Multidisciplinary Research to Prevent Slip, Trip, and Fall (STF) Incidents Among Hospital Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Bell JL ; Chang W-R ; Chiou S ; Collins JW ; Courtney TK ; Evanoff B ; Gronqvist R ; Lombardi DA ; Matz M ; Nelson A ; Sorock, Gary S. ; Wellman HM ; Wolf L
• Description:
  Hospitals are diverse work environments with slip, trip, and fall (STF) incidence rates that are 67% higher than other U.S. private industry. Objective: To conduct lab and field research to identify risk factors for STF incidents and evaluate a 'best practices' STF prevention program in three hospitals. Methods and Results: 1) A descriptive analysis of six-years of workers' compensation data identified 316 STF claims, 2) A case follow-back field study identified contaminants and surface transitions as transient risk factors, 3) lab evaluations of flooring and footwear identified promising slip resistant shoes and flooring, 4) assessments identified STF hazards, and 5) a field study found a 58% reduction in STF incidents after a 'best practices' program was implemented. Conclusions: Food service workers, housekeepers, nurses, EMS/Transport, and office staff are at highest risk of STF injury. This study applied multiple research methods to design a STF prevention program and demonstrate it's effectiveness in three hospitals. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Ergonomics Food-Processing Industry Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident-prevention Accident-rates Accident-statistics Food-processing-industry Food-processing-workers Health-care-facilities Health-care-personnel Injury-prevention
• ISBN:
  9780415465755
• ISSN:
  0267-4718
• Publisher:
  Taylor & Francis
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Maryland ; Massachusetts ; Missouri ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 7 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20034735
• Citation:
  Contemporary ergonomics 2008: proceedings of the international conference on contemporary ergonomics (CE2008), 1-3 April 2008, Nottingham, UK. Bust PD, ed. London: Taylor & Francis, 2008 Apr; :693-698
• Editor(s):
  Bust PD
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Contemporary ergonomics 2008: proceedings of the international conference on contemporary ergonomics (CE2008), 1-3 April 2008, Nottingham, UK
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:17de91ee15e8c07b407781ff6fd113eefb56b5db2ea937bf25c14f59b413169307ad1ab57b3a2d1e59463b6205fa27b6704b7e2618366a2a161e7b795e85cd7e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/186833/cdc_186833_DS1.pdf
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