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Hydrogen Sulfide Safety: Recognizing and Responding to the Silent Killer – Spanish

Course Description This course will talk about what hydrogen sulfide [...]

Hydrogen Sulfide Safety: Recognizing and Responding to the Silent Killer – Spanish2025-12-16T13:47:04+00:00

EPCRA – Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act

Key Takeaways: - Learning about the origin and goals of [...]

EPCRA – Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act2019-07-08T00:00:00+00:00

OSHA: Fatigue and Stress Awareness

Key Takeaways: - Observing work-related stress and identifying the factors [...]

OSHA: Fatigue and Stress Awareness2019-07-08T00:00:00+00:00

Workplan: 7-Step Cold Stress Workplan

Working in cold temperatures, whether indoors or outdoors, presents a unique set of hazards. Wind, snow, rain, cold surfaces, and other elements can compound the hazards. Help your supervisors and your workers avoid injury, amputation of fingers and toes, and death from exposure by implementing a Cold Stress Workplan. Here are 7 steps to get started.

Workplan: 7-Step Cold Stress Workplan2019-01-31T00:00:00+00:00

Focus On: Nine Ways Stress is More Dangerous Than You Think

Some people believe stress makes them perform better. But that’s rarely true. Research consistently shows the opposite — that stress usually causes a person to make more mistakes. Besides making you forget where you put your keys, stress also can have dramatic negative impacts on your health. Read on for nine examples.

Focus On: Nine Ways Stress is More Dangerous Than You Think2019-01-18T00:00:00+00:00

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.

Nine Ways to Control Stress2018-12-31T00:00:00+00:00

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.

Preventing and Protecting Against Tuberculosis – Healthcare2018-11-10T00:00:00+00:00

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 – Body Mechanics2018-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

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 Falls2018-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

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 – Slips, Trips and Falls – Spanish2018-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

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 Violence2018-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

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.

Home Health Care – Workplace Violence – Spanish2018-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

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.

MIPP Ergonomic Housekeeping Training – Spanish2018-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

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.

Healthcare: Hazards and Risk Factors of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms2018-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

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 – Working with a Latex Allergy2018-09-23T00:00:00+00:00

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.

Healthcare: Keeping Healthcare Workers Free from MRSA2018-09-08T00:00:00+00:00

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.

Why We Neglect Lunch Breaks2018-07-05T00:00:00+00:00

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.

CEO Briefing: How Work-Related Stress Hurts the Bottom Line2018-06-29T00:00:00+00:00

Heart Attack and Stroke in the Work Place: Do you know the Warning Signs?

Heart Attack and Stroke in the Work Place: Do you [...]

Heart Attack and Stroke in the Work Place: Do you know the Warning Signs?2018-05-31T00:00:00+00:00

Steel Mill Cited for Multiple Willful, Serious and Repeat Violations

OSHA opened an investigation following the death of an employee [...]

Steel Mill Cited for Multiple Willful, Serious and Repeat Violations2018-03-09T00:00:00+00:00

Printing Plant Cited for 24 Alleged Safety and Health Violations

Plant issued $62,350 in proposed penalties. OSHA alleges that its [...]

Printing Plant Cited for 24 Alleged Safety and Health Violations2018-02-25T00:00:00+00:00
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