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eTool for Compliance Assistance
E-Tools are independent, electronic training model techniques that are usually employed in building capacities in health and occupational safety. They are user friendly and can therefore be employed by various health professionals. In certain cases, they do not constitute the system’s software bundles. They are complex and use graphical menus that are appealing to the user. The types that employ expert system modules are sustainable as they enhance user interactivity. In this regard, users are able to not only get precise and reliable data but they can also employ the tools to resolve certain questions. E-Tools aid in compliance and are also instrumental in providing guidance that is fundamental for formulation of ideal health programs. Moreover, some tools also provide specific recommendations that define good industry practice. The man examples of e-tools that are instrumental in healthcare include; evacuation plan as well as procedures, ammonia refrigeration, electronic power generation, anthrax and so forth.
With regards to administration, e-tool provides some basic and common safety and health topics that would be good practice for nurses who work in this department. In particular, relative information aids in elucidating the risks that are inherent of the environment. For instance under the safety and health program, it has been concluded that it is essential that the safety and health of workers is paramount to effective management of workers. Thus it addresses the dangers that involved, whether or not there are government standards that require them. It also addresses among other things, computer work stations, employee and employer rights and proper and confidential recordkeeping (Carroll, 2009). Notably, addressing the interplay of these factors enhances effective management and optimal performance.
The eTool is equally important in the central supply segment. The potential risks that are evident in the central supply cannot be overemphasized. This tool offers a comprehensive list of supplies with an intrinsic risk that need to be managed with utmost care in order to avoid any disaster. Among its topics is the review of the potential hazards that may befall a nurse or any other worker when exposed to Ethylene Oxide Gas, Mercury Exposure, Glutaraldehyde, Burns and cuts, Blood borne Pathogens, Hazardous Chemicals (Carroll, 2009). It also discusses the potential harm of slips, trips and falls and addresses latex allergy.
It also addresses the health effects of such exposure and provides possible solutions such as proper ventilation, care, and substitution of more harmful sterilants and other supplies for less harmful ones in the event of an exposure. Then, clinical services address issues on physical therapy, radiology and sonography. Each has its unique risk potential and modes risk management compliance. In light of dietary, it needs to be appreciated that generally, dietary employees perform several lifting, reaching and other various repetitive tasks as part of their job and entails of their duty and therefore the area they work in can create a humongous amount of disorder. All the risk concerning: Ergonomics, Kitchen Equipment, Fire Safety, Hazardous Chemicals, Machine Guarding, Food borne Disease, Slips/Falls, Electrical Safety Infectious Materials.
The workers in the emergency department are particularly at the risk of among other dangers, for exposure to blood and other blood borne pathogens as a result of their immediate and life threatening nature of the emergency treatment. As such, they require precautions when dealing with emergency room situations and other potentially infectious materials. The e-tool for compliance assistance addresses several other issues as concerning Engineering on fire safety, lockouts and tag outs, risk of electric shocks, chemical exposure and the potential risk of diseases and heliport on equipment hazard, noise, debris on helipad and fueling hazards.
With regards to house keeping, the e-tool provides vital information pertaining to contaminated work environments, appropriate disinfectants, contaminated equipment, contaminated laundry, sharps and containers, hazardous chemicals, latex allergy slips, trips and falls. Notably, this information is important for preventing infections that undermine human health. There are several other health hazards and their possible solutions that have been addressed in various other departments such as ICU, laboratories, laundry, pharmacy, surgical suite, healthcare wide hazards, and other healthcare wide hazards.
Summary
At this point, it ca not be disputed that the e-tool is fundamental in building capacities and enhancing human health. As it has come out from the study, relative information is imperative for preventing health related risk in a diverse and potentially infectious nursing environment. E-Tools are interactive and cover a wide range of occupational safety and health topics that are easy to navigate and composed with several graphic illustrations. They make it very easy for anybody to find information about the hazards and their possible solutions that are unique and specific to the work station and location that a nurse is involved in any hospital and a lot more. In addition, the experts behind these eTools are from several alliance programs and industry experts who are involved in the development and ensure the accuracy and applicability of the information provided (ISHN.com, 2010).
References
Carroll, R. (Ed). (2009). Risk Management Handbook for Healthcare Organizations. American Society for Risk Management. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
United States Department of Labor. (2009). Hospital e-tool. Retrieved from HYPERLINK “http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/hospital/index.html” http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/hospital/index.html.
Industrial Safety & Hygiene News. (2010). What on Earth is an eTool. Retrieved from http://www.ishn.com/Articles/Feature_Article/c81fb2732b0c7010VgnVCM100000f932a8c0
