Workplace Hazards for Nurses and Other Healthcare Workers: Promising Practices for Prevention
June 7, 8, 2007
Read About the Event
- MNA and UMass Lowell host east coast’s first workplace hazards conference for nurses
- MNA’s Health & Safety Division shares conference findings
- Comprehensive Conference Notes (PDF)
Presentations from the Conference
Day One |
[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 no longer available) Breakout – Preventing Needlestick Injuries in Acute Care Settings (PowerPoint) |
Day Two |
[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: |