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Summary
Health care workers are exposed to many job hazards. These can include :
- Infections
- Needle injuries
- Back injuries
- Allergy-causing substances
- Violence
- Stress
Follow good job safety and injury prevention practices. They can reduce your risk of health problems. Use protective equipment, follow infection control guidelines, learn the right way to lift heavy objects, and find ways to manage stress.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Related Issues
- Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
- Exposure to Stress: Occupational Hazards in Hospitals (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) - PDF
- Hazardous Drugs (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
- Hospital-Wide Hazards: Biological Hazards -- Infectious Diseases (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
- Hospital-Wide Hazards: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
- Hospital-Wide Hazards: Workplace Violence (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
- List of Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings, 2016 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Questions about Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (Food and Drug Administration)
- Recommended Vaccines for Healthcare Workers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention for Healthcare Workers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF Also in Spanish
- Surgical Suite (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
Specifics
- Hepatitis B Vaccination Protection (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) - PDF
- Occupational Exposure to HIV: Advice for Health Care Workers (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish
- Safe Patient Handling (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
Statistics and Research
- HIV Occupational Transmission (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Worker Safety in Hospitals (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Cross Infection
(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Infection Control
(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Occupational Exposure
(National Institutes of Health)
Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Global, regional and country-specific burden of larynx cancer due to occupational...
- Article: Exposure Time Dependence of Operators' Head Entrance Air Kerma in Interventional...
- Article: The mediating role of safety behavior in the relationship between safety...
- Occupational Health for Health Care Providers -- see more articles
Patient Handouts
- Personal protective equipment (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
The information on this site should not be used as a substitute for professional medical care or advice. Contact a health care provider if you have questions about your health.