title: The process and results of departmental specific safety surveys for health care organizations. Successful program.
abstract: 1. Meeting compliance and accreditation standards can be challenging for any organization, especially in the health care setting. Safety surveys can play a strategic role in proactively preparing for such events. 2. Implementing department specific safety surveys offers a tailored approach to monitoring and addressing the occupational safety issues that occur within each department. 3. Safety surveys are a method for assessing and monitoring the environment and employee training needs, and for driving safety decisions. 4. Safety in the workplace must be a shared and continuous responsibility among employees. A formal safety survey process instilling a culture of responsibility and "buy in" by all employees is necessary.
authors.affiliation: Environmental Services, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Meittunen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meyer
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D016272:Occupational Health; D015279:Organizational Culture; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods*; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States