Be Safety-Conscious Off-the-Job too!
How safety-conscious are you when you are off-the-job? You can do a lot to increase your safety just by paying attention to your attitude and habits. You may be relaxing, but you can still relax safely!
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 – 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.
Six Facts on Spousal Abuse GallerySix Facts on Spousal Abuse
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Six Facts on Spousal Abuse
These six facts about spousal abuse will definitely shock you. [...]
Off the Job Safety
Safety doesn't punch a time clock, so when you leave work, take your safety attitude home with you.
Know When to Cool It in the Heat GalleryKnow When to Cool It in the Heat
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Know When to Cool It in the Heat
Any workplace can be too hot for safety, both outdoors and in hot, humid conditions indoors. Whenever you’re exposed to heat, you’re at risk of developing heat illness.
Water Safety Tips – Don’t Throw Safety Overboard
Swimming and boating are staples of summer fun. The fun can quickly turn to tragedy though, when water and boating safety are thrown overboard. On average, 1,000 people die in boating-related accidents every year in North America and thousands more are injured. Additionally, more than 3,500 unintentional drownings, not related to boating, happen each year. The majority of these deaths are preventable.
Don’t get Burned at Home Sweet Home
Having an escape plan and working smoke alarms throughout your home are two ways you can avoid getting burned if a fire were to break out in your home.
Preventing Injuries Away from the Job GalleryPreventing Injuries Away from the Job
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Preventing Injuries Away from the Job
Not all fatal accidents happen at work. Many of us [...]
Check Out This Home Safety Checklist
It's quite natural to think of your home as the [...]
Summer Safety Checklist GallerySummer Safety Checklist
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Summer Safety Checklist
Summer Safety Checklist HEAT STRESS PREVENTION Drink plenty of water [...]
Find the Hazard Poster – Home Safety 2 – 2 Pages
Domicile of Disaster - Well of course, your house doesn't look like this one, does it? Or does it? Look around and see whether you recognize any of the dangers here. Then get them fixed immediately.
Find the Hazard Poster – Home Safety 3 – 2 Pages
Bad News Basement - When we were kids, we thought there were scary things hiding in our cellars and basements. Now that we're grown up, we know there are. Which ones can you recognize?
Find the Hazard Poster – Home Safety
Grim Garage - Your garage will probably never be spotless. But that's no excuse for letting junk and clutter build up, and still less for letting safety hazards accumulate. Smart safety spotters will soon see the hazards here.
Find the Hazard Poster – Playground Safety
Playground Panic - You wouldn't put up with unsafe conditions at work, would you? Then why would you tolerate them in a public playground? If you wouldn't then track down the hazards these kids are unsuspectingly exposed to.
Find the Hazard Poster – Home Safety 3
Bad News Basement - When we were kids, we thought there were scary things hiding in our cellars and basements.?? Now that we're grown up, we know there are.?? Which ones can you recognize?
Find the Hazard Poster – Home Safety 2
Domicile of Disaster - Well of course, your house doesn't look like this one, does it??? Or does it??? Look around and see whether you recognize any of the dangers here.?? Then get them fixed immediately.
Find the Hazard Poster – Home Safety 1
Home of Horrors - Ah, home sweet home.?? A person's home is their castle, so the saying goes.?? So does it really matter that the battlements are crumbling a bit??? What the worst that could happen?
Find the Hazard Poster – Home Safety 4
Grim Garage - Your garage will probably never be spotless.?? But that's no excuse for letting junk and clutter build up, and still less for letting safety hazards accumulate.?? Smart safety spotters will soon see the hazards here.
Find the Hazard Poster – Playground Safety
Playground Panic - You wouldn't put up with unsafe conditions at work, would you? Then why would you tolerate them in a public playground??? If you wouldn't then track down the hazards these kids are unsuspectingly exposed to.
Find the Hazard Poster – Home Safety 1 – 2 Pages
Home of Horrors - Ah, home sweet home. A person's home is their castle, so the saying goes. So does it really matter that the battlements are crumbling a bit? What the worst that could happen?
Household Security Checklist
Check over your house to make sure it is secure. [...]
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