Workplace Hazards for Nurses and Other Healthcare Workers: Promising Practices for Prevention

[Presenter Profiles] (Word doc)

Plenary One - Reporting Occupational Injuries in Healthcare, (Not available online) Musculo-skeletal Injuries (PDF), Workplace Violence (Not available online)

Plenary Two – The Culture of  Nursing (PowerPoint)

Breakout – Preventing Latex Allergies (PowerPoint)

Breakout -  Preventing Workplace Asthma – consider the cleaning products (PowerPoint)

Breakout – Preventing Injuries in Home Care Settings (PowerPoint)

Breakout – Preventing Needlestick Injuries in Acute Care Settings (PowerPoint)

[Presenter Profiles] (Word doc)

Plenary – Infectious Diseases and Nurses (PowerPoint)

Breakout – Protecting Staff through Pandemic Flu Planning (PowerPoint)

Breakout – Preventing Workplace Violence (Not available online)

Breakout – Preventing  Infectious Disease Transmission (PowerPoint)

Breakout – Preventing Exposure to Hazardous Drugs (PowerPoint)

OSHA Poster – available at www.us.gov/OSHA

MNA Model Contract Language for Health and Safety – available by contacting eviebain@mnarn.org

Related MNA Position Statements:

• Latex Allergy
• On Call and Extended Work Hours
• Safe Patient Handling
• Workplace Violence