Workplace Analysis
Employers should conduct an analysis of the workplace to identify existing and potential workplace hazards and find ways to correct these hazards.
Employers should conduct a workplace analysis to identify hazards.
Analysis of work task factors that can increase the probability and severity of worker injuries involves:
- determining the duration of tasks;
- determining the frequency of tasks; and
- identifying ergonomic stressors such as force, repetition, awkward postures, and vibration encountered in tasks.
Observation, workplace walkthrough inspections, talking with employees, and periodic surveys are the methods used to help identify the hazards inherent in patient-handling tasks.
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1-6. Which task factors can increase the probability and severity of worker injuries?
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