PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. — Healthcare safety, security, risk and facility managers need the knowledge and skills to prepare them for hazards that threaten today’s complex and chaotic healthcare environment, like those posed by Ebola and other natural and man-made agents. Read More …
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New OSHA Resource Aims to Help Reduce Injuries Among Nursing Home Residential Care Workers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has developed Safe Patient Handling: Preventing Musculoskeletal Disorders in Nursing Homes, a new brochure that addresses the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders among nursing home and residential care workers. Read More …
OSHA Releases New Resources to Protect Hospital Workers, Enhance Patient Safety
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration launched a new educational Web resource, http://www.osha.gov/hospitals, which has extensive materials to help hospitals prevent worker injuries, assess workplace safety needs, enhance safe patient handling programs and implement safety and health management systems. The materials include fact books, self-assessments and best practice guides. Read More …
