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Flower Power Reduces Injuries
This team reduced the risk of trips and falls by identifying the safest spot for rolling chairs in exam rooms.
- Keeping workers safe and healthy means they can be there for their patients, families and communities.
- Placing a flower-shaped decal on the floor to indicate where to place rolling chairs in exam rooms
Team Works Out New Gym
This UBT went from meetings with a handful of representatives to including the entire team, which helped it complete a major project.
- Getting everyone involved in team projects leads to improved results and more buy-in from UBT members.
- Including the entire department in UBT meetings, projects and decisions
Stretch to Workplace Safety
Materials Management team drastically reduced workplace injuries when it involved the whole team in healthy prevention strategies, including start-of-shift stretches.
- On-the-job injuries are preventable and costly.
- Adding a stretch routine to daily morning huddles
Stretching to Reduce Injuries
Couriers reduced workplace injuries after the team created a daily stretching routine and discussed proper lifting and pushing techniques.
- Creating a safer environment can lead to fewer workplace injuries.
- Establishing a regular stretching before deliveries
Challenge Your Workers to Be Safe
This region reduced workplace injuries by proactively identifying hazards and finding fun ways to raise awareness.
- Because practicing workplace safety is everyone’s best interest.
- Identifying and solving safety hazards
Safety’s Secret Ingredient
The Ambulatory Care Pharmacy team achieved 3 ½ years without a workplace injury by training staff as ergonomic assessors and implementing peer safety rounds.
- The department’s strong speaking-up culture helps team members address problems quickly.
- Training staff members as ergonomic assessors and developing peer safety rounds
Needle-Stick Injuries Drop to 0
Surgery team creates safe way to pass sharps to each other and reinforces messaging with fliers.
- Reducing needle-stick injuries protects our employees and ensures they are ready and able to care for our members.
- Creating a “Pass Free Zone” to discourage team members from directly handing needles and other sharp objects to each other
A Drop in Patient-Lifting Injuries
No staff injuries related to patient handling for 140 days thanks to signs, better communication.
- Absences, stress and worker’s compensation claims decreased when patient-handling injuries were reduced to zero in 140 days, down from two to four per quarter.
- Used signs to visually remind to nurses and other staff about the importance of working safely.