Healthcare Safety Toolkit Library

Indiana University offers excellent resources on Safe Lifting Techniques that include information on general techniques and back safety.

The University of North Carolina has an excellent resource on Lifting and Material Handling. This resource describes the Stages of Lifting.

This is a tool that would be excellent for departments working on safe lifting performance improvement. The tool facilitates data collection through observation of others while lifting.

A risk assessment checklist for those working in the materials handling area. This checklist was originally created by Enos, HumanFit in 2012 and addresses load, tasks, working environment and individual capacity.

A document that spells out the universal best practices of safe lifting techniques across any industry. This is a handy tool that can be printed out and hung as a poster or could be used during an in-service to review safe lifting principles with staff.

An interactive tool developed by OSHA to educate on hazards in the healthcare environment. This tool provides mitigation strategies for some of the most common risks to employees in healthcare such as ergonomics, patient handling, and postures.

Healthcare organizations should take the possiblity of an active shooter event occuring in their facility very seriously. These resources provide key tactics on managing violent and disruptive behavior as a risk reduction process.

Active shooter training is vital for all staff in a healthcare organization as they are the eyes and ears of the facility. These resources help ensure staff are trained and prepared to address violent/aggressive behavior/situations.