Using Videos to Reduce Work Injuries

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• Corporate Authors:
  California. Department of Public Health
• Description:
  Shelly is a former clinical dental hygienist forced to change careers after suffering a disabling work-related back injury. Ursula had been practicing dental hygiene for two years before on-the-job wrist pain made her pay more attention to holding her dental instruments correctly. Michael is a dental hygienist who used better body positioning and strength training to eliminate work-related shoulder pain. All three are featured in a new video series for training dental hygienists on simple steps to reduce the risk for on-the-job injuries. The series is the latest OHB use of "digital storytelling" to bring a workplace health and safety issue to life. Dental hygienists and dentists are at high risk for injuries caused by wear and tear to the tendons, nerves, muscles, and joints. Dental offices are among the employers applying ergonomic principles to design or arrange the workplace to prevent injuries. "Dental Hygiene and Ergonomics Video Series: Pain is NOT in the Job Description" was produced by OHB in partnership with the University of California, Berkeley, Ergonomics Program and the California Dental Hygienists' Association. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dental Offices Ergonomics Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Dentistry Injury Prevention MSD Musculoskeletal Disorders Occupational Health Workplace Solutions
• Publisher:
  California Department of Public Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059819
• Citation:
  Occupational Health Watch: January 2015. Richmond, CA: California Department of Public Health, 2015 Jan; :1-2
• Email:
  OHW@cdph.ca.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  Public Health Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational Health Watch
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223887/cdc_223887_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 81.42 KB ]