This website is continually being updated. Please visit the "What's New!" page to see what new items have been added and be sure to visit frequently.
Resources for Building a
Safe Patient Handling Program
This website has been developed to serve as a clearinghouse and ideas bank for issues related to this new safe patient handling law. In March 2006, Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire signed new legislation requiring hospitals to implement a safe patient handling program. In response to ESHB 1672 [RCWs 70.41, 72.23, 51.16, 82.04], the Safe Patient Handling Steering Committee has organized to assist hospitals in implementing a safe, cost effective patient-handling program. This website was developed by the committee for this purpose.
On this page you can access:
Information about the Safe Patient Handling Steering Committee in Washington
Recommendations for how to begin implementation of a safe patient handling program
Tools from the steering committee and participating hospitals around Washington
Resources from other countries and hospitals that have established programs
Recently added items to the website on the What's New page.
We want to hear from you!
This website is maintained by volunteer members of Washington's Safe Patient Handling Steering Committee. We need your help to make sure it is current and contains all necessary information.
If you know of any resources that should be added to the site please email them to the committee. Also, if your hospital has developed any safe patient handling tools or processes that could benefit others trying to get started, we'd like to post it on the website. Please email these resources as well as any questions you may have to the safe patient handling committee: sph@washingtonsafepatienthandling.com.
For questions or comments about this site please contact
Washington's Safe Patient Handling Steering Committee at sph@washingtonsafepatienthandling.com.
The Safe Patient Handling Steering Committee makes no representations or warranties as to the quality, content, nature, or reliability of the information contained in this website, including but not limited to its currency, accuracy, or completeness. You expressly agree that use of this site, including all content or date distributed by, downloaded, or accessed from or through this site, is at your own risk.
