Workplace Safety – Of Utmost Importance
Hospitals are some of the most dangerous places to work in due to the close proximity to infectious waste and bio hazards. Such environments are governed by rules established by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration which defines all required protection and equipment needed by people who work in such environments for their welfare. Recent studies that hospital cleaning chemicals and disinfectants are very hazardous to the health not only of the patient but to the staff themselves who may be using them in the performance of their duties. The strong nature of these cleaners that makes them good disinfection agents also makes them very dangerous to ones health. The OSHA requires hospitals to provide proper protection such as glovesm overalls and face masks and breathing apparatus for people who work to clean the many parts of the hospital so they do not get exposed to pathogens, biohazards and now these dangerous cleaning chemicals.Safety of the worker should always be the first priority and one should report needs that have to be addressed if not reported to the OSHA for poper action.