OSHA's Ergonomics Plan

Agnus · Apr 10, 2002

Kathy this is your first time posting an attachment and I have yet gotten to pull up an attachment. In your case I did but I could not get beyound the cover page. I clicked on press release and ANA nothing. I don't know what I am doing wrong.

CATHYW · Apr 10, 2002

You just may have to go to the http://www.ana.org website and click on press eleases. I am sorry-I wanted it to just be a link for you all to click on.:imbar

Home Health Columnist / Guide · Apr 11, 2002

Link:

http://www.nursingworld.org/pressrel/2002/pr0410.htm

CATHYW · Apr 11, 2002

Thanks, Karen. What did you think of this?

micro, RN · Apr 11, 2002

yikes........what a career we are in.....

and even with all the lifting, etc devices.....you still have the turning, repositioning, etc.........

all with strong backs apply.......will teach the rest..........

Home Health Columnist / Guide · Apr 13, 2002

WE NEED LIFT EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE AND IN WORKING CONDITION ON EVERY FLOOR & SEPERATE NURSING UNIT.

Legislation doesn't go far enough. As co-chair of my agency's Safety committee, we view it as an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. We have a PT available to do workstation review and recomend changes. Since we videotaped a few office and field staff and showed video to all staff including new hires, many ergonomic changes made by office staff and some field. Rate of back injuries and carpal tunnel WAY down, almost nil. Now having 2hr auto safety /defensive driver training to help decrease rear auto accidents as 8 last year.

Links from ANA website of interest:

Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders

ANA Testimony: Ergonomics Standard

http://www.nursingworld.org/gova/federal/legis/testimon/2000/ergomf.htm

ANA Statement Supporting Ergonomic Standard to Prevent Back Injuries

http://www.nursingworld.org/pressrel/1999/st0622.htm

ANA Testimony on OSHA's Proposed Ergonomics Standard 7/13/00

http://www.nursingworld.org/gova/federal/legis/testimon/200/ergokw.htm

NIOSH link

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ergopage.html

boobaby42 · May 11, 2002

When this new standard was introduced to me, I was told that only a policy needed to be in place stating certain possible problems relating to ergonomics and statement of possible solutions. Nothing had to actually be corrected. So that's the policy I created prior to CLIA and it was what they looked for. Not actually the corrective action, just the statement.

Oh, how my back hurts!