| Document ID (ISN) | 106217 |
| CIS number |
07-137 |
| Year |
2006 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Title |
Occupational safety and health in action: Retirement homes |
| Original title |
La prévention en action. Les maisons de retraite [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Agence Nationale pour l'Amélioration des Conditions de Travail, 4, quai des Etroits, 69321 Lyon Cedex 05, France, Sep. 2006. 36p. Illus. 22 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.anact.fr/pls/portal/docs/1/19046.PDF [in French]
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| Abstract |
The purpose of this booklet is to offer guidance for the evaluation and prevention of occupational hazards in retirement homes for the elderly. It is aimed at the heads of institutions as well as at workers and their representatives. It addresses the five steps of the prevention approach: preparation; hazard evaluation; definition of the action plan; implementation of the action plan; evaluation of the approach. Appendices include the main French laws and regulations, together with examples of a hazard evaluation checklist and a preventive action programme. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
long-term care facilities; hazard evaluation; plant safety and health organization; health care personnel; social workers |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
responsibilities of employers; legal aspects; safety guides; check lists; France |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
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| Browse category(ies) |
Risk evaluation
Health care services
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