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Related Safety and Health Topics Pages
Training
Other Resources
- Beyond Getting Started: A Resource Guide for Implementing a Safe Patient Handling Program in the Acute Care Setting. OSHA and
the Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare (AOHP) Alliance,
(2006, Summer), 1 MB
PDF, 39 pages.
- Safe
Lifting and Movement of Nursing Home Residents. US Department of Health
and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 2006-117, (2006, February). Highlights the benefits of a safe
resident lifting program. Intended for nursing home owners, administrators,
nurse managers, safety and health professionals and workers who are interested
in establishing this program, the guide also presents a business case for
investing in lifting equipment and training.
- Long-Term Care.
US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services. Provides information relating to Medicaid and Medicare for long-term care facilities throughout the United States.
- VISN 8 Patient
Safety Center of Inquiry, Tampa. US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
- Safe Patient Handling, Patient Life, or Ergonomic Laws and Regulations.
Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), (2008, February 15), 62 KB
PDF, 7 pages. Compilation of current state legislation regarding patient
handling in Hawaii, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Washington, etc.
- Chapter 256,
Safe Patient Handling and Movement Practices. Texas Constitution and Statutes,
Texas Health & Safety Code.
- Hudson, MA. "Texas
passes first law for safe patient handling in
America: landmark legislation protects health-care workers and patients from injury related to manual patient lifting." J
Long Term Eff Med Implants 15.5(2005): 559-66.
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