Assessment Tools and Guidelines

• Guidelines for Safe Patient Handling and Movement (University of Texas Medical Branch)
  
  
• Safer Patient Handling (Nelson et al, March 2007)
  
  
• Handling Patients Safely (Commonwealth of Virginia Workers’ Compensation Program, Sept 2005)
  
  
• Manual Handling Policy, Procedures and Guidelines (Wirral Metropolitan College, UK)
  
  
• Injury Prevention Resources for Health Care – Musculoskeletal Injuries (MSI) and Ergonomics (WorkSafe BC, Canada, Part 5 Risk Assessment)
  
  
• Patient Movement Classifications (Washington State Hospital Association)
  
  
• Reference Guidelines for Safe Patient Handling (Occupational Health and Safety Agency for Healthcare in British Columbia, 2000, 120 pp.)
  
  
• "Patient Handling in Small Facilities: A Companion Guide to Handle with Care" (WorkSafe BC, 03/06, 36 pp.)
  
  
• "Strategies to Improve Patient and Health Care Provider Safety in Patient Handling and Movement Tasks" (White Paper: a collaborative effort between the American Physical Therapy Association, Association of Rehabilitation Nurses, and the Veterans Health Administration)
  
  
• "Beyond Getting Started – A resource guide for implementing safe patient handling in the acute care setting (AOHP – Alliance, an OSHA Cooperative Program)
  
  
• Liko document(s) Link to the following files:
  
  
  • Common Sling Selection Overview
  • Sling Selection Pathway
  • Therapeutic Interventions
  • Functional Assessment Form
  • Safe Patient Handling Overview