OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SAFETY NETWORK (OHSN)
Related Links & Resources
NIOSH Publications
Patient Handing
- Safe Patient Handling Training for Schools of Nursing
- Safe Lifting and Movement of Nursing Home Residents
- NIOSH
Science Blog- Preventing Back Injuries in Healthcare Settings
Slips, Trips, and Falls
Violence
CDC Resources
National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Healthcare Personnel
Safety Component: http://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/hps.html
The NHSN Healthcare Personnel Safety Component is another CDC system for surveillance of occupational health outcomes among HCP. It focuses on infectious disease and includes modules to track: Blood/Body Fluids Exposure with Exposure Management, Blood/Body Fluids Exposure only, Influenza Exposure Management, and Influenza Vaccination with (or without) Exposure Management.
The NHSN Healthcare Personnel Safety Component is another CDC system for surveillance of occupational health outcomes among HCP. It focuses on infectious disease and includes modules to track: Blood/Body Fluids Exposure with Exposure Management, Blood/Body Fluids Exposure only, Influenza Exposure Management, and Influenza Vaccination with (or without) Exposure Management.
External Links
OSHA Safety & Health Topic: Healthcare Facilities: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/healthcarefacilities/index.html
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Industries at a Glance: Healthcare and Social
Assistance: http://www.bls.gov/iag/tgs/iag62.htm
Beyond Getting Started: A Resource Guide for Implementing a Safe Patient Handling
Program in the Acute Care Setting (AOHP Publication): http://www.aohp.org/About/documents/GSBeyond.pdf
University of Virginia: EpiNet
http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/pub/epinet
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