Creation of a Safety Culture: Reducing Workplace Injuries in a Rural Hospital Setting

Workplace Health and Safety

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 394-398

  Hooper, Jim ^a   Charney, William ^b  

^a Valley General Hospital   (United States)

^b Washington Dental Service   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; EDUCATION; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFETY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFTING; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WASHINGTON; WORKPLACE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 27744468563     PISSN: 21650799     EISSN: 21650969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/216507990505300905     Document Type: Article

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