Hospital Occupational Safety and Health Risk Assessment
Behzad Saranjam, Leila Naghizadeh, Elnaz Rahimi, Mozhgan Etemad, Bahram Kouhnavard, Zeinab Mosavianasl, Amin Babaei Pouya
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ABSTRACT
Background: Safety in hospitals is
highly important for economic, human, and ethical viewpoints. Risk management
in hospitals is a measure to lower the risk and frequency of preventable accidents.
Aim: To
assess occupational safety and health risks in educational hospitals using the HOSHRA
index in 2019.
Methods: The study was carried
out using a cross-sectional method in 24 wards of four Ardabil-based
educational hospitals in 2019. The data were collected using the HOSHRA
checklist and analyzed using the recommended formulas.
Results: The highest obtained
score in the physical factors field was for radiation subgroup and the lowest
score was for chemical factors. The scores of chemical, ergonomic, psychological,
physical, and biological hazards were at moderate level.
Conclusion: The highest level of
safety level in the hospitals under study was in the physical factors field and
in radiation subgroup and the lowest safety level was with chemical hazards. The
assessment of chemical, ergonomic, psychological, physical, and biological
risks showed that the risk level was not acceptable and further modifications
were needed in the future.
Keywords: occupational safety and health, hospitals, HOSHRA method
ABSTRACT
Background: Safety in hospitals is
highly important for economic, human, and ethical viewpoints. Risk management
in hospitals is a measure to lower the risk and frequency of preventable accidents.
Aim: To
assess occupational safety and health risks in educational hospitals using the HOSHRA
index in 2019.
Methods: The study was carried
out using a cross-sectional method in 24 wards of four Ardabil-based
educational hospitals in 2019. The data were collected using the HOSHRA
checklist and analyzed using the recommended formulas.
Results: The highest obtained
score in the physical factors field was for radiation subgroup and the lowest
score was for chemical factors. The scores of chemical, ergonomic, psychological,
physical, and biological hazards were at moderate level.
Conclusion: The highest level of
safety level in the hospitals under study was in the physical factors field and
in radiation subgroup and the lowest safety level was with chemical hazards. The
assessment of chemical, ergonomic, psychological, physical, and biological
risks showed that the risk level was not acceptable and further modifications
were needed in the future.
Keywords: occupational safety and health, hospitals, HOSHRA method