A Work-Systems Analysis of Compliance with Universal Precautions Among Health Care Workers

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• Personal Author:
  DeJoy DM ; Gershon RRM ; Murphy, Lawrence R. ; Wilson MG
• Description:
  Universal precautions are work practices designed to protect health care workers from occupational exposure to HIV and other bloodborne pathogens. However, despite aggressive dissemination efforts by CDC and regulatory action by OSHA, compliance remains less than satisfactory. This article argues that the minimization of risk from bloodborne pathogens requires a multilevel or work-systems perspective that considers individual, job/task, and environmental/organizational factors. The available literature on universal precautions suggests the potential of such an approach and provides insight into the limited success of current worker-focused mitigation efforts. In particular, specific opportunities exist to develop and apply engineering controls, to improve the design and organization of jobs and tasks, and to create organizations that facilitate and reinforce safe behavior. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Blood Blood-Borne Pathogens Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Hematologic Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Safety Management Viral Diseases Workplace

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• Keywords:
  AIDS-virus Bloodborne-pathogens Disease-transmission Health-care-facilities Health-care-personnel Occupational-exposure Protective-measures Regulations Safety-education Safety-measures Safety-practices Safety-programs Viral-infections Work-environment Work-practices Worker-health Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  0195-8402
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DBBS - Division of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  159-174
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20034876
• Citation:
  Health Educ Q 1996 May; 23(2):159-174
• Contact Point Address:
  David M. DeJoy, Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, 300 River Road, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-3422
• Email:
  dmdejoy@uga.cc.uga.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1996
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Health Education Quarterly
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:eefbc98af8ff6a9c0e90c6121561b0650749a438e07249521fe5b825969fc4c3f988fa25af445f631691758b97b43e02857f4f14a7920d92d46278b58e1be9a3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/186922/cdc_186922_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.08 MB ]