Healthcare Employee Health Nurses Association of New England

SPRING Occupational & Employee health conference 2019

• The Three C's in Workers Compensation, Karen Shea
  
• Ergonomic Risk Facotrs in Industry, Sue Emerson
  
• Lean Thinking/ Operational Excellence, Bisson & Maguire     
  

Regulatory agencies 

professional associations 

• American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN)
  
• Northeast Association of Occupational Health Nurses (NEAOHN) 
• Massachusetts Association of Occupational Health Nurses (MaAOHN)
  
• American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM)
  
• New England College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (NECOEM)
  
• Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare (AOHP)
  

Certification

• American Board for Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. (ABOHN)
  

reference materials & Useful web siteS

All the INLFUENZA information you ever need!

• American Nurses Association 2010-2011 Seasonal Influenza ToolKit
  
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Seasonal Influenza
  
• Cold vs Flu poster
  
• Teaching Children About the Flu
  
• National Council for Aging Care's Guide to the Seasonal Flu for Seniors

Body Fluid EXPOSURES

• Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis - 2001
• Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis - 2005
• Bloodborne Pathogen Standard - OSHA
  

Contaminated SHARPS Injury Prevention

• OSHA: "Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens: Needlestick and Other Sharps Injuries; Final Rule. Jan 18, 2001"
  

• OSHA "Standard Interpretations: Safer Medical Devices Must Be Selected Based on Employee Feedback and Device Effectiveness, not Group Purchasing Organizations" - Nov. 21,2002
• OSHA "Standard Interpretations: Employer's Responsibility to Re-evaluate Engineering Controls, i.e. Safer Needle Devices, at Least Annually"  - Jan. 20, 2004 

EPA New England's Healthcare Home page

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - New England, Healthcare
  

ERGONOMIC Guidance

• OSHA's Ergonomics web page
  

ETHYLENE OXIDE 

• OSHA Small Business Guide for Ethylene Oxide - 2009 
  

HANDWASHING

• Proper Handwashing (science experiment) 

HAZARDOUS DRUGS

• NIOSH Alert on "Preventing Occupational Exposure to Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Facilities"
  
• Medical Surveillance for Health Care Workers Exposed to Hazardous Drugs
  
• Nurses Health – A Survey on Health & Chemical Exposure
  

HEPATITIS

• Hepatitis C (MA Dept. of Public Health)
  

• Hepatitis C - CDC's web page
  

• Hepatitis B - CDC's website
  
• Hepatitis A - CDC's web page  

Infection Control/ Prevention

• Guidelines for Infection Control in Health Care Personnel, 1998
  
• PPE Use in Healthcare Settings - CDC PowerPoint Slides

OSHA Hospital eTool

• OSHA Hospital eTool
  

RESPIRATORY Protection

• OSHA Video - Respiratory Protection of Healthcare workers  
  

SAFETY RESOURCES

• ForkLift Safety
• Senior-Friendly Guide to Medic Alert Systems
  

     Safe Patient Handling Guidance 

• Prevent, Inc. - Safe Patient Handling Program
• National Patient Safety Center  

     Safety in Surgery

• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health workbook
  

SMOKING CESSATION

• Smoking cessation for nurses
  

TOTAL WORKER HEALTH

• Total Worker Health: Integrating Safety and Health to Advance Worker Wellbeing

TUBERCULOSIS

• Tuberculosis Education and Training Resource Guide 2003
  
• Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings, 2005  

VACCINES, Immunizations & Vaccine Information Sheets

• Immunization Information and Vaccine Information Sheets
  
• Immunization of Healthcare Workers - CDC Guidelines
  
• Vaccines - ACIP Recommendations
  
• "The Pink Book" - On-line from the CDC
  
• Guide to Vaccine Contraindications and Precautions
  

VIOLENCE in the Workplace

• More Than Half of Emergency Department Nurses Have Been Physically Assaulted at Work, EHS today, Jul 28, 2009

• Toolkit aimed at curbing violence against ED Nurses - includes resources such as assessment tools, staff education materials, sample policies and research articles and summaries. http://www.ena.org/IENR/ViolenceToolKit/Documents/toolkitpg1.htm
  

• Stop Workplace Violence
  

WELLNESS Program Tools

• CDC's LEAN Works! A Workplace Obesity Prevention Program
  
• WELCOA Wellness Councils of America - Free Resources
• Power Point slides:  "Implementing a 'Best Practice' Wellness Program"  - Bobbie Orsi, MS, RN, CDE
  

WINTER Health & Safety

• CDC - When Working in the Cold, Be Prepared and Be Aware
  
• CDC - The Extreme Cold Prevention Guide 
  
• Be Prepared: Staying Safe and Healthy in Winter Weather
  
• Stay safe in cold weather - NIH

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