Healthcare Resources

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Workplace Safety for the Healthcare Industry

Every day, millions of healthcare workers face risks that could seriously impact their safety and wellbeing, such as being exposed to chemicals, toxic substances and infectious diseases, muscle strains and sprains, workplace violence, fatigue, stress and more.

The CDC reports that healthcare employees face more hazards than those in any other industry. Implementing loss control best practices cannot only help with improving patient safety, but can also reduce the injuries and illnesses the medical staff may experience.


Healthcare Safety Training Videos

Get access to healthcare safety training videos by clicking here to complete the form. These videos are designed for small group or large group training (classroom style) and can be key in taking a proactive approach to improving healthcare workplace safety, minimizing injuries, incidents and controlling costs.
 
To view healthcare safety videos:
  • Click this link: https://learn.streamery.co​
  • Enter username and password
  • Depending on your organization’s training needs, type a related keyword in the search box.  For example: healthcare, bloodborne pathogens, body mechanics
  • After the safety videos appear, simply click the “Play Video” or “Juega Espanol”. To the right are examples of videos available to our policyholders.


Along with this access, AmTrust policyholders receive a subscription to our entire library of Loss Control videos, which serve as complete training kits with a leader’s guide, quiz and certificate of completion. The majority of the videos are also available in Spanish.

Policyholder video examples
(click here to receive login credentials)

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Healthcare Resource Documents

View the resource documents below to find more information on healthcare workplace safety, improving patient safety, and a variety of safety tips for healthcare workers.

Needlesticks

OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention
Stop Sticks Campaign (CDC Needlestick Campaign)
Healthcare Wide Hazards: Needlestick/Sharps Injuries
Sharps Safety - 5 Minute Training Aid
 

Infectious Diseases

Infectious Agents Risk Factors
Recommended Infection Control Practices for Dentistry
Exposure Control Plan for Bloodborne Pathogens
Controlling Exposure: Protecting Workers from Infection Disease
Bloodborne Pathogens Safety Training Program
A Best Practices Approach for Reducing Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure - Cal/OSHA
HIV Transmission Prevention
Biosafety Containers Factsheet
Hepatitis C Training for Prevention Providers
Hand Hygiene FactSheet
Flu Control Measures for Healthcare Facilities FactSheet
 

Safe Patient Handling

AmTrust: Patient and Resident Safe Handling in Healthcare
Safe Patient Handling and Mobility (SPHM)
Safe Patient Handling Tools & Resources
Muskuloskeletal Injury Risk Assessment and Control for Client Handling
Training Video - Patient Care and Movement Tasks in Bed: Exertion Eliminated Through Safe Patient Handling
Training Video - Types of Slings: Transfer, Repositioning and Toileting
Training Video - Assisted Transfers Without Manual Exertion
Training Video - Safe Patient Handling - Dependent Transfers
Training Video - Strategies for Rehab Nursing and Rehab Therapists
Policies and Procedures and Safe Patient Handling
 

Back Injury Prevention

Back Injury Prevention
A Back Injury Prevention Guide for Health Care Providers - Cal/OSHA


Fall Prevention

AmTrust: The Impact of Slips, Trips and Falls in Healthcare


Job Hazard Analysis

Instructions for Conducting a JHA