Safe Patient Handling In Washington State


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Date Added	Page Location	Document Name

03/15/11	HCEC 2011 postcard	CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT! ¶ 4th National Health Care Ergonomics Conference¶ Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center, Tacoma, WA¶ June 7 & 8, 2011¶ Click here for details!
01/20/11	About The Law Click Here	“Washington State’s Safe Patient Handling Report: Implementation of Safe Patient Handling in Washington State Hospitals, Report to the Legislature December 2010. ¶ An evaluation of the impact of the Washington Hospital Safe Patient Handling Law (ESHB 1672)”
03/04/10	Click here	Equipment recalls & laterak transfer device issues! Check the status of your lifting device on the FDAs and or the Independent Living Centres website . Some laterial transfer devices make it so easy to move a patient you may use to much force. Click here for details!
1/07/10		CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT! 2010 Safe Patient Handling Conference Buena Vista Palace Resort & Spa, Lake Buena Vista, FL March 29-April 2, 2010 Click here for details!

12/01/08		CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT! The 3rd National HealthCare Ergonomics Conference, March 9-12, 2009, Portland, OR. Click here for details!

11/17/08		CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT! The 9th Annual Safe Patient and Movement Conference, March 29 - April 3, 2009, Lake Buena Vista, FL. Click here for details!

05/04/08	Plan for Purchases	The OCHE Safe Patient Handling Equipment Purchasing Checklist - Designed by the Oregon Coalition for Health Care Ergonomics to help with equipment assessments and purchases

01/17/08	Tools	Swedish Medical Center Risk Assessment Tool

01/14/08	Additional Resources	"Lifting Patients/Residents/Clients in Health Care, Washington State 2005", the final report from the Lifting in Health Care Task Force.

12/06/07		SAFE PATIENT HANDLING COURSE: Creating a Culture of Safe Patient Handling: The Washington Legislation and Beyond April 30, 2008, SeaTac, WA Click here for more information

10/25/07	Steering Committee	Quarterly Safe Patient Handling Steering Committee Meeting Minutes

09/27/07	Additional Resources	ACGIH Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) for Lifting

09/24/07	Plan for Purchases	Washington State Department of Labor and Industries Division of Occupational Safety and Health Policy Statement on Ceiling Lifts, Ergo Tugs and Slings

09/20/07	Plan for Purchases	Floor and Ceiling Lift Sling Usage: Safety Guidelines
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