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

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

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

• Safe patient handling and mobility

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

• Health care safe patient handling

• Hospital eTool

• Nursing homes and personal care facilities

• Safe patient handling program checklist

• Worker safety in hospitals

Additional resources

American Nurses Association (ANA)

• Safe patient handling and mobility

• Video – ANA presents safe patient handling and mobility

Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare

• Beyond getting started:  A resource guide for implementing a safe patient handling program in the acute care setting

Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)

• Guidance statement:  Safe patient handling and movement in the perioperative setting

• Outpatient Surgery, a division of AORN – Safety:  Help with heavy lifting

American Physical Therapy Association

• Safe patient handling and movement

Association of Rehabilitation Nurses

• Differential effectiveness of the Minnesota Safe Patient Handling Act by health care setting:  An exploratory study

• Safe patient handling and mobility

Healthcare Architects

• A patient handling and movement needs assessment toolkit

The Joint Commission

• OSHA and worker safety:  Handling with care; practicing safe patient handling

National Public Radio

• Audio – Injured nurses special series

Oregon OSHA

• Safe patient handling in health care

TedXSVSU

• Video – Margaret Arnold:  Because people matter

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Public Health

• Safe patient handling and mobility

University of California, San Francisco

• Safe patient handling and mobility

Washington State Department of Labor and Industries

• Video – The caretaker crisis:  Investigating work-related injuries in health care