Environmental Hazards (SLP 3)

Back injuries and blood/body fluid

In this SLP, you will be a health and safety manager in an oil and gas manufacturing facility with multiple occupational hazards. 

In the facility, there have been many worker's compensation claims for back injuries and chronic back pain. Also, there has recently been a concern for exposure to biological hazards when accidents occur and there is potential for exposure to blood or body fluid. 

1. Identify ergonomic hazards to which workers may be exposed, particularly the ones leading to back injury, and design a plan to address this concern and prevent future injuries.
2. Design a plan to prevent exposure to biological hazards in your workforce.

SLP Assignment Expectations

Use information from your module readings/articles as well as appropriate research to support your paper.

Length:  4-5 pages long, APA format, scholarly sources required

Useful Resources: (use at least one)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2018). Ergonomics and musculoskeletal disorders. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/ergonomics/

Keyserling, W. M. (2011). Section IV.27: Occupational ergonomics: Promoting safety and health through work design. In Levy, B. S., Wegman, D. H., Baron, S. L., & Sokas, R. K. (Eds.). In Occupational and environmental health: Recognizing and preventing disease and injury (6th ed., pp. 591-603). New York: Oxford University Press.

Montano, D. (2014). Chemical and biological work-related risks across occupations in Europe: A review. Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 9: 28-41.