Safety in the Workplace. Health Care Facilities

Description

As anyone who runs a business or administers employee health plans knows, serious hazards in the workplace mean serious barriers to productivity. Focusing on the health care industry, this program shows the best ways for workers to avoid muscle pulls, bone fractures, and other injuries. It features demonstrations of a wide variety of safety measures designed to eliminate job-related accidents and harmful mishaps. Topics include lateral transfers and repositioning, lifting safety, ambulating guidelines, safety standards for bathroom and shower facilities, fall prevention and mitigation, daily safety activities, and bedside assistance. Includes proper body mechanics for lifts and belts, sliding boards and discs, and canes and walkers, as well as correct posture while standing for long periods of time.

Runtime

25 min

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Date of Publication

[2011], c2003

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