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An example of how to manage occupational injuries in healthcare
Author(s) -
Fragala Guy
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of healthcare risk management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.221
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2040-0861
pISSN - 1074-4797
DOI - 10.1002/jhrm.5600200207
Subject(s) - health care , occupational safety and health , healthcare industry , business , process (computing) , human factors and ergonomics , process safety management , operations management , risk analysis (engineering) , medical emergency , process management , medicine , poison control , engineering , computer science , political science , pathology , law , operating system
This article presents a five‐Step process, which can be applied as part of an ergonomic management program. A case study relates how successful application of the process resulted in the reduction of occupational injuries and associated costs. The healthcare industry has been plagued by back injuries resulting from patient and resident handling. On November 23, 1999, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released the Proposed Ergonomic Management Standard, which, when finalized, will require organizations to put in place ergonomic management programs as discussed in this article.