Tips for Shift Workers
Shift work robs most workers of a decent day's sleep and affects their overall health. This fact sheet offers information on dealing with the ill effects of shift work.
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Source: Health Care Health and Safety Association |
Type: Fact Sheet |
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Hand Washing: Spread Protection Not Infection
| Most people do not wash their hands as often as they should. The best defense against the spread of infection is healthy intact skin and good hand washing technique. This document provides six steps to hand washing. |
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Source: Health Care Health and Safety Association |
Type: Fact Sheet |
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How to Investigate an Incident
| Supervisors and members of joint health and safety committees may have to investigate incidents. All workers should be aware of the investigation process so they will be able to contribute information about any incident in their workplace. This pamphlet briefly outlines the steps involved in an investigation. |
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Source: Health Care Health and Safety Association |
Type: Fact Sheet |
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Slip & Fall Prevention in Food Services
| In 2002 we identified a trend towards an increased # of slips and falls in our Food Services department. The slip resistant footwear that had been effective was worn out and the manager of the department was reluctant to replace it at approximately $100. per pair. We contacted a number of similar hospitals but did not find a solution that met our needs. The manager of our food services department sourced out a line of slip resistant footwear "Shoes for Crews" at a food services convention and new slip resistant overboots were purchased from this company for approximately $30./pr. |
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Source: West Park Healthcare Centre |
Type: Workplace Best Practice |
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On The Road: Driving Safety for Health Care Providers
| This HCHSA Fast Fact is intended to promote driving safety awareness, policies, and practices among health care employers, supervisors, and workers. |
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Source: Health Care Health and Safety Association |
Type: Fact Sheet |
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Protecting Workers Who Work Alone
| This HCHSA Fast Fact is intended to help supervisors, managers, employers and JHSC members become more aware of the possible safety implications for workers who work alone and the measures needed to make these work situations safer. |
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Source: Health Care Health and Safety Association |
Type: Fact Sheet |
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Alcohol and Problem Drug Use (and Problem Gambling)
| This HCHSA Fast Fact is intended to help workers, supervisors and managers become aware of the implications of addictions in the workplace. It explains some ways we can help people that we think may have a problem with alcohol or drug use. Problem gambling is also discussed because it shares many of the same characteristics as problem drug and alcohol use. |
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Source: Health Care Health and Safety Association |
Type: Fact Sheet |
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Radiation – Regulation and Application in Health Care Settings
| This HCHSA Fast Fact is intended to help JHSC members, supervisors, managers, and other workers understand the role of the Radiation Safety Officer, and the legislation that governs the application of radiation-based diagnostic tools and therapy. |
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Source: Health Care Health and Safety Association |
Type: Fact Sheet |
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Best Practice and Reinvestment Strategy Create a Winning Cycle of Improvement (Ontario Hospital Association)
| See how the award winning Best Practice Project involving the re-investment in patient handling equipment yields investment returns, increases productivity and reduces direct and indirect WSIB costs. |
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Source: Ontario Hospital Association |
Type: Workplace Best Practice |
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OSHA Offers New Guidelines to Help Reduce Motor Vehicle Crashes
This guideline offers useful information to help employers design an effective driver safety program in their workplace. It features a 10-step program outlining what an employer can do to improve traffic safety performance and minimize the risk of motor vehicle crashes. The document includes success stories from employers who have benefited from effective driver safety programs.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
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Type: Guideline |
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Protecting Health Care Workers From Infectious Diseases: A Self-Assessment Tool
| Ths self-assessment tool will assist health care organizations address the legislated requirements under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act and establish best practices in occupational health and safety as recommended in the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care's 2004 report on SARS and infectious disease control, For the Public's Health: A Plan of Action. |
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Source: HCHSA |
Type: Tools |
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To the Point: Get the Facts About Sharps Injury Prevention
| This guide book gives all the facts about sharps injury prevention and provides information for workers and employers surrounding the risks, prevention, employer strategies, and the law. |
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Source: HCHSA |
Type: Guideline |
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Canadian Pandemic Planner for the Health Sector
| The Planner provides guidelines for a wide range of health-related activities, from monitoring the spread of a virus, even before it reaches Canada, to using the most effective vaccines and medicines to decrease illness. It offers a national public health approach to preparing for an influenza pandemic in Canada. |
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Source: Public Health Agency of Canada |
Type: Guideline |
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