General Safety for Healthcare Workers: Staff Education and Training Video

Staff members working in the healthcare arena are presented with safety hazards unique to this environment and must know how to keep themselves and their work areas safe at all times.

Following optimal general safety practices is everyone’s responsibility.

The General Safety for Healthcare Workers video and workbook address OSHA related standards and teaches your staff:

• Best work environment practices for personnel
• How to prevent job-related injuries
• The basics of good body mechanics
• Electrical safety
• Equipment safety
• Maintaining a safe working environment

Is your staff tired of sitting in inservices, listening to the same staff safety information? Now they can view the General Safety for Healthcare Workers video which demonstrates and reinforces basic safety information in an exciting format!

The video and workbook include:

• Actual safety demonstrations in the healthcare setting
• Common staff safety pitfalls and how to avoid these
• How to prevent lifting injuries
• How to avoid slips and falls
• Back safety practices
• Equipment injury prevention
• How to prevent cuts and puncture injuries
• Electrical safety hazards and how to prevent these
• General safety best practices
• Fostering staff safety principles throughout the institution

The workbook includes a post-test to assure staff comprehension.

The General Safety for Healthcare Workers can be used as an initial training video or refresher safety course for staff.

Increase your OSHA safety confidence level and reduce work-related injuries by maintaining a safe work environment. This video is designed for all levels of staff working in the clinical and non-clinical areas.

Back strain and back injuries are one of the most common work related injuries in the health-care field. The General Safety for Healthcare Workers video and workbook emphasizes employing proper body mechanics when lifting or moving patients or objects to help staff prevent these types of occurrences.

Includes ergonomic safety education in the use of computers! Your staff will see which areas and situations in the healthcare institution pose the greatest risks for staff self-injury and will learn how to manage these risks to maintain a safe workplace environment!!