Safe Patient Handling

On March 8, 2006, The Washington State Legislature passed legislation (House Bill 1672) to promote safe patient handling and prevent workplace injuries amongst registered nurses and health care workers.

• Introduction
• Frequently Asked Questions

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From the Washington Nurse: Safe Patient Handling - An Idea Whose Time Has Come

Text of the Safe Patient Lifting law that was passed in 2006. (PDF; 24KB)

Elsewhere Online

SafeLiftingPortal.com has a toolkit which includes information on general guidelines for assessing patients, selecting the proper lift for patients with special needs, infection control, and return on investment for safe patient handling.

More Information

For more information about implementation of the new law, please go to http://www.washingtonsafepatienthandling.org/

Safe Patient Handling

• Introduction
• Frequently Asked Questions