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Occupational Health DisparitiesOutputs: PublicationsSelected PublicationsSafe Lifting and Movement of Nursing
Home Residents This document outlines the risks involved in movement of patients in a long term care facility as well as the costs and benefits of implementing a safe-lifting program. Common questions about adoption of safe-lifting technology by staff and patients, suggestions for written facility policy and procedures, and training are answered. Black non-Hispanic workers are over represented in the Nursing and Residential Care Facilities [(827-829) NAICS 623] workforce. Approximately 9.8% of all workers are black compared to 21.2% of those working in nursing and residential care facilities. This is equally true for males and females (8.4% versus 20.8% for males, and 11.3% versus 21.3% in total workforce versus nursing and residential care, respectively). Asian and American Indian Alaska Natives are similarly represented in all industries versus nursing and residential care industry (http://www.census.gov/eeo2000/ Accessed 10/27/2006). Simple Solutions: Ergonomics for Farm Workers This document has become a new model for other NIOSH documents. Because of the success of this document, NIOSH plans to develop another similar publication for construction workers. Other NIOSH researchers have mentioned that they would like to use the same format for additional health problems among other worker populations, e.g., Simple Solutions: Lead Avoidance for Constructions Workers. The document is truly outstanding and will be well used by the agricultural community for the application of engineering solutions to MSDs. |
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