazards before incidents occur. Safe Client Transfers and Ambulation are addressed in detail.
Home Health Care – Slips, Trips and Falls
Slips, trips and falls are the second most common cause of injury for home and community health workers. These types of accidents can result in serious disabling injuries and have a major impact on one???s ability to perform their job and may result in lost work days, reduction in productivity or a diminished ability to care for a client. Recognizing and correction of household hazards is examined as the first step in prevention. Common slips and falls are examined to show what are the actual root causes and steps are outlined for workers to take to reduce hazards for everyone in the home.
Home Health Care – Slips, Trips and Falls – Spanish
Slips, trips and falls are the second most common cause of injury for home and community health workers. These types of accidents can result in serious disabling injuries and have a major impact on one???s ability to perform their job and may result in lost work days, reduction in productivity or a diminished ability to care for a client. Recognizing and correction of household hazards is examined as the first step in prevention. Common slips and falls are examined to show what are the actual root causes and steps are outlined for workers to take to reduce hazards for everyone in the home.
Home Health Care – Workplace Violence
Workplace Violence is unacceptable, regardless of the work environment. This program defines different types of workplace violence common to home health care situations and discusses ways to prevent incidents. Recognition, prevention and de-escalation are the main techniques taught.
Home Health Care – Workplace Violence – Spanish
Workplace Violence is unacceptable, regardless of the work environment. This program defines different types of workplace violence common to home health care situations and discusses ways to prevent incidents. Recognition, prevention and de-escalation are the main techniques taught.
Healthcare – Working with a Latex Allergy
Since it was recognized in the late 1970s, allergies to latex have become a major health concern. Latex is used in a variety of applications and products, which leads to an increasing number of people in the workplace being affected.
Healthcare: Keeping Healthcare Workers Free from MRSA
Staph is a very common, generally problem free, bacteria that lives in the nose or on the skin of up to 1 in 3 people. Staph only causes a problem if it gets somewhere it shouldn't, such as into a wound, or the blood. Staph can be easily treated with antibiotics but over time some bacteria have developed a resistance. These strains are commonly known as MRSA, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and can cause a variety of problems ranging from skin infections to pneumonia.
Why We Neglect Lunch Breaks
According to Gallup, only one in three employees are engaged at work. Because engagement impacts productivity, happiness and job satisfaction, it’s time employees and employers across North America stepped up to the plate – the lunch plate that is.
Focus On: Mental Health
Chances are you, or someone you know, has been touched [...]
CEO Briefing: How Work-Related Stress Hurts the Bottom Line
Work-related stress has been around for as long as workplaces themselves. But recognition of stress as an occupational hazard is a product of modern times. Unfortunately, not all CEOs have gotten the message. As a safety director, you must persuade your CEO that stress really is a problem to take seriously.
Heart Attack and Stroke in the Work Place: Do you know the Warning Signs? GalleryHeart Attack and Stroke in the Work Place: Do you know the Warning Signs?
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Heart Attack and Stroke in the Work Place: Do you know the Warning Signs?
Heart Attack and Stroke in the Work Place: Do you [...]
Steel Mill Cited for Multiple Willful, Serious and Repeat Violations GallerySteel Mill Cited for Multiple Willful, Serious and Repeat Violations
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Steel Mill Cited for Multiple Willful, Serious and Repeat Violations
OSHA opened an investigation following the death of an employee [...]
Printing Plant Cited for 24 Alleged Safety and Health Violations GalleryPrinting Plant Cited for 24 Alleged Safety and Health Violations
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Printing Plant Cited for 24 Alleged Safety and Health Violations
Plant issued $62,350 in proposed penalties. OSHA alleges that its [...]
Restoration Company Cited For Multiple Willful, Serious and Repeat Violations GalleryRestoration Company Cited For Multiple Willful, Serious and Repeat Violations
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Restoration Company Cited For Multiple Willful, Serious and Repeat Violations
Fines totaling $134,000 have been proposed. OSHA issued three willful [...]
OSHA Cites Refinery for 31 Violations GalleryOSHA Cites Refinery for 31 Violations
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OSHA Cites Refinery for 31 Violations
An investigation of Hess Corporation’s Port Reading, NJ, oil refinery [...]
Fines Levied in Child Labor
A blueberry farm in New Jersey, its owners and a [...]
Six Habits of Highly Healthy People
Wellness is more than the absence of illness. It encompasses [...]
Six Important Facts about Heart Disease
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