Creating a safe patient handling program can help reduce injuries and time lost due to injury. Working in healthcare poses many safety concerns, including exposure to illness, physical injury, and ...

Safe patient handling programs help reduce nurse injuries. Working in healthcare poses many safety concerns, including exposure to illness, physical injury, and workplace violence. According to the ...

Hospitals that implement safe patient handling and moving policies may find these practices associated with fewer injuries among health care workers, a small study suggests. Researchers analyzed data ...

The American Nurses Association's Safe Patient Handling and Mobility National Standards Working Group is seeking public comments on it by 5 p.m. EST Nov. 30. Nov 28, 2012 Nov. 30 is the deadline for ...

The four Wisconsin OSHA offices are offering a one-day training conference scheduled for September 9 in Wisconsin Dells, Wis., to advise professional caregivers on how to avoid ergonomic injuries, ...

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Occupational Safety and Health Administration and The Joint Commission sent a letter to hospitals advocating safe handling of drugs, ...

The American Nurses Association announced the release of national standards for safe patient handling and mobility to improve safety for both healthcare workers and patients. The ANA convened an ...

Witnesses at a recent Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee meeting debated a proposed bill that would eliminate manual lifting of patients in healthcare facilities. Speaking to the ...

When thinking of dangerous jobs, fields like construction and manufacturing likely come to mind. But a study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) found that hospital workers actually have a higher ...

In 2011, the American Nurses Association surveyed more than 4,614 nurses and found 62 percent were worried about experiencing a disabling musculoskeletal injury — a fear that surpassed concerns of ...

California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a new bill requiring all California hospitals to have a safe patient handling policy, including “lift teams” trained to move patients using proper lift equipment ...