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Radiation Safety
Published in Debbie Peet, Emma Chung, Practical Medical Physics, 2021
Debbie Peet, Elizabeth Davies, Richard Raynor, Alimul Chowdhury
If construction and installation of equipment is / are required, the scientist may need to visit the site to visually inspect the shielding fitted and check the positions of any warning lights and other engineering controls. They may also discuss the operation of the equipment with the installation engineer.
Work stress induced psychological disorders in construction
Published in Imriyas Kamardeen, Work Stress Induced Chronic Diseases in Construction, 2021
Controlling psychosocial hazards in the workplace should follow the same system of hierarchy of control as applied in physical hazard control, which identifies the following hierarchical order of implementation: eliminating psychosocial hazardsminimising risk by applying substitution, isolation or engineering controls in work and workplace designadministrative control of psychosocial hazard through workplace behaviour policies, and procedures and training on stress managementpersonal protective equipment – examples are providing personal distress alarms, equipment to prevent stress caused by environmental factors such as noise or heat.
Employment Law and Occupational Health and Safety
Published in Julie Dickinson, Anne Meyer, Karen J. Huff, Deborah A. Wipf, Elizabeth K. Zorn, Kathy G. Ferrell, Lisa Mancuso, Marjorie Berg Pugatch, Joanne Walker, Karen Wilkinson, Legal Nurse Consulting Principles and Practices, 2019
Kathleen P. Buckheit, Moniaree Parker Jones
Controlling the source of a hazard using an engineering control is the best way to protect employees. Depending on the hazard or workplace conditions, OSHA recommends the use of engineering or work practice controls to manage or eliminate hazards to the greatest extent possible. When engineering, work practice, and administrative controls are not feasible or do not provide sufficient protection from any workplace hazard, employers must provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to their employees and ensure its use (U.S. DOL, OSHA, 2004, p. 4).
COVID-19—from emerging global threat to ongoing pandemic crisis
Published in Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings, 2022
Karen B. Brust, Vinayika Papineni, Cristie Columbus, Alejandro C. Arroliga
The importance of engineering controls cannot be overstated. Simple and often overlooked recommendations include closing the door when it can be done safely as well as housing COVID-19 patients in single rooms when capacity permits. The CDC specifically recommends airborne infection isolation rooms, with negative pressure relative to surrounding rooms/hallways and air exhausted directly to the outdoors, for any COVID-19 patient undergoing an aerosol-generating procedure.42 Unfortunately, the availability of such rooms is limited, and surge capacity has stretched infection prevention efforts. Therefore, dedicated COVID-19 units have been created. As the pandemic continues, optimizing indoor air quality within a variety of settings, including hospitals, should become a priority.
Diverse vaccine platforms safeguarding against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants
Published in Expert Review of Vaccines, 2022
Bhaswati Chatterjee, Suman S. Thakur
Mitigation of COVID-19 transmission can be achieved by personal, administrative and engineering controls. Personal controls include masking, physical distancing, and ensuring proper ventilation, while administrative and engineering controls include proper guidance, educational information, access to clean water and policies for implementing masking and physical distances in dense population and market areas [93]. Further, preventive measures such as appropriate mask-wearing, hand hygiene, physical distancing, promoting respiratory etiquette and frequent cleaning of high touch surfaces in crowded areas can help to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19. Notably, reducing the crowd at public places following occupational safety/health measures, avoiding unnecessary visits, possible remote work, proper ventilation and maximum open-air stay/circulation can help to minimize the exposure and spread of COVID-19. Routine screening, monitoring of the symptom, early diagnosis and quick proper treatments are important to mitigate the COVID-19 [93, 94].
Infection Prevention: 2020 Review and Update for Neurodiagnostic Technologists
Published in The Neurodiagnostic Journal, 2020
Anna M. Bonner, Petra Davidson
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was established by the US Department of Labor in 1971 for the purpose of ensuring safe work environments for all workers in every industry and service in the United States (US). OSHA creates and enforces federal regulations for every workplace known as Codes of Federal Regulation (CFR). The Bloodborne Pathogen (BBP) Standard was first published in 1991 and quickly became enacted in March 1992 to address a wide scope of safety and health standards (OSHA 2012). The BBP Standard is found in 29 CFR 1910.1030 OSHA General Industry Regulations. These regulations are federal laws that apply to all workplaces including industry, manufacturing, service and all health-care workplaces including hospitals (public, private and community), nursing homes, all laboratories and clinics and doctor offices whether inpatient, outpatient, dental, research, public or private. No employer or employee is exempt from OSHA regulations as they are federal laws. OSHA provides inspections and has the authority to cite violations and assign fines for noncompliance to CFR. Fines are based on the type of violation and range from ~$13,000 for a single, serious violation to over $130,000 for willful or repeated violations (OSHA 2019). In the CFR Standard, OSHA defines BBP to include any pathogenic microorganism present in human blood or other potentially infectious material (OPIM) that can infect and cause disease in persons who are exposed to blood containing the pathogen. Engineering controls in the form of actions or measures that isolate or remove the BBP hazard from the workplace are mandated.