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... and payers have historically paid little attention to the health and safety issues of health care workers. Safety professionals have much to offer by applying well-tested tools and methods to improve safety performance - and it is in their personal interest to do so. This paper seeks to describe some...

... Introduction Latex gloves have proved effective in preventing transmission of many infectious diseases to health care workers. Eliminating exposure to latex products in a healthcare industry is a major challenge because numerous medical products and equipment contain latex derivatives...

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... "Two of my good friends, who are top critical care nurses, can no longer work in that area because of back injuries. We can't afford to lose them." - Nurse Practioner at a large medical center. Retention [and recruitment] of health care workers for most health care organizations has become...

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... increased since the late 1980s. The recognition of HIV infection and the institution of universal precautions to prevent the spread of infection between patients and health care workers was a major impetus for increased glove usage. This period of increased glove usage has been marked by increasing...