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Michelle Dunham Hilarie Warren Dan Ortiz Pete Kriengsiri Georgia Tech OSHA Consultation Program. Know Your Risks: Prevent an OSHA Citation and Protect Your Bottom Line. NEP Highlights. DART Rate ≥ 10.0 (old) and 5.3 (new) Ergonomics Stressors from Resident Handling
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Michelle Dunham Hilarie Warren Dan Ortiz Pete Kriengsiri Georgia Tech OSHA Consultation Program Know Your Risks: Prevent an OSHA Citation and Protect Your Bottom Line
NEP Highlights • DART Rate ≥ 10.0 (old) and 5.3 (new) • Ergonomics Stressors from Resident Handling • Slips, Trips, and Falls • Bloodborne Pathogens • Tuberculosis • Workplace Violence
Other Common Hazards • Personal protective equipment • Respirators • Hazard Communication and the new GHS • Emergency Action Planning
FY2010-2011 SIC 805 (Nursing and Personal Care Facilities; Federal Data)
How Does the NEP Work? • Focused primarily on the highlighted list • If other hazards are identified, the scope of the inspection can be expanded. • Using the DART cut-off rate of 10.0 narrowed the pool of eligible facilities to ~700. • For FY13, the rate was lowered to 5.3 (~800 facilities)
OSHA 300 Log Case Study Example • Resident spit in face • Hit in face/chest • Pain in arm • Pain in the elbow • Medication squirted in eye • Stuck in forehead with fork • Urine splashed in mouth • Cut hand during dressing change • Steam burn in dietary • Privacy Concern Case • Lt. knee sprain and pain in hip from fall on spilled substance on floor • Back pain/strain after resident care • Burn to Rt. middle finger from stove • Contusion to Lt. leg from cart • Broken Rt. arm radial head from fall while cleaning showers • Bite to Rt. forearm from resident during transport