 
NEW health and
safety materials
Fact Sheets
- PEF’s Health
and Safety Department’s Resource & Training
Guide
- Accident and Injury Prevention
- Safety and Ergonomic Hazards on Office Work
- Indoor Environmental Quality
Booklets
- OSHA/PESH Training
Requirements
- OSHA/PESH Record-Keeping and Reporting Requirements
- OSHA/PESH Standards
- Guide to Patient Handling Equipment
- Needlestick Injury Prevention Solutions
Members may request copies by calling 1-800-342-4306 ext.
254 or sending an e-mail to dthomson@pef.org.
Fact
sheets, booklets now available
New
publications focus on workplace health and safety
By DEBORAH A. MILES
PEF’s Health and Safety Department has produced
several publications to assist employees in identifying
and controlling workplace hazards. Among the most popular
are three fact sheets. One describes how to establish a
health and safety program, another addresses indoor
environmental problems and there’s one that offers
tips on avoiding hazards in the office.
For example, the accident and injury prevention fact
sheet says falls are the most common office accident. The
new fact sheet describes the conditions that lead to most
falls, and ways to prevent them. It also addresses
strains and back injuries, and covers a dozen topics
including emergency preparedness.
“These materials and others were produced to help us
reach our goal to achieve safe and healthy environments
in all PEF- represented worksites,” said Jonathan
Rosen, PEF’s director of health and safety.
“This goal is attainable with effort and
involvement. An active health and safety committee is the
cornerstone of an effective prevention program.”
Lifting with ease
For members who work in a health care setting, a new
booklet called Patient Handling Solutions describes
cutting-edge products designed to reduce back strain
caused by lifting patients.
“This directory is designed to provide your
facility’s ergonomics or health and safety committee
with the most up-to-date information about
patient-handling equipment options,” said Ross
Aronson, PEF’s Health and Safety Committee chair.
“It can also put you in contact with state vendors
who can demonstrate the equipment.
“Good equipment is simply one component of a good
ergonomics program.”
Essential computer posture
Ergonomics is the buzzword in office settings these days.
The daily use of computers has resulted in health
problems for workers. Many suffer from carpal tunnel
syndrome. Others experience symptoms ranging from
headaches and vision problems to cramps in the legs and
feet.
The participant’s guide for video display terminals
and office ergonomics gives complete guidelines for
selecting and adjusting a computer workstation and ways
to eliminate body stress from computer use.
“There is enormous interest in office
ergonomics,” said Aronson. “We can provide
workshops on this topic, as well as on worker’s
compensation — another topic our members deem
important.”
Partial funding for these materials came from a state
Department of Labor grant and through PEF Membership
Benefits. The new materials will be available on the PEF
Web site, www.pef.org, in November.
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