Category: Healthcare Ergonomics

See Ron Porter at ASSE’s Safety 2015 Conference Ron will be speaking in Dallas Texas on June 9, 4:30-5:30 For the ninth consecutive year, Back School Director, Ron Porter, will be speaking at the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) conference, Safety 2015. This year Ron will be tackling Ergonomics Strategies for Healthcare Workers. HealthcareContinue reading

Hospitals are complex systems relying on an extremely diverse group of occupations, many of which are physically demanding.  So, hospital employees can be at particularly high risk for development of Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WRMSD’s).  Injuries among Healthcare Workers rank among the highest by industry according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

What are the most effective interventions to prevent back injury at work?  A paper by Dawson et al (2007) looked at 51 papers to determine this.  Of the papers reviewed, only 20 met their selection criteria.  The study cohorts consisted of nurses, nursing aides, student nurses, and at times a combination of nurse categories. InterventionsContinue reading