Name: Nursing homes: Hazards & solution
Uploaded: 2014-06-04T07:36:25.000Z
Duration: 15 min 55 s
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THE AMERICAN WORKPLACE IS BECOMING SAFER,

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IN WORKSITES YOU MIGHT THINK ARE ABSOLUTELY SAFE.

ONE OF THE HIGHEST WORKER INJURY AND ILLNESS RATES

NURSING HOME WORKERS LOSE TWICE AS MUCH TIME ON THE JOB

OVER HALF OF THEIR INJURIES OCCUR WHILE HANDLING RESIDENTS,

THERE ARE MANY POTENTIAL HAZARDS IN NURSING HOMES:

FROM BED TO CHAIRS, SHOWERS, OR OTHER AREAS IN THE NURSING HOME.

NURSING HOME WORKERS AREN'T THE ONLY ONES

WHO SUFFER FROM STRESS, STRAIN, AND OVEREXERTION.

SUCH PROBLEMS ACCOUNT FOR MORE THAN ONE IN FOUR

THESE DISORDERS ARE THE SINGLE LARGEST GROUP

OF PREVENTABLE JOB INJURIES IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY.

BUT WHEN ERGONOMIC PRINCIPALS ARE APPLIED,

SIMPLY PUT, ERGONOMICS MEANS FITTING THE JOB TO THE WORKER,

AWKWARD, UNNATURAL POSTURES, AND EXCESSIVE FORCE

THAT CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY AND ILLNESS,

SOMETIMES EVEN PAINFUL AND PERMANENT DISABILITIES.

OSHA, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION,

HAD A SPECIAL EMPHASIS PROGRAM IN SEVEN STATES

TO REDUCE THE THREAT OF INJURIES IN NURSING HOMES.

NOW, IN LINE WITH NEW TARGETING PROCEDURES,

OSHA IS CONDUCTING INSPECTIONS IN NURSING HOMES NATIONWIDE.

INCLUDING THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH RESIDENT TRANSFERS.

INSPECTION OF A NURSING HOME INVOLVES SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS.

BEFORE GOING ON-SITE, HERE ARE SOME FACTORS TO CONSIDER:

TO DETERMINE THE DEPENDENCY LEVEL OF THE RESIDENTS.

ONCE ON-SITE, THE INSPECTOR SHOULD CONDUCT

REMEMBER, THESE INSPECTIONS ARE TAKING PLACE

THEIR PRIVACY RIGHTS ARE PROTECTED BY LAW,

AND MUST BE RESPECTED DURING WALK-AROUNDS.

ANY PHOTOGRAPHY OR VIDEOTAPING OF RESIDENT ACTIVITIES

THIS IS DONE BY STUDYING THE OSHA-200 LOGS,

OR WORKERS COMP RECORDS DATING BACK THREE TO FIVE YEARS.

BY ANALYZING INJURY AND ILLNESS TRENDS OVER TIME,

COPIES OF ANY REQUIRED WRITTEN PROGRAMS, INSURANCE REPORTS,

OR OTHER PREVIOUS AUDITS OF THE FACILITY CAN ALSO HELP.

AND ERGONOMIC INCIDENT RATES CAN BE CALCULATED.

THE SAME CAN BE DONE FOR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS,

IN ORDER TO PINPOINT AREAS OF SPECIFIC HAZARDS.

BRAD BAPTISTE, A COMPLIANCE OFFICER IN DENVER,

HAS CONDUCTED NUMEROUS NURSING HOME INSPECTIONS.

YOU WOULD FOCUS YOUR EFFORTS ON THE TWO OR THREE AREAS

WHERE YOU'RE HAVING THE HIGHEST INCIDENT RATES.

MORE THAN LIKELY IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE NURSES AIDES DOING TRANSFERS.

THAT'S THE MOST HAZARDOUS OF ALL THE JOBS,

AND YOU'LL FIND THAT'S WHERE YOU WANT TO FOCUS YOUR ATTENTION.

AS A NORMAL PART OF ALL OUR INSPECTIONS WE DO EMPLOYEE INTERVIEWS.

WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS AUDIOTAPE OUR CONVERSATION.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS INTERVIEW ALL THESE EMPLOYEES

AND THEN DETERMINE THOSE TWO, OR THREE, OR FOUR LIFTS

THEN YOU'RE GOING TO OBTAIN YOUR VIDEOTAPE

IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A REFERENCE OF KNOWN SIZE IN THE PICTURE.

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