New Briefs: Nursing homes face greater OSHA scrutiny
October 1, 2002 less than 1 minute read
New Briefs
Nursing homes face greater OSHA scrutiny
Nursing and personal care facilities with high injury and illness rates will get increased scrutiny under the National Emphasis Program, the Occupational Safety and Health Administra-tion (OSHA) announced.
It will conduct wall-to-wall inspections in about 1,000 nursing homes and personal care facilities that have rates of 14 or more injuries or illnesses involving lost time from work per 100 full-time workers. The agency is focusing specifically on patient-handling hazards; bloodborne pathogen and tuberculosis exposure; and slips, trips, and falls. Inspectors received intensive training in recognizing nursing home hazards, OSHA said.
OSHA also targeted nursing homes for the first set of voluntary guidelines developed under the ergonomics "comprehensive plan." Those guidelines are expected to be released later this year.
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