623 Healthcare: Preventing Ergonomic Injuries

Modules:
3
Hours:
1
Sectors:
Healthcare
Target Audience:
Employee
Fee

Description

Description

All healthcare workers who lift and move patients are at high risk for back injury and other musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).

This course will take a closer look at ways employees can help prevent MSDs in their profession. It will also provide mechanical techniques to protect them from injuries when lifting and transferring patients.

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As an OSH Center student, you have free access to all our training materials, including knowledge checks and course activities. Documentation of your training–such as exam scores, certificates, and transcripts–can be accessed by purchasing a certificate package.

Course Objectives
At the end of this course, you should be able to:

ID Objective
TO 1.0 Achieve a minimum score of 70% on the final course assessment.
LO 1.1.1 Discuss the importance of an effective safety and health program to ensure effective ergonomics.
LO 1.1.2 Describe the tasks in healthcare that pose increased risk of ergonomic injuries.
LO 1.1.3 Discuss the ergonomic hazards and safe practices to mitigate those hazards in healthcare.
LO 1.1.4 Describe workplace analysis and training requirements.
LO 1.2.1 Describe patient handling control measures and equipment used to help prevent ergonomic injuries.
LO 1.3.1 Discuss the hazards of awkward postures, reaching, lifting, and using hand tools.

Key: Terminal Objective (TO), Learning Objective (LO)

Key Topics
  • ✔ Safety and Health Program
  • ✔ Ergonomic Injuries
  • ✔ Management Leadership
  • ✔ Employee Participation
  • ✔ Workplace Analysis
  • ✔ Patient Handling Controls
  • ✔ Bathing Assistance
  • ✔ Toileting Assistance
  • ✔ Mechanical Equipment
  • ✔ Awkward Postures
  • ✔ Transferring Equipment
  • ✔ Lifting Heavy Bags
  • ✔ Housekeeping Tasks

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