Workplace Safety

Health and Safety Champions — June 2019 Focus

Submitted by Sherry.D.Crosby on Fri, 05/17/2019 - 17:04
Region
Program-wide
Tool Type
Tip Sheets
Format
PDF
Keywords
UBT champions
workplace risk
Workplace safety
Topics
Total Health
Role
Frontline Managers
Frontline Workers
ED-1434

Help your team identify hazards in the workplace – and figure out how to control or remove them – with a Department Safety Action Plan. 

Tracy Silveria
Sherry Crosby
Tool landing page copy (reporters)

Format:
PDF

Size:
One page, 8.5" x 11"

Intended audience:
UBT health and safety champions

Best used:
Help your team create a Department Safety Action Plan by identifying and minimizing workplace hazards.

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When Fear Comes to Work

Region
Northern California
Keywords
Oncology Clinic
Topic
Workplace Safety
Request Number
VID-175_When_Fear_Comes_Work
Long Teaser

After an unexpected patient, a Northern California Oncology team comes up with a safety plan.

Communicator (reporters)
Tracy Silveria
Editor (if known, reporters)
Non-LMP
Video Media (reporters)
Download File URL
https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/2dY99dnE-iq13QL4R.mp4
Running Time
2:06
Status
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An Oncology unit-based team comes up with a safety plan after a shooting victim unexpectedly showed up in their unit.

Produced by Tracy Silveria

Videography by Beverly White and Tracy Silveria

 

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Make the Workplace Safer: Gardener and Groundskeeper Staff

Submitted by Paul Cohen on Fri, 02/10/2017 - 13:24
Tool Type
Tip Sheets
Format
PDF
Keywords
safety hazards
workplace risk
Topics
Workplace Safety
wps_groundskeeper_checklist_0200917.pdf

A hands-on checklist of 31 potential hazards garderners and groundskeepers may encounter on the job—with advice on how to spot hazards, propose solutions and take steps to eliminate risks.

Non-LMP
Non-LMP
Tool landing page copy (reporters)

Format:
PDF

Size:
Seven pages, 8.5" x 11"

Intended audience:
Workplace safety co-leads, safety committee members, safety champions and frontline workers and supervisors

Best used:
This checklist of 31 potential hazards can help safety leaders and gardening/groundskeeping teams identify safety risks, propose solutions and resolve problems.

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Make the Workplace Safer: Nurses Providing Home Health Care

Submitted by Paul Cohen on Tue, 12/20/2016 - 16:00
Tool Type
Checklists
Format
PDF
Keywords
safety hazards
safe
Topics
Workplace Safety
WPS_home health workers.pdf

A hands-on checklist of 33 potential hazards home health nurses may encounter on the job—with advice on how to spot hazards, propose solutions and take steps to eliminate risks.

Non-LMP
Non-LMP
Tool landing page copy (reporters)

Format:
PDF

Size:
Seven pages, 8.5" x 11"

Intended audience:
Workplace safety co-leads, safety committee members, safety champions and frontline workers and supervisors

Best used:
This checklist of 33 potential hazards can help safety leaders and home health care nurses identify safety risks, propose solutions and resolve problems.

 

 

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New Needles Bruise Less, Please Patients
  • Identifying the problem was with the needle supplier
  • Filing a Responsible Reporting Form, and working together to arrive at the solution
  • Switching needle suppliers to improve care and safety

 What can your team do to listen to the voice of the patient? 

scarrpm Mon, 12/19/2016 - 16:22
Limber Up to Cut Down Injuries
  • Creating a daily stretching routine, and discussing work safety on a regular basis
  • Discussing proper lifting and pushing techniques, and also the proper use of equipment
  • Posting safe-driving and other safety awareness tips, and highlighting the number of injury-free days

What can your team do to reduce injuries and keep one another safe on the job? 

scarrpm Tue, 12/13/2016 - 14:56
Cleaner Floors, Less Water, No Fumes
  • Investing in high-tech equipment
  • Reducing the use of chemicals and consumption of water
  • Creating a safer workplace

 What can your team do to "green" your workplace?

 

scarrpm Thu, 11/17/2016 - 10:32
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