Hospitals have many unique hazards that can potentially affect the health of employees.
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Introduction

Hospitals have many unique hazards that can potentially affect the health of employees. Exposures to occupational hazards throughout hospital departments are highly variable. These hazards can include those present in an intensive care unit and emergency rooms.

This course discusses some of the common hazards faced by healthcare workers and effective control methods that can be used to minimize exposure to these hazards.

Modules

Click on the link below to access the modules. You can also click on the link at the top of the page.

Please login to your student dashboard to access and download this FREE course PDF studyguide. You can save this study guide to your computer for offline studying, or print the study guide if you prefer.

Course 179 Final Exam

After studying the course material and answering the quiz questions, it is time to take the final exam. We highly recommend answering the module quiz questions to check your understanding of the course material. The final exam questions are typically developed from these quiz questions.

OSHAcademy course final exams are designed to make sure students have gained a sufficient understanding of the content covered within each course. To help demonstrate this understanding, students must achieve a passing score on course final exams. It is OSHAcademy's policy to protect the integrity of our exams: as a result, we do not provide missed questions to students.

This is an open book exam. Students are permitted to use a separate browser window to review course content while taking the exam. If you do not pass a final exam, you will see a "Retake Exam" button next to the course on your student dashboard.

If you have already paid for your certificate

If you have already paid for certificates, your exam score will be displayed on your student dashboard after successfully passing the final exam. If you chose PDF certificates, you can view and print your certificate and personal transcript from your student dashboard. If you chose original printed documents, they will be prepared and mailed to the address in your student account.

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Take the Final Exam

Endnotes

• "Carbonless Paper." Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Retrieved from: https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/hospital/admin/admin.html#CarbonlessPaper
• "ICU Working Space." Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Retrieved from: https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/hospital/icu/icu.html#WorkingSpace
• "Central Supply Burns/Cuts." Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Retrieved from: https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/hospital/central/central.html#burns/cuts
• "Equipment Hazards Physical Therapy." Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Retrieved from: https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/hospital/clinical/pt/pt.html#equi
• "Equipment Hazards ER." Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Retrieved from: https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/hospital/er/er.html#equipmenthazards
• "Equipment Hazards ICU." Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Retrieved from: https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/hospital/icu/icu.html#EquipmentHazards
• "Emergency Department." Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Retrieved from: https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/hospital/er/er.html

Additional Resources

• Carbonless Copy Paper, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention