[MCOH-EH] lifting heavy linen
Jolene Mitchell
mitchell.jolene7020 at gmail.com
Thu May 9 05:44:12 PDT 2024
Engineer out the issue order and dispense bags that are 1/2 size or sew the
bottom so it provides a handle and permits 1/2 the volume.
Just a thought
Jolene Mitchell, DO Mitchell.jolene7020 at gmail.com C: 502-510-7221
On Wed, May 8, 2024 at 7:40 PM Lesoski, Darryl via MCOH-EH <
mcoh-eh at mylist.net> wrote:
> Here is what we have done (see response from our team below). As you can
> see, I asked for input from our work injury team as I am not aware to most
> of these changes BUT I did know we worked on it within our medical system.
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> Hi Darryl – EVS put signs on all the linen hampers that the bags are to be
> pulled when they are ¾ full. The EVS staff has been trained to either,
> split a heavy bag into two or if it is happening repeatedly in an area, the
> EVS staff has been told to make the Charge on the floor aware and refuse to
> pull that bag until the floor staff has split it into two.
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> I think EVS manager has done an excellent job of empowering her staff to
> speak up if the bags are over-filled and to take personal responsibility of
> their own back safety.
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> I hope you find this useful. Darryl
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> *Darryl Lesoski, MD, MPH, FACOEM*
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> *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] [MCOH-EH] lifting heavy linen
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> Hello-We have had a few back sprain/strains due to nursing departments
> over filling our linen bags. When housekeeping goes to pull the dirty
> linen, they are over filled and some of the linen is wet from the patient
> showering and staff using blankets to soak up the water in the
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> Hello-
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> We have had a few back sprain/strains due to nursing departments over
> filling our linen bags. When housekeeping goes to pull the dirty linen,
> they are over filled and some of the linen is wet from the patient
> showering and staff using blankets to soak up the water in the bathrooms.
> Can you tell me how your facilities handle linen? I am looking into getting
> rid of the hampers and large bags and only offering smaller bags so that
> they can not be filled as full. Does anyone else have any suggestions or
> tips for what you see at your facility?
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> Employee Health
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