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General References
- Job Safety and Health Quarterly (JSHQ). (2002, Winter), 7 MB PDF*,
52 pages.
- "Caring for Caregivers". Page 25. A health-care foundation is teaching workers
how to protect themselves on the job.
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Categories of
Potential Hazards Found in Hospitals. OSHA.
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Hospital. OSHA eTool. Identifies a large variety of health hazards
and solutions commonly found in healthcare facilities.
- Guidelines
for Protecting the Safety and Health of Health Care Workers.
US Department of Health and Humans Services (DHHS), National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 88-119,
(1988, September). Provides a comprehensive publication covering
health and safety issues in hospitals.
- For additional information, see OSHA's Safety and Health Topics Pages on:
Specific Hazards
- Bloodborne Pathogens and Biological Hazards
- Use of
Blunt-Tip Suture Needles to Decrease Percutaneous Injuries to Surgical
Personnel: Safety and Health Information Bulletin. OSHA and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Publication No. 2008-101 (SHIB 03-23-2007), (2007, October). Also available as a 281 KB
PDF,
4 pages.
- Model Plans
and Programs for the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens and Hazard Communications Standards. OSHA Publication 3186-06N, (2003). Also available as
a 521 KB PDF, 29 pages.
- Bloodborne
Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention. OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page.
- Securing Medical Catheters. OSHA Fact
Sheet, 352 KB PDF*,
2 pages.
- Glass
Capillary Tubes: Joint Safety Advisory About Potential Risks. OSHA Standard Interpretation, (1999, February
22).
- Preventing
Needlestick Injuries in Health Care Settings. US Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 2000-108
(Alert), (1999, November).
- Proceedings of the Workshop of Engineering Controls for Preventing Airborne Infections in Workers in Health Care and Related Facilities.
US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Publication 94-106, (1993, July).
- Guidelines
for Laundry in Health Care Facilities. Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC), Office of Health and Safety Information System (OhASIS).
- Infection
Control in Healthcare Settings. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP).
Provides resources for information, surveillance, investigation, prevention, and control of nosocomial
infections for the Public Health Service, state and local health departments, hospitals, and professional
organizations in the United States and around the world.
- Viral Hepatitis.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plan.
Oklahoma State University (OSU), Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), (2007, December).
The OSHA standard requires a written exposure control plan. This site offers an example plan
that can be tailored to your facility.
- Emergency Response
- Hospital. OSHA eTool.
- Emergency Department (ED) Module: Terrorism. Potential hazards
and solutions for healthcare emergency department workers exposed to
biological agents, chemical agents, and mass causalities as a result of
terrorist attacks or events.
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Emergency Preparedness and Response. OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page.
- Hospitals
and Community Emergency Response -- What You Need to Know. OSHA Publication 3152, (1997).
Protecting health care workers who respond to emergencies involving
hazardous substances is critical. Health care workers dealing with
emergencies may be exposed to chemical, biological, physical, or
radioactive hazards.
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OSHA Best Practices for Hospital-Based First Receivers of Victims. OSHA,
(2004, December 20). Provides hospitals with
practical information to assist them in developing and implementing emergency
management plans that address the protection of hospital-based emergency
department personnel during the receipt of contaminated victims from mass
casualty incidents occurring at locations other than the hospital. Covers
topics such as victim decontamination, personal protective equipment, and
employee training, and also includes several informational appendices.
- Ergonomics
- Ethylene Oxide
- 29 CFR 1910.1047, Ethylene oxide. OSHA Standard.
- Appendix A,
Substance safety data sheet for ethylene oxide (Non-mandatory)
- Appendix B,
Substance technical guidelines for ethylene oxide (Non-mandatory)
- Appendix C,
Medical surveillance guidelines for ethylene oxide (Non-mandatory)
- Appendix D,
Sampling and analytical methods for ethylene oxide (Non-mandatory)
- Ethylene Oxide (EtO): Understanding OSHA's Exposure Monitoring Requirements. OSHA
Publication 3325-01N, (2007). Also available as a 183 KB
PDF,
32 pages.
- Ethylene Oxide. OSHA Fact Sheet,
48 KB PDF*,
2 pages.
- Ethylene
Oxide Sterilizers in Health Care Facilities - Engineering Controls and Work Practices.
US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) Publication No. 87-107 (Current Intelligence Bulletin 52), (1989, July 13).
- For additional information, see OSHA's Ethylene Oxide Safety and Health Topics
Page.
- Formaldehyde
- Hazardous Chemicals
- Hazardous Drugs
- Infectious Disease
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS): The recently identified
epidemic of SARS is an identified hazard to healthcare workers.
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
OSHA Fact Sheet, (2004), 36 KB
PDF*, 2 pages. Provides an overview of worker protection issues.
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Contains the latest SARS information including CDC guidelines and recommendations for clinicians, health departments, laboratories, travelers, air travel
workers, and international resources.
- Guideline
for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings 2007.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- Guidelines
for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Morbidity and
Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) 52(RR10);1-42, (2003, June 6).
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Infection Control in Healthcare Settings. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP).
Provides resources for information, surveillance, investigation, prevention, and control of nosocomial
infections for the Public Health Service, state and local health
departments, hospitals, and professional organizations in the United
States and around the world.
- Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Setting - 2002. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). World Health Organization (WHO).
Provides the public and professional with global information about SARS. WHO is coordinating the international investigation of
this outbreak.
- Laboratories
- 29
CFR 1910 Subpart Z, Toxic and hazardous substances. OSHA Standard.
- 1910.1450,
Occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals in laboratories
- Appendix B, References
(Non-mandatory). Provides a list of references to assist in the development of a
chemical
hygiene plan which is required under the Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories Standard.
- Hazardous Chemicals in Labs. OSHA Fact Sheet,
270 KB PDF*,
2 pages.
- Lasers
- Tuberculosis
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Overview of Enforcement for Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis.
OSHA Slide Presentation, 22 slides. Provides an overview of
Enforcement Procedures and Scheduling for Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis.
- Tuberculosis. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Topic.
- Efficacy of Ultraviolet Irradiation in Controlling the Spread of
Tuberculosis. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH),
(2002, October 19).
- TB Respiratory Protection Program In Health Care Facilities: Administrator's Guide.
US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication
99-143, (1999, September), 807 KB PDF, 120 pages.
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Protect Yourself Against Tuberculosis -- A Respiratory Protection Guide for Health Care Workers.
US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication 96-102, (1995, December).
- Guidelines
for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in
Health-Care Facilities 1994. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
43(RR13);1-132, (1994, October 28).
- Interactive Core Curriculum on Tuberculosis: What the Clinician Should Know. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE). The Core Curriculum on Tuberculosis is accompanied by a slide series for use in
presentations that can be ordered from CDC.
- For additional information, see OSHA's Tuberculosis Safety and Health Topics
Page.
- Waste Anesthetic Gases
- Anesthetic Gases: Guidelines for Workplace Exposures. OSHA,
(2000, May 18). Provides guidelines and controls to help reduce occupational exposure to waste anesthetic gases.
- Waste Anesthetic Gases. OSHA
Fact Sheet 91-38, (1991, January). Provides information to employees working in surgical suites, recovery room
personnel, veterinarians and dentists who may be exposed to fugitive
anesthetic gases. This fact sheet covers sampling methods, leak
test procedures, medical surveillance, disposal methods, and training.
- Controlling
Exposures to Nitrous Oxide During Anesthetic Administration. US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) Publication 94-100 (Alert), (1994).
- For additional information, see OSHA's Waste
Anesthetic Gases Safety and Health Topics Page.
- Workplace Violence
*These files are provided for downloading.
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