Health Care Sector
Key Agency documents relating occupational risks in the health care sector
- Prevention of psychosocial risks and stress at work in practice
This case studies booklet contains examples for an elderly care home and hospitals. Topics covered include stress; violence to staff and improving the planning of shift rotas.
- Safety and Health Good Practice on-line for the Healthcare Sector.
An Agency Fact sheet.
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- Managing New technology in Hospitals
An article about the introduction and use of new technologies in the hospital sector and the occupational safety and health implications. In Agency Magazine 2: Changing World of Work
French, German and Spanish.
- Employability case studies report
Case D1 describes a national initiative to promote the health of health care workers.
- Inventory of socioeconomic costs of work accidents
This report includes a case study on costing the benefits of introducing lifting aids for nurses. See annex2, example4.
