Protecting Nursing Home Workers:
OSHA's Safety and Health Program Approach
- Protecting Nursing Home Workers: OSHA's Safety and Health Program
- Background
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Data
- Major Sources of Injuries and Illnesses - BLS Data
- Nursing Home Jobs with the Most Injuries
- OSHA's Role in the Nursing Home Industry
- OSHA's Role (Continued)
- Injury and Illness Topology
- What Nursing Home Jobs Have the Most Injuries/Illnesses with Days Away from Work?
- Number of Injuries/Illnesses by type of Event, Nursing and Personal Care Facilities, 1994
- Source of Injury or Illness Event* Nursing and Personal Care Facilities, 1994
- Event or Exposure Causing Injury or Illness Involving Days Away from Work, 1994
- Creating a Safety Culture
- Safety Pays Off in Nursing Homes
- Camden, Maine - 263 Employees
- Erie, Pennsylvania - 160 Employees
- OSHA's Purpose
- All About OSHA
- Workplace Inspections
- Investigation of Complaints (Phone/Fax)
- Inspection Process
- Appeals Process
- Responsibilities and Rights
- Employer
- Employee
- Recordkeeping - Major Concepts
- Recordkeeping - Forms
- Recordkeeping - Special Issues
- Sources of Assistance
- Keeping Up to Date on OSHA
- Resident Rights
- Resident Rights
- Resident Rights
- Resident Rights
- Elements of a Safety and Health Program
- Management Leadership and Employee Participation
- Management Leadership
- Employee Participation
- Implementation Tools
- Contractor Safety
- Workplace Analysis
- Survey and Hazard Analysis
- Inspection
- Hazard Reporting
- Accident and Record Analysis
- Accident Investigation
- Data Analysis
- Hazard Prevention and Control
- Hazard Control
- Maintenance
- Medical Program
- Emergency Response
- Safety and Health Training
- Safety and Health Hazards in Nursing Homes
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- 29 CFR 1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
- Highlights of 29 CFR 1910.1030
- Highlights of 29 CFR 1910.1030 (Cont'd)
- Highlights of 29 CFR 1910.1030 (Cont'd)
- Highlights of 29 CFR 1910.1030 (Cont'd)
- Highlights of 29 CFR 1910.1030 (Cont'd)
- Highlights of 29 CFR 1910.1030 (Cont'd)
- Highlights of 29 CFR 1910.1030 (Cont'd)
- Tuberculosis (TB)
- TB Occurrence
- Why is TB Increasing?
- Tuberculosis - OSHA Enforcement
- Tuberculosis - OSHA Enforcement (Cont'd)
- Workplace Identified by CDC with High Incidence of TB
- Highlights of CDC Guidelines and OSHA Requirements
- Workplace Violence
- Acts of Aggression Which May Indicate Risk
- Types of Workplace Violence Incidents
- Types of Workplace Violence Incidents (Cont'd)
- Establishments Affected by Workplace Violence
- Health Care Establishments
- Nursing Homes
- Examples of Why Health Care Workers are at Risk Of Work-Related Assaults
- OSHA Guidelines - Overview
- Violence Prevention Program Elements
- Appendices
- Availability of Guidelines
- General Duty Clause
- General Duty Clause (Cont'd)
- General Duty Clause (Cont'd)
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