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AN20210422-122 Final
AN20210422-122 Final
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Awareness is key when it comes to the personal safety of women knowing the
appropriate procedures and protocols to implement determines whether you will achieve your
organizational objectives. One way of achieving this would be to have educational workshops on
a regularly for the staff members and the individuals who are under their care and supervision.
Ongoing assessments are vital for the continuous improvement of personal safety standards.
Improved knowledge of the personal safety needs of an elderly woman leads to fewer
risks to the patients in their charge. This includes the monitoring of poor health practices by staff
There are several benefits of personal safety training one is that they significantly
mitigate safety risks. Training can help identify unique risks in parts of the organization and with
that knowledge in hand protocols can be improved and strengthened in the long run. Providing
medical care and services requires even greater scope on risks and hazards. In this public service
announcement, the core idea is to highlight the benefits of training and integration of personal
safety procedures and taking certain aspects of occupational health and safety principles for the
elderly woman.
Regarding the personal safety of elderly women, it is essential to understand that with
aging the likelihood of them being exposed to more severe risks whether it may be physical or
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mental. With that knowledge in hand, the responsibility falls on the organization to formulate a
policy that is tailored to an elderly women. Have meetings with the department heads or
managers when conducting assessments into the risks that woman is exposed to. Evaluate
existing protocols and procedures and make changes that strengthen the safety policy.
Take steps to provide information and training where the personal safety of elderly
woman is concerned. The organization can consult experts from the outside to provide new
insights and that can be used to strengthen existing measures. This can be achieved through
seminars and field testing that become part of the working culture to ensure that the best possible
understanding that there are both mental and physical threats that elderly women face and can be
more severe. The facilities that provide care for a woman must be evaluated and checked on a
regular basic stemming from workplace hazards to workstation hazards as well. This can be
achieved by eliminating hazards through a risk assessment, for instance, remove trip hazards
such as low tables, area rugs, and poor seating arrangements to name a few.
Make use of technology to also mitigate certain risks as many tools exist that help
provides medical assistance. Even if the elderly do face certain challenges when using new tools
presented to them. One such device is a medical alert device or wearable device; they should
have easy-access buttons to call for emergency assistance and can be connected to cellular
devices. To summarize the main idea behind training and implementation is that its paramount to
understand that elderly woman faces many challenges as they age. Applying principles of health
and safety to ensure that the organization continuously improves the care that they provide where
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