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| anything that can potentially cause you harm and put your health and safety at risk |
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1. sprain/strain
2. loss of body part
3. abrasions/blisters/friction burns
4. fractures, chemical/electrical heat burns |
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| physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic, psychological |
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| examples of physical hazard |
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slipping/falling (from spill on the floor) resulting in an injury
glass on the floor |
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disinfectants, lab chemicals, detergent, medications
prevention: be stored, labeled and used correctly |
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dirty dressings, contaminated objects (ex- soiled bed sheets, used tissues, etc)
prevention: wear proper PPE |
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sprains/strains, injuries resulting from improper techniques when lifting/transferring patients.
injuries occurring when a worker uses repetitive movements resulting in chronic trauma disorders
prevention: use of proper body mechanics |
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| stress from: work, competing work and family demands, working with terminally ill patients, threatened layoffs and cut backs, burnout |
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| 3 rights that occupational health and safety act gives workers |
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| right to know, right to refuse, right to participate |
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| 5 ways to use proper body mechanics |
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| tuck your pelvis, bend your knees, hug the load, avoid twisting, use a broad base of support, this ensures your safe lifting |
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| providing good base of support will help reduce the risk of |
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