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623 Healthcare: Preventing Ergonomic Injuries
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Healthcare workers who lift and reposition patients have the highest injury rate among the CSEA workforce. This video shows how labor and management can work together to implement a safe patient handling (SPH) program.

A SPH program can help reduce employee injuries, reduce mandatory overtime, increase morale, and lower workers' compensation costs. The video will show you how to implement a SPH program at your facility. This video is a real life example of the successful program at the NYS Veterans' Home at Batavia.

This video shows how labor and management can work together to implement a safe patient handling (SPH) program.