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Occupational Hazards in Long Term Care
Nursing Home eTool
Today nursing homes and residential care facilities employ approximately
2.8 million workers at 21,000 work sites. Many nursing home tasks require
considerable lifting and other strenuous physical labor. Historically the injury rate for
workers in these facilities is double the injury rate for all full time workers
in other occupations. This eTool* is
designed to assist employers and employees in identifying and controlling the
hazards associated with nursing homes and residential care facilities.
This eTool addresses the following topics:
*eTools are "stand-alone," illustrated, Web-based
training tools on occupational safety and health topics. As indicated in the
disclaimer,
eTools do not create new OSHA requirements.
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