Health Care Update - April 5, 2011

	Ceiling lifts - They're not just for transfers Handling patients accounts for one in three injuries among health care workers. Other common care tasks can also pose a risk to workers. Ceiling lifts, when used with a variety of slings, can help to reduce those risks.
	Ceiling lifts vs. floor lifts - What's the difference? Care facilities need a combination of both total body floor lifts and ceiling lifts to perform patient handling tasks. This bulletin discusses key differences between these types of lifts that should be considered when determining which lift to use or purchase.

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Safety & Health Week (NAOSHWeek) 2011

The North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (NAOSHWeek), from May 1 to 7, 2011, is a time for employers, workers, and all partners in occupational health and safety to focus on preventing injury and illness in the workplace.

Your workplace can take part by:

• Setting new goals for workplace health and safety
• Creating awareness of these goals within and outside your organization
• Making a plan to accomplish these goals

Many materials are available for downloading. Go to WorkSafeBC.com

Day of Mourning

Thursday April 28, 2011, marks B.C.'s annual Day of Mourning for workers who lost their lives to workplace injury or occupational disease. To recognize this day at your workplace, print and display our Day of Mourning poster, or make a dedication to a fallen worker at the Day of Mourning website.

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