Hospital workers face much lower rates of workplace injury and illness than other hazardous jobs like construction and manufacturing. T or F

What term refers to documents that give information about the occupational safety for the use of a certain product?

You need to take extreme care when moving and transporting a patient, as you can hurt yourself, or others, if the patient is not secured and you are not using correct body mechanics. T or F

Helmets, goggles and clothing designed to protect the wearer from harm are also known as:

RACE is the acronym that is used to help people remember what to do in a fire. What does the “R” stand for?

The ultimate goal of root cause analysis is to prevent _____, making this an integral part of the safety planning for an organization.

What kind of team practices their procedures to prepare for any contamination problem like a toxic or chemical gas spill or highly contagious disease outbreak?

When using root cause analysis, the focus is on _____ the mistake happened, keeping in mind that most problems have more than one root cause.

The penalties for covering up a mistake in healthcare are often much lighter than any penalties for reporting a mistake that has been made. T or F

To practice proper alignment and posture, keep your back straight and do not lift by bending your back but rather by bending your:

The SDS can be in a binder or in a digital format, but it must be readily accessible. T or F

To correctly identify patients, healthcare workers are now required to use _____ piece(s) of information to identify each and every patient.

What term refers to a structured method to analyze and respond to adverse events?