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can make your home safer. To prevent accidental falls, install a second handrail. Also plac-
ing night lights around the home will help when you navigate around the house at night.
Be sure to write down the phone number for poison control in case of an emergency.
Post emergency phone numbers clearly where they can be easily read. Securely lock any
poisonous materials away where children cannot access them. To prevent injuries from
fires make sure the batteries in your smoke detector are working. Replace all batteries and
regularly test the smoke detectors to make sure they are functioning properly.
Check out the Home Safety Council’s webpage atwww.homesafetycouncil.orgfor more
practical and simple advice on how to be hands on home safety.
That’s the Army Today from the soldier media center in Washington. I’m Crystal Park.
Unit 8. Safety orientation nursing
Speaker: Welcome to our great team of professionals. We are proud of our organization
and all of our employees. Today we are going to provide some basic safety information, so
you may better understand your safety responsibilities, and to help you became safer and
healthier employees.
You may not realise it, but you are the most important part of any safety program. Each
individual must make hundreds of independent decisions on a daily basis, that must always
reflect somehow on the well-being of all employees. By using good judgement each indi-
vidual can make your work environment clean, efficient and, of course, safe and healthful.
Regardless of your job, safety is an integral part of your responsibility, which means: no
matter the task you perform, safety must be a vital concern.
Let´s begin with some basics.
The health-care environment can be hazardous to your health if you neglect safety rules,
policies and procedures.
The first step is to learn these policies and procedures, then apply them on a daily basis for
each assigned task. We understand that your work is fast-paced. You are busy, there are
many things to do; but if you maintain a safety attitude, you’ll make the right decision when
the time comes to perform all your jobs safely.
In the health-care industry, back injuries are the major type of injuries. You can prevent
them by learning how your back works, and by using your body correctly to maintain your
back’s three natural curves.
Infection is a risk all health-care providers share, but infection is also a risk to your co-work-
ers and patients. Prevent the spread of infection by following infection control procedures
and techniques, such as frequent washing of your hands, appropriate protected clothing
where required, and avoiding needle sticks.