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1. By
Dr Hatem El Bitar
Egyptian fellowship
Mobile:01005684344
Medical Safety / Osha course

2. ‫المهنية‬ ‫السالمة‬ ‫كورس‬
3‫محاضرات‬
‫من‬ ‫حضور‬ ‫شهادة‬ ‫يمنح‬
‫االكاديمية‬

3. Patient’s Safety
in Health care
System

4. Objectives
Define patient safety
Define and Discuss osha standards
Describe the scope of the problem of errors in health care
discuss safe practices to decrease the medical errors
Discuss National Patient Safety Goals Effective

5. Patient safety : Means
In its simplest form,
patient safety is
“prevention of harm to
patients.”

6. Patient safety : Means
The avoidance and prevention of patient injuries or
adverse events resulting from the processes of health
care delivery.
Or simply means
prevention of harm to patients also health care
workers , visitors and every body came to the medical
facility

8. Failure to
plan
or wrong plan
to
achieve the
aim
Medical errors

9. The basic
principles of
patient safety in
health care
system

10. The basic principles of patient
safety in health care system
1- Create an Environment for Safety
2-Data Analysis
3-Confidentiality
4-Information Sharing
5-Legal Status of Reporting System Information

11. Thank You

12. By
Dr Hatem El Bitar
Egyptian fellowship
Mobile:01005684344

13. Occupational
Safety & Health
Administration

14. Occupational
Safety and
Health
Administration
O
S
H
A
Introduction to OSHA

16. About OSHA
It is part of the United States Department of
Labor
OSHA's administrator answers to the Secretary
of Labor who is part of the US President's
cabinet
Congress passed the Occupational and Safety
Act of 1970 creating OSHA

17. OSHA
Strategies
to Reduce Exposure

18.  These are devices that isolate/remove the
blood borne hazard from the workplace.
These include:
 Hand washing facilities
 Sharps containers
 Biohazard labels
 Eyewash stations
 Self-sheathing needles/syringes
Engineering Controls

19. Work practice controls
(equipment needed to prevent
accidents)

20. Osha Guidance for the
Selection and Use of
Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE)

21. Goal of PPE Use
Improve personnel
safety in the healthcare
environment through
appropriate use of
PPE.

22. Summary
OSHA helps save lives and
prevent injuries
OSHA standards are the
enforceable requirements for
worker safety and health

23. Where to Get OSHA Standards
CD-ROM subscription
through U.S. Government
Printing Office (GPO)
OSHA web site - OSHA
standards, interpretations,
directives (www.osha.gov)

24. Thank You
See you next lecture!