Abstract
This paper aims to discussion on the application of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 45001 in hospitals. With the spread of COVID-19 globalization, the occupational health and safety problems of many medical staff have become international commonalities. There are a lot of articles talking about how to protect medical staff, including World Health Organization (WHO), however most of them are focus on the details, which lack of system methodology and standardized model. By analyzing the Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) risks faced by medical staff during the COVID-19, the importance of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 45001 application in hospital industry is put forward. Firstly, the paper adopt a theoretical foundation by which or through which hospital can better manage medical staff’s occupational health and safety risks and improve their overall performance. Secondly, this paper uses Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) model to hospitals, which provides a framework for hospital to plan what they need to do. Thirdly, from the ISO 45001 perspectives to explore how to solve the current occupational health problems faced by medical staff and adopt relevant programs to protect occupational health and safety of medical staff, thus promoting the healthy and sustainable development of individuals and hospitals. Findings-ISO 45001 can plays an important role in the occupational health and safety of medical staff. It is of great and urgent to instruct hospitals how to scientifically and effectively identify hazards (COVID-19), evaluate their risks and take corresponding prevention and control measures. Therefore it can promote the health and well-being of medical staff. The occupational health and safety management of medical staff in hospitals is also a concrete manifestation of their active fulfillment of social responsibilities. Originality/value: This paper offers an standardized angle to address the risks of occupational health and safety of medical staff during the spread of COVID-19. As for the application of ISO 45001, this paper provides some suggestions based on china’s practice and experience, which through the angles of theoretical research methods include high level structure, Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) model and man, machine, material, Method, Environment (4M1E) model.
Highlights
Infectious diseases have been the biggest killer of human life
As of 15 April, 2020, there is 26,672 and 15,000 medical staff in Spain and Italy alone had been infected with COVID-19, this is more than the total number of available global data published by World Health Organization (WHO), which means that the true number of COVID-19 infected medical staff worldwide will increase significantly
The leadership of the hospital should be aware of the danger of occupational exposure, pay more attention to it and protect the occupational health and safety of medical staff
Summary
Infectious diseases have been the biggest killer of human life. The Spanish flu outbreak of 1918, which killed between 25 million and 40 million people. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by SARS-CoV-2, a newly emergent coronavirus, that was first recognized in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. As of May 1, 2020, there have been more than 3.2 million confirmed COVID19 cases and more than 230,000 deaths worldwide. As of April 8, 2020, there are 22,073 medical staff in 52 countries were confirmed infected with COVID-19, according to the WHO's daily outbreak report. The International Council of Nurses (ICN) said in a statement that COVID-19 is infected with at least 90,000 medical staff worldwide. Available data collected by the Council show that 6% of confirmed COVID-19 cases are medical staff. The number of COVID-19 cases globally is more than 3.5 million, which means the number of infected medical staff likely to reach 210,000 (Li, 2020)
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