Injury Prevention

The goal of the Safety Program is to ensure a safe, comfortable and injury-free work environment for all employees by providing them with the knowledge and awareness necessary to remain safe throughout the course of daily work activities. 

The Office of Environmental Health & Safety is dedicated to promote employee safety by providing the following Injury Prevention and Ergonomic services:

• Create and deliver customized departmental and hospital-wide injury prevention training,
• Conduct ergonomic assessments and education to reduce risk of repetitive stress injuries
• Perform hazard assessments to determine risk levels of job tasks
• Assist departments in recommending safe and effective equipment and workspace design
• Provide departments with statistical injury data and develop recommendations to reduce losses.
• Investigate accidents and near misses and develop recommendations to prevent recurrence
• Develop safe policies & procedures in compliance with regulatory agencies and management best practices