https://www.capacityplus.org/taxonomy/term/366/all en https://www.capacityplus.org/occupational-safety-health-worker-productivity <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-authoring-information"><div class="field field-type-text field-field-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Author&#039;s name:&nbsp;</div> Rachel Deussom, Wanda Jaskiewicz, Elizabeth Adams, and Kate Tulenko </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-publication-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">August 2012 (All day)</span> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-resource"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file"><img class="filefield-icon field-icon-application-pdf" alt="application/pdf icon" src="https://www.capacityplus.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png" /><a href="https://www.capacityplus.org/files/resources/ensuring-positive-practice-environment-occupational-safety-health-worker-productivity.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=1057614" title="ensuring-positive-practice-environment-occupational-safety-health-worker-productivity.pdf">CapacityPlus Technical Brief #4 (PDF)</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-link field-field-link"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="http://www.capacityplus.org/technical-brief-4/">CapacityPlus Technical Brief #4 (Interactive Version)</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>Providing high-quality health care should not be hazardous to the health worker. Health workers are adversely affected by numerous occupational safety and health (OSH) hazards they face on the job. Effective OSH measures contribute to national workforce health and productivity, but only 5%-10% of workers in developing countries have adequate OSH services. This technical brief outlines ways to make health workers’ safety a higher-level policy issue and shows how to create working environments that prioritize occupational health.<br /><br /><em>Access the <a href="http://www.capacityplus.org/technical-brief-4/">interactive version</a> or the <a href="http://www.capacityplus.org/files/resources/ensuring-positive-practice-environment-occupational-safety-health-worker-productivity.pdf">PDF</a>. Also read the related <a href="http://www.capacityplus.org/new-publication-spotlight-ensuring-positive-practice-environment">news</a> and <a href="http://www.capacityplus.org/saving-lives-shouldnt-mean-you-risk-your-own">blog post</a>. If you have any questions or feedback, please <a href="http://www.capacityplus.org/contact">contact us</a>.</em><br />&nbsp;</p> Health Workers Occupational Safety Positive Practice Environment Productivity Productivity Technical Briefs Workforce Effectiveness Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:04:04 +0000 Sarah Dwyer 821 at https://www.capacityplus.org