Articles Tagged With: Ergonomics
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Meet Lynda Enos: The Occupational Health Master
Lynda Enos is a Certified Professional Ergonomist and an occupational health expert. Hospital Employee Heath spoke with Enos between her many speaking engagements and consulting work.
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Reduce Workers’ Comp Liability with Lift Policies, Technology
Workers’ compensation poses a significant liability risk and expense for any company — and healthcare employers face exposures unique to their industry. Technological solutions may help. Overexertion, often due to patient handling, is a common injury for healthcare employees, leading to sprains and strains of the back or shoulder.
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Workers Suffering in Central Sterile Supply
Many healthcare workers in central sterile supply are experiencing pain and ergonomic injuries, particularly as the emphasis on meticulous reprocessing of duodenoscopes has increased due to patient infections and deaths, researchers reported.
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Engineer Offers Solution to Alleviate Surgeons’ Back, Neck Pain
Technology and other methods to reduce surgeons’ pain in the operating room could help extend careers and prevent staffing shortages.
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VA steps in to fill void with ergonomics strategy
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Lift teams save nurses time
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How to build a case for ergonomic intervention
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Anatomy of an Ergonomic Fix
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A real pain in the neck: Ergonomics in the lab
Theyre peering into microscopes: their forearms resting on the sharp edge of a counter, their shoulders slumped, one hand repeatedly tapping a counter. Theyre popping the tops off tubes and squeezing pipettes, repeating the motions over and over. -
AHA offers new ergo program with guarantee
AHA Financial Solutions Inc., a subsidiary of the American Hospital Association in Chicago, is offering a new ergonomics consultation program. Diligent, which is associated with the Arjo Corp. ergonomic equipment company, will provide ongoing consultation, employee training, implementation of equipment, and measurement of progress. The Diligent Ergonomic Risk Management Program provides a guarantee of a 60% reduction in transfer-related injuries for three years.