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Laundry Safety
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Session ObjectivesIdentify laundry hazards
Prevent exposure to infectious materials
Avoid MSDs
Prevent heat stress
Take precautions against slips, trips, and falls
Avoid harmful exposures to other safety and health hazards
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Prequiz:True or False?
You only have to worry about a few hazards working in the laundry.
There’s not much you can do to protect yourself from heat stress.
When you lift a heavy object, you should use your leg muscles to power the lift.
You don’t need any special protection when bagging or sorting laundry.
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Laundry Hazards• Bloodborne pathogens
• Back injuries
• Heat stress
• Slips, trips, and falls
• Skin irritation
• Burns
• Noise
• Machine hazards
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Bloodborne Pathogens
Universal precautions—Treat all laundry contaminated with blood, urine, or other potentially infectious materials as if it is infectious.
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• Always use universal precautions
• Wear gloves
• Report contact with blood
Bloodborne Pathogens (cont.)
• Always use universal precautions
• Wear gloves
• Report contact with blood
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Bagging Contaminated Laundry• Wear gloves
• Bag where used
• Use leakproof bags
• Use biohazard bags or labels
• Don’t hold bags close to body
• Always assume sharps are present
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• Wear gloves
• Don’t sort or rinse where used
• Keep separate from other laundry
• Handle as little as possible
Sorting and Washing Contaminated Laundry
Photo courtesy of Globalindustrial.com
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Sorting and Washing Contaminated Laundry (cont.)
• Watch out for sharps
• Keep out of clean areas
• Use appropriate cycles
• Wash hands thoroughly
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Preventing MSDs• Avoid awkward reaching
• Keep work waist high
• Squat—don’t bend
• Support your back
• Turn—don’t twist
• Keep back straight
• Take short stretch breaks
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Safe LiftingSafe Lifting
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Squat down
Keep back straight
Lift with legs
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Which of the following is a laundry hazard?
Slips and falls
Bloodborne pathogens
Heat
MSDs
Laundry products
Machines
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Do you understand:
• Laundry hazards?
• Universal precautions?
• Safe procedures for handling contaminated laundry?
• MSD risks and prevention?
• Safe lifting technique?
ReviewDo you understand:
• Laundry hazards?
• Universal precautions?
• Safe procedures for handling contaminated laundry?
• MSD risks and prevention?
• Safe lifting technique?
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Heat Stress• Heat fatigue
• Heat rash
• Fainting
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Heat Stress (cont.)
• Heat exhaustion
• Heatstroke
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6 Ways to PreventHeat Stress• Acclimate
• Dress light
• Drink lots
• Use ventilation
• Pace yourself
• Take breaks in a cool place
• Don’t take salt tablets
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Slips, Trips, and Falls• Keep floors dry
• Wear the right shoes
• Stand on mats
• Be careful on wet surfaces
• Clean up spills
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Slips, Trips, and Falls (cont.)
• Pick up fallen objects
• Watch where you’re going
• Don’t block walkways
• Make sure you can see over loads
• Use a ladder or stepstool
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Skin Protection• Irritation
• Burns
• MSDS
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Sound• Loud sound can cause
hearing damage
• Symptoms:• Ringing in ears
• Trouble hearing people, TV
• Trouble hearing certain sounds
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Machines
• Loading and unloading
• Machine guards
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Water
Match hazards to precautions below.
Wet floors
Sound
Machine Injury
Skin irritation
Heat Stress
Nonslip shoes
Earplugs
Gloves
Machine guards
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Do you understand:
• Heat stress and how to prevent it?
• Slip, trip, and fall hazards and prevention?
• Skin protection?
• Sound hazards and hearing protection?
• Machine safety?
Do you understand:
• Heat stress and how to prevent it?
• Slip, trip, and fall hazards and prevention?
• Skin protection?
• Sound hazards and hearing protection?
• Machine safety?
Review
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Key Points to Remember
Working in the laundry exposes you to a variety of hazards.
Risks include both safety and health hazards.
Be aware of potential hazards and keep alert to protect your safety and health.
Taking simple precautions can prevent injuries and illness.