Health Hazards at Work Place: Application of WHO Modal with Literature Review

Abstract

Nursing profession is full of hazards. Health care worker faced all kind of hazards including biological, non-biological hazards, physical environmental, electrical, chemical hazards. A health care professional are at risk of these hazards. Among physical hazards back pain is more common. WHO provide a modal in 2010 for healthy work place. There are four avenues of this modal are: The physical work environment 2. The psychosocial work environment 3. Personal health resources in the workplace 4. Enterprise community involvement. There are many reasons for these hazards like Poor work organization, lack of awareness and competency of dealing with the equipment, heavy work load, lack of proper rest, poor diet, strict manager. Sufficient literature review is given for these hazards and their managements. In this study we discuss what are common hazards that are faced by health care worker and how they control.

Prevalence and Determinants of Work-Related Injuries Among Healthcare Workers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

“…Healthcare workers (HCWs) encompass direct care providers such as physicians, pharmacists, laboratory technicians, and nurses, as well as indirect providers like healthcare administrators [ 1 ]. Work-related injuries (WRIs), for the purpose of this study, refer to self-reported injuries from incidental incidents in the past six months, including needle sticks, splashes to the face, wounds, contact with contaminated substances in the eyes or mouth, falls, rashes on the skin, burns, back injuries, electrical shocks, mechanical injuries, and other types of injuries [ 2 ].…”

“…Work-related injuries (WRIs), for the purpose of this study, refer to self-reported injuries from incidental incidents in the past six months, including needle sticks, splashes to the face, wounds, contact with contaminated substances in the eyes or mouth, falls, rashes on the skin, burns, back injuries, electrical shocks, mechanical injuries, and other types of injuries [ 2 ]. HCWs face various health hazards at work, including biological, chemical, physical, and psychological hazards, affecting up to 50% of them [ 1 ].…”