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• Safe Resident Handling Program
  http://www.cbs.state.or.us/osha/grants/resident_handling/index.html (Oregon OSHA)
  >  The purpose of this guide is to provide step-by-step instructions to assist long term care facilities in developing an effective and sustainable SRH program. This guide is designed for use by those at long term care facilities such as skilled nursing homes, assisted living or residential care interested in transitioning their facility into a Facility of Choice for safe resident handling.

• NIOSH Safe Lifting and Movement of Nursing Home Residents
  http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2006-117/ (NIOSH)
  >  This guide is intended for nursing home owners, administrators, nurse managers, safety and health professionals, and workers who are interested in establishing a safe resident lifting program. This guide also presents a business case to show that the investment in lifting equipment and training can be recovered through reduced workers' compensation expenses and costs associated with lost and restricted work days.

• WISHA Online Safety Courses: Ergonomics Guidelines for Nursing Homes – Module 2
  http://www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/TrainTools/Online/Courses/Default.asp?P_ID=128 (Washington Department of Labor and Industries)
  >  Subjects covered: Recommendations for preventing and reducing Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs).

• WISHA Online Safety Courses: Ergonomics Guidelines for Nursing Homes Module 1
  http://www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/TrainTools/Online/Courses/Default.asp?P_ID=125 (Washington Department of Labor and Industries)
  >  Subjects covered: How to develop an ergonomics process to protect workers; Benefits of implementing an ergonomics process; Identify and analyze problem jobs in nursing homes; and Recognize practical solutions to address problem jobs.

• OSHA Safety and Health Topic: Ergonomics: Guidelines for Nursing Homes
  http://www.osha.gov/ergonomics/guidelines/nursinghome/index.html (OSHA)

• Safety and Health Topics: Nursing Homes and Personal Care Facilities
  http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/nursinghome/index.html (OSHA)
  >  Nursing and Personal Care Facilities have one of the highest rates of injury and illness among industries for which nationwide lost workday injury and illness (LWDII) rates were calculated for Calendar Year 2000.

• Occupational Hazards in Long Term Care: Nursing Home eTool
  http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/nursinghome/index.html (OSHA)
  >  Today nursing homes and personal care facilities employ approximately 1.8 million workers at 21,000 work sites. The nursing home industry injury incident rate is 13.9 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers. This is more than double the incident rate of 6.1 of industry as a whole. This *eCAT addresses common hazards and controls found in this industry.

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