Safety Injury Prevention

  1. AOHP OSHA Alliance: Beyond Getting Started: A Resource Guide for Implementing a Safe Patient Handling Program in the Acute Care Setting (2020). 
  2. Bell, J., Collins, J. W., Dalsey, E., & Sublet, V. (2010). Slip, trip, and fall prevention for healthcare workers. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2011-123/pdfs/2011-123.pdf

  1. Biagini, R. E., Deitchman, S., Esswein, E. J., Fedan, J., Flesch, J. P., Hodgins, P. K., Hodous, T. K., Hull, R. D., Jarvis, W. R., Lewis, D. M., Lipscomb, J. A., Lushniak, B. D., Pearson, M. L., Petsonk, E. L., Pinkerton, L., Siegal, P. D., Wippel, W. G., & Worthington, K. A. (1997). Preventing allergic reactions to natural rubber latex in the workplace. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/21446
  2. Chassin, M.R., & Loeb, J. M. (2013). High reliability healthcare: Getting there from here. The Millbank Quarterly, 91(3), 459-489. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0009.12023.  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1468-0009.12023
  3. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA). Hospitals eTool. https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/hospital/index.html
  4. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA). Recommended practices for safety and health programs. https://www.osha.gov/shpguidelines/management-leadership.html
  5. Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography. Industry Standards for the Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Sonography. 2021. Available at  https://www.sdms.org/docs/default-source/Resources/industry-standards-for-the-prevention-of-work-related-musculoskeletal-disorders-in-sonography.pdf.
  6. The Joint Commission. Improving Patient and Worker Safety: Opportunities for Synergy, Collaboration and Innovation. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission, Nov 2012. https://www.jointcommission.org/-/media/tjc/documents/resources/patient-safety-topics/work-place-violence-prevention/updated-wsps-monograph-final-42020.pdf
  7. The TDICT Project. Medical device evaluation forms. -https://tdict.org/tools/medical-device-evaluation-forms/
  8. U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Worker safety in hospitals; Caring for our caregivers. https://www.osha.gov/dsg/hospitals/index.html
  9. U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Safety and Health Topics. Healthcare. http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/healthcarefacilities/index.html
  10. U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Hospital e-Tool. http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/hospital/
  11. Worden, C. (Fall 2013). No enigma: The processes of hazard identification, assessment, and control in healthcare. Journal of the Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare, 35(4), 32-38.