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Improving Compliance With Occupational Safety and Health Administration Standards
Author(s) -
Cuming Richard G.,
Rocco Tonette S.,
McEachern Adriana G.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/j.aorn.2007.09.011
Subject(s) - occupational safety and health , personal protective equipment , administration (probate law) , compliance (psychology) , effective safety training , business , occupational health nursing , health care , safety standards , environmental health , medicine , nursing , medical emergency , public health , health education , engineering , psychology , covid-19 , political science , social psychology , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law , reliability engineering , disease
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES can be dangerous places. The mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is to improve the safety of the American workplace by developing and implementing standards that prevent occupational injury, illness, and death. PERIOPERATIVE SERVICES are performed in environments where exposure to bloodborne pathogens is a daily occurrence, making implementation and compliance with OSHA standards very important. EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYERS must remain current with workplace safety requirements, including use of personal protective equipment. This article presents implications of the OSHA standards for employers, educators, and employees. AORN J 87 (February 2008) 347‐356. © AORN, Inc, 2008.