Carts
Handbook
OHSAH
has a NEW resource! This handbook is for anyone who
needs practical information on the safe use of carts in the healthcare
environment. You may view a sample on the
Articles
of Interest
Safe
Handling and Disposal of Sharps and Medical Supplies in a Home Health
Setting
Do
you have to dispose sharp objects, soiled dressings or supplies that
may be contaminated with infectious waste? The Health Care Health and
Safety Association (HCHSA) offers a two page fact sheet outlining methods
in which workers could protect themselves, other people and the environment
from infectious medical waste. Download this resource
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Project Update: Northern Health MSIP Steering Team
Network
for Preventing Violent and Aggressive Behaviour
Two New Resources
News from Across the Province
BC
Healthcare Unions Shine Spotlight on Needle Stick Injuries
OSHTip
of the Month
Success Factors for Occupational Health and Safety Training Literature
Review
your
inbox on January 25, 2006. The staff at OHSAH wishes you happy holidays
and a happy new year!OHSAH and its research partners (University of British Columbia, Vancouver Coastal Health, Fraser Health, Interior Health and Northern Health) have been approved for a grant by the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation and the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. This grant for $1.2 million will fund the Healthy Workplace Initiative through to completion in 2010.
To learn more about
this initiative, visit the
Northern
Health (NH), in collaboration with OHSAH, Healthcare Benefit Trust (HBT),
and WorkSafeBC, formed a Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention (MSIP) Steering
Team. This group guides the development and supports the implementation
of a continuous improvement system for an MSIP process. The MSIP Steering
Team, formed in 2003, includes management and union (HSA, HEU, BCNU, BCGEU)
representation, including occupational therapy, physiotherapy, community
health, program development, nursing, workplace health & safety, and
other occupational health and safety professionals. The Steering Team
meets in Prince George every three months, and holds teleconferences between
meetings.
Within the MSIP Steering Team, two subgroups were formed: the Safe Patient
Moving and Assisting working group and the Prevention and Early Active
Return-to-Work Safely (PEARS) working group. Both groups function to guide
the implementation of pilot programs in NH.
For more information
about the NH MSIP Steering Team and to learn more about OHSAH's role in
this initiative, visit the
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Two
New Resources
Preventing
Violent and Aggressive Behaviour Workshop Final Summary
The final summary for
the June 7, 2005 Violent and Aggressive Behaviour Prevention workshop
is now on the OHSAH website. This document gives the background for the
workshop and details the session topics covered. Feedback from these sessions
is also included, and will be used by the Provincial Steering Committee
to determine program barriers, move initiatives towards provincial standards,
and aid in the development of manuals for Best Practice in BC.
Violence in the
Emergency Department: A survey of healthcare workers
Hospital emergency
departments are recognized as high-risk environments for violence towards
healthcare workers. WorkSafeBC launched a study to examine perceived levels
of violence in an emergency department and to obtain a definition of violence
from personnel. The study also looks at the degree of stress workers experience
after a violent incident and their coping and prevention methods. This
report from this study is now available on the OHSAH website.
To access these two
new resources, visit the Network for Preventing Violent and Aggressive
Behaviour section of the
NEW!!
Sign up for the Network for Preventing Violent and Aggressive Behaviour
BC Healthcare Unions Shine Spotlight on Needle Stick Injuries
BC
healthcare unions recently launched a campaign for safe needle legislation.
For more information and to view the ‘Needless Injury’ video,
Visit the
Success Factors for Occupational Health and Safety Training Literature Review
Occupational health and safety (OH&S) training is one type of intervention used to improve worker safety. Two factors that influence the effectiveness of OH&S training are: administrative components, such as mandatory participation, and delivery components, such as training content. This OSHTip further outlines the specifics of each factor, providing a number of helpful suggestions for successfully implementing an OH&S training program.
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