MNOSHA WSC: Safe patient-handling

Legislation

• Minnesota Statutes 182.6551 Citation

• Minnesota Statutes 182.6552 Definitions

• Minnesota Statutes 182.6553 Safe patient handling program

• Minnesota Statutes 182.6554 Safe patient handling in clinical settings

Sample safe-patient handling programs 

• Sample safe-patient-handling hazard assessment

• Sample safe-patient-handling program for clinics

• Sample safe-patient-handling program for hospitals

• Sample safe-patient-handling program for nursing homes

Training, resources

• Safe patient-handling in long-term care:  A Minnesota update

Minnesota OSHA Workplace Safety Consultation

• Report:  Recommendations for successful safe-patient-handling committees; best practices, suggested activities for skilled nursing care facilities

The Joint Commission

• Improving patient and worker safety:  Opportunities for synergy, collaboration and innovation

National Academy of Sciences – The National Academies Press

• Health care comes home:  The human factors

National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) Holdings Inc.

• Safe lifting programs at long-term care facilities and their impact on workers' compensation costs

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Home healthcare workers:  How to prevent musculoskeletal disorders

• Safe lifting and movement of nursing home residents

U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

• Hospital eTool

• Nursing homes and personal care facilities

  • Ergonomics, patient handling

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 8 Patient Safety Center of Inquiry in Tampa

• Guide:  Ergonomics resource guides

• Guide:  Technology resource guide

• VA Sunshine Healthcare Network:  Safe patient handling and movement