Nursing and Residential Care Facilities - Other Resources
L&I Resources
Hand Dermatitis in Health Care Workers (144 KB PDF) (SHARP).-
National Emphasis Program (NEP) post card (479 KB PDF).
- Prevent Workplace Violence in Psychiatric Settings (SHARP).
- Safe Patient Handling (SHARP).
- Violence-Related Claims Rates Chart Description (SHARP).
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Workplace Bullying and Disruptive Behavior-What everyone needs to know (176 KB PDF) (SHARP).
Resources from Others
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"Links" to other information sources are provided as a courtesy, but we cannot vouch for or take responsibility for information contained beyond files administered by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries. Links from this page do not represent or imply the endorsement of commercial products by the State of Washington, Labor and Industries, or by departmental staff. For more information, read L&I's Intended Usage policy.
- Nursing Homes (OSHA eTool).
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Safe Lifting and Movement of Nursing Home Residents (4.1 MB PDF / 12 min.) (NIOSH).
- Safe patient handling in Washington State (ideas bank from SHARP, SEIU, WSNA, UFCW, and WSHA).
- Oregon Coalition of Health Care Ergonomics.
- Healthcare web page (CROET).
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