Reducing Injuries in Intermediate Care
Document offers an assessment of the risk factors for musculoskeletal and violence related injuries among care aides and licensed practical nurses in Intermediate care facilities.

MSD Job Title/Task:Client Handling
Topic:Client Handling Manual Materials Handling
Document Type:Technical PublicationYear:2003
Source:Occupational Health & Safety Agency for Healthcare in British ColumbiaView Source Details
Location: British Columbia

Healthcare Worker Patient Handling
Healthcare Worker Patient Handling. This fact sheet addresses common musculoskeletal disorders of the back and provides recommendations for proper patient handling techniques and various patient handling methods.

MSD Job Title/Task:Client Handling
Topic:Client Handling
Document Type:Fact sheetYear:2005
Source:Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario WorkersView Source Details
Location: Ontario

Safe Lifting Techniques of Children
Safe Lifting Techniques of Children. This pamphlet reviews safe infant and toddler lifting and holding techniques.

MSD Job Title/Task:Childcare
Topic:Client Handling
Document Type:Fact sheetYear:
Source:Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario WorkersView Source Details
Location: Ontario

OSACH Handle with Care: A Comprehensive Approach to Developing and Implementing a Client Handling Program
OSACH Handle with Care: A Comprehensive Approach to Developing and Implementing a Client Handling Program. This resource manual focuses on the client handling aspect of MSD prevention and identifies a step-by-step approach to policy and program development in a variety of health care and community settings. Accompanied by a Participant Manual.

MSD Job Title/Task:Client Handling
Topic:Client Handling
Document Type:GuidelineYear:2004
Source:Ontario Safety Association for Community and HealthcareView Source Details
Location: Ontario

OSACH Planning Guide: Implementation of Client Mechanical Lifts
OSACH Planning Guide: Implementation of Client Mechanical Lifts. This document is intended to guide organizations in their selection and installation of client mechanical lifts. It provides information to assist in the development of an action plan and implementation strategy to establish a safe client handling program for staff and clients.

MSD Job Title/Task:Client Handling
Topic:Client Handling Design - Tools MSD Prevention
Document Type:GuidelineYear:2006
Source:Ontario Safety Association for Community and HealthcareView Source Details
Location: Ontario

Client Mobility Review Poster
Client Mobility Review Poster. The poster details a quick review that should be performed before moving a client.

MSD Job Title/Task:Client Handling
Topic:Client Handling
Document Type:PosterYear:2005
Source:Ontario Safety Association for Community and HealthcareView Source Details
Location: Ontario

Client Mobility Review Card
Client Mobility Review Card. The pocket sized care card is a complement to the client mobility poster.

MSD Job Title/Task:Client Handling
Topic:Client Handling
Document Type:Pocket cardYear:
Source:Ontario Safety Association for Community and HealthcareView Source Details
Location: Ontario

Handle with Care Program Option A
Handle with Care Program Option A: Lifting Program Development and Implementation Training. This training outlines the 6 steps in planning a client-handling program.

MSD Job Title/Task:Client Handling
Topic:Client Handling MSD Prevention
Document Type:Training sessionYear:
Source:Ontario Safety Association for Community and HealthcareView Source Details
Location: Ontario

Handle with Care Program Option B
Handle with Care Program Option B: Train the Trainer Client Assessment and Handling Techniques. One-day training program includes: assess clients for their mobility status to determine the most appropriate client-handling technique, perform and demonstrate a variety of transfer techniques, perform and demonstrate the use of a variety of mechanical lifts, perform and demonstrate repositioning techniques

MSD Job Title/Task:Client Handling
Topic:Client Handling MSD Prevention
Document Type:Training sessionYear:
Source:Ontario Safety Association for Community and HealthcareView Source Details
Location: Ontario

Handle with Care Program Option C
Handle with Care Program Option C: Front Line Caregiver Client Assessment and Handling Techniques Training. Organization must purchase Option B - Train the Trainer: Client Assessment and Handling Techniques.

MSD Job Title/Task:Client Handling
Topic:Client Handling MSD Prevention
Document Type:Training sessionYear:
Source:Ontario Safety Association for Community and HealthcareView Source Details
Location: Ontario

Building a Successful Transfers and Lifts Program for Caregivers
Building a Successful Transfers and Lifts Program for Caregivers. This fact sheet reviews six steps to avoid back injuries and related muscle strains due to patient, resident or client handling tasks.

MSD Job Title/Task:Client Handling
Topic:Client Handling MSD Prevention
Document Type:Fact sheetYear:2006
Source:Ontario Safety Association for Community and HealthcareView Source Details
Location: Ontario

Patient Lifting: Getting a handle on it
Patient Lifting: Getting a handle on it. This fact sheet identifies the risk factors associated with patient handling and offers suggestions on administrative and engineering controls.

MSD Job Title/Task:Client Handling
Topic:Client Handling MSD Prevention
Document Type:Fact sheetYear:2003
Source:Workers Health & Safety CentreView Source Details
Location: Ontario

Reducing Injuries - An Ergonomic Approach to Patient Handling
Reducing Injuries - An Ergonomic Approach to Patient Handling. Participants will review ergonomic principles that will help them to identify, assess and recommend measures designed to prevent the health risks associated with patient handling.

MSD Job Title/Task:Client Handling
Topic:Client Handling
Document Type:Training session Year:
Source:Workers Health & Safety CentreView Source Details
Location: Ontario

Patient handling techniques to prevent MSDs in health care
The primary cause for MSDs is patient handling tasks such as lifting, transferring, and repositioning of patients. This article provides recommendations and examples for nursing staff to help reducing the number and severity of MSDs due to patient handling.

MSD Job Title/Task:Client Handling
Topic:Client Handling
Document Type:Year:
Source:European Agency for Safety and Health at WorkView Source Details
Location:

How Does my Back Work
How Does my Back Work? Reviews proper posture and safe lifting principles, includes reference to use assistive devices if available. Also information relevant to pregnant caregivers.

MSD Job Title/Task: Healthcare - General
Topic:Back Care Client Handling Manual Materials Handling
Document Type:Fact sheetYear:2006
Source:Ontario Safety Association for Community and HealthcareView Source Details
Location: Ontario

Guidelines for Nursing Homes
These guidelines provide recommendations for nursing home employers to help reduce the number and severity of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in their facilities. It identifies problems and provides solutions for client handling tasks such as patient transfers (bed to chair, chaif to toilet, chair to chair etc..), lateral transfers (bed to stretcher, trolley), repositioning patients in bed, and repositions patients on a chair. it also identifies problems and solutions for tasks not related to client handling such as storage and transfer of food, supplies, and medications, the used of mobile medical equipment, working with liquids, the use of hand tools, the moving and storage of linen, doing the laundry, housekeeping, and waste disposal.

MSD Job Title/Task:Client Handling
Topic:MSD Prevention Client Handling
Document Type:Year:2003
Source:OSHAView Source Details
Location:

MSI PREVENTION BULLETIN 1: General X-ray Technologist
This Bulletin focuses on specific tasks carried out by x-ray technologists that put these workers at risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders. It provides MSD hazards and solutions to tasks such as bringing a patient into the patient room, handling a patient, positioning the x-ray tube, handling x-ray cassettes and developing x-ray film, and filing and carrying out administrative tasks.

MSD Job Title/Task:
Topic:Design - Workstation Client Handling
Document Type:Year:
Source:WorkSafeBC / Workers Compensation Board of British ColumbiaView Source Details
Location: British Columbia