Workplace Safety Consultation -- Industry best-practices
Health care industry
Ceiling-mounted life system reduces common staff-injuries when lifting and moving residents
To eliminate the need for transferring residents to an additional lift and to better use the existing ceiling-mounted lift system, door thresholds were modified to allow the lift's track to access adjoining rooms.
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Door thresholds were modified to allow a ceiling-mounted lift system to easily access other rooms. |
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