Workers in Nursing Homes Regularly Experience a Number of Physical

question 29

Multiple Choice

Workers in nursing homes regularly experience a number of physical and psychological health and safety issues. Incidents can involve twisting and/or lifting injuries, contact with viruses and bacteria, as well as stress-related illnesses from dealing with very sick and dying patients. At Restwell Manor there are 80 employees who work an average of 6 hours per day for 250 days a year. In the past year, the employer reported a total of 8 injuries for a total lost time of 50 days.
-What is the common denominator in the equations that you would use to calculate the injury frequency and severity rates for Restwell Manor?

• A)average hours worked
• B)total hours worked
• C)average time off work
• D)total time off work

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