11/13/2017
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"Under this legislation, OSHA would issue a standard on safe patient handling and injury prevention that requires the use of lift equipment to move patients, except in cases which would compromise pati..."
"Health and Human Services would administer a $200-million grant program to cover costs of acquiring safe handling and equipment for eligible facilities."
"I'm happy to introduce Bettye Shogren, a specialist in occupational health and safety from the Minnesota Nurses Association, and the Minnesotan who inspired S. 1788, the Nurse and Health Care Work Pro..."
"I'm proud that Minnesota hospitals understand that worker safety is part and parcel of good patient care."