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Health care safety resources

Health care providers have the important task of caring for our loved ones when they are sick or in need of help as they age. They often put others’ health ahead of their own, which can result in injuries. We’ve put together resources specifically for health care employees.

Supervisor Initiated Training (SITs)

We’ve organized some of our health care-related Supervisor Initiated Training (SIT) training talks to make it easy for managers and staff to discuss common injuries that are not always addressed in compliance-related training.

January

Slips, trips and falls in home setting

February

Getting to and from a client’s home

March

Patient starts to fall

April

Transferring ambulatory patients
Transferring non-ambulatory patients
Transferring patient from the floor

May

Combative patient behaviors
Safety while in the home – aggressive situations

June

Dressing clients/residents

July

Housekeeping in health care – cleaning
Housekeeping in health care – laundry
Housekeeping in health care – making beds

August

Safety while in the home – pre-visit
Safety while in the home – arrival at the home

September

Assist with bathing – ambulatory
Assist with bathing – non ambulatory

October

Winter slips and falls

November

Defensive driving

December

Cuts – food service

Assisted living / CNA / Skilled nursing

Food service

Maintenance

Assist with bathing – ambulatory

Cuts in food service

Lift safely

Assist with bathing – non-ambulatory

Slips, trips and falls in food service

Winter slips and falls for custodians

Patient starts to fall

Don’t stand on tables or chairs

Ladder safety

Transferring ambulatory patients

Transferring non-ambulatory patients

Proper ergonomics in food storage

Proper ergonomics for custodians

Proper gait belt usage

Ladder safety

Safe equipment use for custodians

Dressing clients

Burns in food service

Pre-task planning

Combative patient behaviors

De-escalation team training packet

Early symptom reporting

Early symptom reporting

Repositioning in bed

General kitchen safety

Slip and fall safety for custodians

Repositioning in chair or wheelchair

Safe lifting in food service

Transferring patients from the floor

Winter slips and falls

Winter slips and falls

Winter slips and falls

Slips and falls in health care setting

No short cuts

No short cuts

Transferring patients from the floor

Proper ergonomics for food prep

Pre-task planning for custodians

Nursing and assistants

Food service

Maintenance

Moving and handling medical equipment

Cuts in food service

Lift safety

Assist with bathing – non-ambulatory

Slips, trips and falls for food service

Winter slips and falls

Patient starts to fall

Don’t stand on tables or chairs

Ladder safety

Transferring ambulatory patients

Transferring non-ambulatory patients

Proper ergonomics in food storage

Proper ergonomics for custodians

Assist with bathing – ambulatory

Ladder safety

Safe equipment use for custodians

Dressing clients

Burns in food service

Pre-task planning

Combative patient behaviors

De-escalation team training packet

Early symptom reporting

Early symptom reporting

Repositioning in bed

General kitchen safety

Slip and fall safety for custodians

Transferring to and from a vehicle – ambulatory and non-ambulatory

Safe lifting in food service

Transferring patients from the floor

Winter slips and falls

Winter slips and falls

Winter slips and falls

Slips and falls in health care setting

No short cuts

No short cuts

Transferring patients from the floor

Proper ergonomics for food prep

Pre-task planning for custodians
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