California Labor Code

§ 6403.5

LAB § 6403.5 Effective Jan 1, 2012Div. 5 · Part 1 · Ch. 3

Statute text

(a)As part of the injury and illness prevention programs required by Section 3203 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, or any successor law or regulation, employers shall adopt a patient protection and health care worker back and musculoskeletal injury prevention plan. The plan shall include a safe patient handling policy component reflected in professional occupational safety guidelines for the protection of patients and health care workers in health care facilities.

(b)An employer shall maintain a safe patient handling policy at all times for all patient care units, and shall provide trained lift teams or other support staff trained in safe lifting techniques in each general acute care hospital. The employer shall provide training to health care workers that includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(1)The appropriate use of lifting devices and equipment.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 554, Sec. 3. (AB 1136) Effective January 1, 2012.