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    homeSafety Culture in Healthcare Settings
    • Training Informationplus icon
      • Introduction
    • Module 1: Safety Cultureplus icon
      • Why a Culture of Safety is Important
      • The Sociotechnical Model
      • Definition Examples of Safety Culture and Overlap with Safety Climate
      • Key Attributes and Joint Benefits of Safety Culture
      • Common Features of Positive Healthcare Worker Safety Culture
      • General Measurable Elements of a Safety Culture
      • Tools to Measure Safety Culture and Climate
      • A Snapshot of Safety Culture in U.S. Hospitals
      • References
      • Quiz 1
    • Module 2: Work-Related Risks and Hazardsplus icon
      • Biological Hazardsplus icon
        • Chain of Infection Components
        • Risk Factors of Biological Agents and Unsafe Practices
      • Chemical Hazards
      • Enviromechanical Hazards
      • Physical Hazards
      • Psychosocial Hazards
      • Hazard Assessment/Determination
      • Case Study
      • References
      • Quiz 2
    • Module 3: Prevention and Control of Work-Related Injury and Illnessplus icon
      • Hierarchy of Controls
      • Elimination: Physically Remove the Hazard
      • Substitution and Engineering Controls
      • Administrative Controls: Change the Way People Work
      • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Protect the Worker with PPE
      • Donning and Doffing PPE: Proper Wearing, Removal, and Disposal
      • References
      • Quiz 3
    • Module 4: Leadership and Safe Work Environmentsplus icon
      • Commitment to Workplace Safety as High Priority and Through Role Modeling
      • Policies and Procedures and Safe Patient Handling
      • Hazard Analysis and Safe Staffing Workloads
      • State-of-the-Art Training and Handling Patients
      • Engage Healthcare Worker Champions and Observe Work
      • Transparency, Training, and Staff Safety Rounds
      • References
      • Quiz 4
    • Module 5: Legal-Ethical Considerations to Promote Safe Working Conditionsplus icon
      • The Occupational Safety and Health Act and OSHA Standards
      • OSHA Healthcare Standards
      • OSHA Hazard Communication Standard and OSHA Guidelines
      • What Workers Can Do
      • Ethics and Healthcare Worker Exposure Considerations
      • Ethical Principles
      • References
      • Quiz 5
    • Safety Culture in Healthcare Settings: Resources

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