OSHA Chief Urges Hospitals To Embrace Safe Patient Handling

July 31, 2015 at 10:37 AM
OSHA chief David Michaels flagged ergonomics concerns in health care settings as a widening focus for the agency, urging hospitals to conceptually support safe patient handling programs. Michaels called on hospitals to develop such programs as OSHA ramps up an ergonomics emphasis in health care inspections, with an eye toward using the OSH Act general duty clause in some. Michaels also emphasized potential returns on investment in safer handling measures. “Safe patient handling programs can prevent back injuries and other...


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