Key issues of health and safety for workers in residential aged care: An expert study

Key issues of health and safety for workers in residential aged care: An expert study

IntroductionResidential aged care (RAC) represents a fast-growing sector within Australia's health care system and is characterized by high levels of workplace injury. To better understand this injury problem, this study investigated key informant perspectives concerning sector occupational hea...

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Main Authors:	Liz Seaward, Damian Morgan, Alana Thomson
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:	Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:	aged care OHS worker injury residential aged care worker injury worker health and safety occupational health and safety aged care sector
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1041949/full

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