Prevention Through Design in Health Care Settings: NIOSH Program Makes Strides in Protecting Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Collins JW ; Heidel DS ; Stewart EJ
• Description:
  Health care is the second-fastest-growing sector of the U.S. economy, employing more than 12 million workers. Health-care workers are exposed to infectious agents; chemical agents, including hazardous drugs and anesthetic gases; physical agents, including ionizing radiation; ergonomic hazards associated with lifting and repetitive tasks; and workplace violence. Health-care workers also experience higher rates of occupational injuries and illnesses than workers in all private industry. Recordable and lost-time injury rates for health-care workers in hospitals and nursing and residential care are particularly high. A number of initiatives provide compelling evidence that the health care and social assistance sector presents significant opportunities for injury and illness reduction from PtD (Prevention Through Design). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Ergonomics Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety Safety Management Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident-prevention Accident-statistics Equipment-design Exposure-methods Health-care Health-care-facilities Health-care-personnel Health-services Injuries Injury-prevention Risk-analysis Safety-measures Safety-practices Safety-programs Safety-research Work-analysis Work-environment Work-operations Work-practices Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  1066-7660
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Lay Publication
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EID - Education and Information Division ; DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  27-31
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20036187
• Citation:
  Synergist 2009 Nov; 20(10):27-31
• Email:
  dheidel@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  The Synergist
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:604ebb4b506a007a0dd57a27300283617a27c5a7c4f7d34a3ae1bf8971c398a44a5839cc2862734373b91bdf8d75b74d25f3e068f4379254aa76675f6a2522ca
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187716/cdc_187716_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 13.54 MB ]