Occupational safety and health hazards in rehabilitations facilities (withdrawn).

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Occupational safety and health hazards in rehabilitation facilities are discussed. Hazards associated with fire, machine guarding, electrical equipment, housekeeping, material handling, and walkways and exits, and exposures to chemical and physical agents are reviewed. Hazard control methods involving engineering and administrative controls, and personal protection measures are outlined. Hazards due to poorly trained staff and outmoded equipment are considered. Routes of exposure for hazardous substances are listed along with work operations that commonly involve chemical exposure. The effects of the physical and mental condition of the exposed individual on hazard responses are discussed. Safety and health assistance services provided by federal and state governments and by private consulting firms are discussed.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Industrial-equipment Industrial-hazards Industrial-hygiene Industrial-safety Safety-practices Work-practices Workplace-studies
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Numbered Publication
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DTMD - Division of Training and Manpower Development
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-35
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00104877
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 80-147, 1980 Sep; :1-35
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5c6049a89eca1e4ada2249b951f61a601cdf5feafae4839cd4e66046539669115437827384871a23ee30b2c7b631679b7c73f49af725ac489498fc868e69bab1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/178970/cdc_178970_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.75 MB ]