Work Site Injury

|Explain how to create a safe and suitable environment for practitioners and clients | |Every organisation should have specific safety policies and plans tailored to their business and work environment, depending on| |what type of safety issues are relevant. By training all employees thoroughly in the safety policies, the organisation can | |ensure that an environment or situation is safe for all. Additionally, seeking the involvement of staff in drawing up plans or | |adding to them is an excellent way to obtain “buy in” and maintain compliance. | |When practitioners meet

If you are injured on the job, you may be eligible for workers' compensation. For a long term injury, you may be eligible for disability, but in either case, it usually ends with this type of payment. However, there are certain situations when you may be able to file a lawsuit because of your injury. The following are four of these possible situations.

FREQUENTLY, I PERFORMED ROUTINE DAILY SAFETY TAILGATE MEETINGS WITH COLLEAGUES TO IDENTIFY AND INCREASE THE AWARENESS OF ANY POTENTIAL JOB HAZARDS ALONG WITH DEVELOPING A CORRECTIVE PLAN. THEN, COLLABORATIVELY WE WOULD

Work in a safe manner in which you do not endanger yourself or other employees

Safety in the workplace is a rather large and very important topic. In these days of lawsuits, large insurance premiums, and malpractice, people are concerned about safety, if not for the humanitarian reasons, then for the monetary ones, the "bottom line." That's what it all comes down to, the 'mighty' dollar. In my research I attempted to address a side of safety in the workplace that I feel is often overlooked, namely, the worker's attitudes towards safety. I will concentrate on the workers who do not always follow the rules and guidelines that have been instituted for their own benefit.

Safety is very important and should not be overlooked because ignoring it can cost you in the long run. It is vital to plan and test the safety procedures that are to be used in a new structure. Safety should always be a priority in the work area. You should always have a plan in place in case something was to happen unexpectedly. The Safety Plan should follow the rules that are set down by OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration). OSHA is the government organization that regulates the issues surrounding workplace safety. All workers should be familiar with all regulations prior to beginning a new job. Each company has their own safety guidelines to follow so

DOI: 6/16/2015. Patient is a 61-year-old female quality control who sustained a work-related injury to her lower back while lifting a box. MRI of the lumbar spine dated 8/13/15 revealed mild levoscoliosis; multilevel degenerative disc disease with the most significant disease at the levels of L4-5 and L5-S1. Per orthopedic report dated 05/12/16, the patient has recurrent left L5 radiculopathy and left L4-5 posterolateral disc herniation. She reports proceeding with a course of acupuncture therapy. She said that in doing so, she began to have increased left lower extremity symptoms in the lateral thigh and lateral calf associated with numbness and weakness. She reports pain and discomfort with walking, lumbar leg extension and numbness even at night time with lying

Nurses are advocates for not only the patient but the nursing profession as a whole. Although nurses strive to provide optimal high quality care, it does not come without high cost to the healthcare team. “The concept of work ability is related to a worker’s capacity to perform his or her work tasks, given the work demands, his or her health status, and physical mental abilities” (Fischer and Martinez, 2013). High quality care and treatment relies on nursing professionals being able to complete their daily tasks with effective time management and without injury. The demands of the healthcare system are continuously evolving in relation to their being a shortage of nurses and an increase in patient load

During clinical this week, my eyes were opened to the reality of looking at the patient from a holistic perspective. It all started with the concept of my patient having a work-related injury. I often hear about these unfortunate events, however I have never actually cared for an individual who has gone through this, until this week. J.K arrived to the Emergency Department the evening of September 29th. His diagnosis was a bilateral hand crush injury from a mechanical machinery safety fail. My patient suffered various fractures in multiple metacarpal bones of the finger, as well as hand. As a result, they lost function in both hands for a hopefully temporary period of time. He later mentioned the soonest he will be able to return to work would be 3 months at the

DOI: 2/12/2014. The patient is a 67-year-old female janitor who sustained a work-related injury to her bilateral feet, lower extremities, hands, and wrists due to constant walking and cleaning.

It is crucial that each individual working for us does so safely and without the risk of injury. Therefore, we recommend these tips for safe working:

Prior to reading the text, I never considered the work environment to be such a serious public health problem. However, after this week’s assigned reading, I realize the magnitude of this issue. According to the World Health Organization, the context of people’s lives determines their health.1 On average, a person spends 90,000 hours at work over their lifetime and this exposes them to an array of potential nonfatal injuries as well as fatal ones.2 Unfortunately, occupational injuries and illness are overlooked as contributors to the national cost of all disease, injuries and deaths.3 In 2008 more than 5,000 workers died from occupational injuries in the U.S and another 3.5 million sustained nonfatal injuries that same year.4 The direct cost

DOI: 02/11/2016. Patient is a 50-year-old male carpenter who sustained a work-related injury while at work. The patient was subsequently diagnosed with contusion of scalp, initial encounter; and Sprain of other ligament of right ankle, initial encounter. Per medical report dated 4/21/2016, the patient complained of frequent severe pain in the head and lumbar spine that was described as sharp. The headache is associated with dizziness. The patient has completed 12 physical medicine sessions to date and showed significant functional improvement as manifested by increased activities of daily living. The patient was then declared temporarily totally disabled until 6/21/2016. As per progress report dated 6/2/16, the patient complains of frequent

take care to protect their own health and safety and to avoid adversely affecting the health and safety of any other worker.

When spoken about the word safety, it is often associated about how boring or repetitive it is in the modern world yet the Aviation industry. Safety is the freedom from any dangers. It is a word that people should take seriously and should be a preaching word to change any ill practises. In the world of Aviation where mishaps would occur at any given moment, the educated personnel are taught not to ever rely on luck, when it comes to safety. It all comes down to the welfare of the individual, the welfare of the company that associates with the individual and the family of the individual. That is the reason why safety is so critical and is one of the very first things that is taught in every class, job or even at home.