Safe Patient Handling in Washington State

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3. Write SPH Policy

4. Assess Risks & Needs

5. Plan for Purchases

6. Evaluate SPH Program

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The Safe Patient Handling
Steering Committee

The goal of the Safe Patient Handling Steering Committee is to assist with and disseminate information about every aspect of the implementation of the new legislation.  Their activities include, but are not limited to, working with hospitals to find the most effective equipment at the best prices and developing a training program to ensure best practices.  In addition, the committee will assist individual organizations where help is most needed.  By working together, the implementation of the law will be streamlined and the cost of putting the law into action reduced.

 
View the list of members on Washington's Safe Patient Handling Steering Committee

                                                                                                                                                                                      

 
 
The Safe Patient Handling Steering Committee consists of representatives from: 

  • Service Employees International Union Local 1199NW
    
  
  • Washington State Nurses Association
  • United Food and Commercial Workers Locals 141 and 21


  • Washington State Hospital Association
    
  
  • Washington State Department of Labor and Industries SHARP Program
    
  
  • Physical and Occupational Therapists, Pharmacists, Social Workers
    
  
  • Hospital Administrators from hospitals across Washington State

 

The committee will be charged with overseeing recommendations for the following:

  • Successful safe patient handling committees

  • Local workplace policy development

  • Local workplace assessment protocols

  • Ensuring hospitals purchase the committee recommended equipment for the best prices

  • Training curriculum to both train local workplace trainers and ensure best practices training for successful committee work, use of equipment, and workplace acceptance

  • The SHARP program identifies best practices and available research and data

  • Review available workers’ compensation data to evaluate reductions in employee injuries

SAFE PATIENT HANDLING STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

The minutes from the quarterly Safe Patient Handling Steering Committee meetings are available for review. 

October 10, 2007 minutes

                                                                                                                          

For questions or comments about this site please contact
Washington's Safe Patient Handling Steering Committee at sph@washingtonsafepatienthandling.com.

     
     
   

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