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623 Healthcare: Preventing Ergonomic Injuries
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Management Commitment

Management should demonstrate a commitment to reduce or eliminate patient handling hazards by developing a written program that addresses issues, such as:

  • continued training of employees in injury prevention
  • methods of transfer and lifting to be used by all staff
  • compliance with transfer and lift procedures
  • procedures for reporting early signs and symptoms of back pain and other musculoskeletal injuries

Employee Participation

Employee participation should include:

  • complaint/suggestion program which includes employee reports of unsafe working conditions
  • prompt reporting of signs and symptoms as well as injuries

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

1-5. Management should demonstrate a commitment to reduce patient handling hazards by _____.