Hospital Employee Health – June 1, 2013
June 1, 2013
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OSHA ramps up action on bloodborne risks in health care settings
Some health care employers are failing to take even the most basic steps to protect against bloodborne pathogen exposures, and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is beginning to take notice. -
OSHA enforcement despite sequester
The federal budget sequestration may have led to delayed flights and canceled White House tours, but by mid-April, the belt-tightening had not had an obvious impact on the main function of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration enforcement. -
Two views on a ban: Smokers need not apply?
Are you helping smokers by banning them from your staff? Are you serving as a model of health by taking a tough stand or by promoting wellness and accepting that some employees will continue to smoke? -
Hospital’s safety goal: No more injuries
Forget about modest goals and incremental progress. Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center wants to cut its rate of employee injury in half by June 2015. And it already has an injury rate that is just one-third of the average rate for hospitals. -
Work safety: Freedom from harm, disrespect
Seeking joy and meaning in work might seem like a stretch for a workforce that tops other sectors for back strain, workplace violence and stress-related disorders. -
‘Clean’ scrubs are teeming with germs
Its time to rethink those dirty scrubs that hospital employees wear into the cafeteria, on the subway, in the grocery store, or home to their families. Evidence is mounting that home-laundered scrubs can spread infection. -
Green for Go: How to steer HCWs to healthy food
If you want employees to make healthier food choices in your cafeteria, keep it simple.