NIOSH Health and Safety Practices Survey of Healthcare Workers: Training and awareness of employer safety procedures
Auteur Andrea L Steege
Auteur James M Boiano
Auteur Marie H Sweeney
Publication American journal of industrial medicine
Date Feb 18, 2014
Résumé BACKGROUND: The Health and Safety Practices Survey of Healthcare Workers describes current practices used to minimize chemical exposures and barriers to using recommended personal protective equipment for the following: antineoplastic drugs, anesthetic gases, high level disinfectants, surgical smoke, aerosolized medications (pentamidine, ribavirin, and antibiotics), and chemical sterilants. METHODS: Twenty-one healthcare professional practice organizations collaborated with NIOSH to develop and implement the web-based survey. RESULTS: Twelve thousand twenty-eight respondents included professional, technical, and support occupations which routinely come in contact with the targeted hazardous chemicals. Chemical-specific safe handling training was lowest for aerosolized antibiotics (52%, n = 316), and surgical smoke (57%, n = 4,747). Reported employer procedures for minimizing exposure was lowest for surgical smoke (32%, n = 4,746) and anesthetic gases (56%, n = 3,604). CONCLUSIONS: Training and having procedures in place to minimize exposure to these chemicals is one indication of employer and worker safety awareness. Safe handling practices for use of these chemicals will be reported in subsequent papers.
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doi:10.1002/ajim.22305
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