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Protecting Nursing Home Workers: OSHA s Safety and Health Program Approach

Background. The nursing home industry is one of America's fastest growing industries.Approximately 1.6 million workers are employed at 21,000 work sites.By the year 2005, industry employment will rise to an estimated 2.4 million workers.. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Data. In 1994, nursing an

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Protecting Nursing Home Workers: OSHA s Safety and Health Program Approach

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    1. Protecting Nursing Home Workers: OSHA’s Safety and Health Program Approach

    2. Background The nursing home industry is one of America’s fastest growing industries. Approximately 1.6 million workers are employed at 21,000 work sites. By the year 2005, industry employment will rise to an estimated 2.4 million workers.

    3. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Data In 1994, nursing and personal care facilities reported over 221,000 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses to BLS. Among U.S. industries with 100,000 or more nonfatal injury or illness cases, nursing homes have the third highest rate -- 16.8 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers.

    4. Major Sources of Injuries and Illnesses - BLS Data Resident handling Falls Contact with objects and equipment Assaults and violent acts by persons Exposure to harmful substances

    5. Nursing Home Jobs with the Most Injuries The BLS data showed that nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants accounted for 70% of nursing home injuries that resulted in days away from work. Women employees had more injuries that resulted in lost workdays than did men employees.

    6. OSHA’s Role in the Nursing Home Industry OSHA has begun an outreach and enforcement initiative aimed at reducing injuries and illnesses among nursing home workers. This initiative emphasizes taking a comprehensive safety and health program approach to address all causes of injuries and illnesses in the industry.

    7. OSHA’s Role (Continued) Seven states, each with more than 500 nursing homes, have been chosen to be part of OSHA’s pilot program in the nursing home. The states are: Florida; Illinois; Massachusetts; New York; Ohio; Pennsylvania; and Missouri.

    8. Injury and Illness Topology

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