Guidance Document Information
| Title |
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities, Inspection Procedures |
| Document ID |
02-106 |
| Summary |
This directive provides inspection procedures for VOSH personnel for conducting safety and
health inspections in nursing and residential care facilities covered under NAICS codes 6231,
6232 and 6233. The specific hazards being addressed include ergonomic stressors in patient
lifting, bloodborne pathogens, tuberculosis, workplace violence, and slips, trips, and falls.
Nursing and residential care facilities regularly appear on the VOSH General Schedule for
planned inspections and the VOSH Site Specific Targeting list. VOSH may also receive
referrals, employee complaints or First Reports of Injury (FRI) which could result in a First
Report of Injuries and Illnesses Local Emphasis Program (LEP) inspection (See VOSH Program
Directive 14-005B). |
| Effective Date |
6/1/2013 |
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Posted On 7/1/2013
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