Program Overview: 

This webinar will describe how ergonomics can be applied in healthcare specifically to patient transfer tasks, identify hazards for caregivers in healthcare, review the NIOSH limit for patient handling and discuss spinal limits. It will also discuss environmental risk factors and some solutions for maintaining safety for all.

Learning Objectives: 

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Define ergonomics and explain its importance in patient transfer tasks
• Identify common musculoskeletal risks associated with improper patient handling
• List some ergonomic hazards in healthcare
• State the NIOSH lifting limit related to patient transfers
• Define three environmental risk factors for healthcare workers
• List three high risk tasks and three patient care solutions