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Document ID (ISN)112446
CIS number 12-0333
Year 2006
Convention or series no.
Title Safe manual handling - Health care services
Bibliographic information Occupational Safety and Health Council, 19/F China United Centre, 28 Marble Road, North Point, Hong Kong, 2006. 5p. Illus.
Internet access Safe_manual_handling_Health_care_services_[INTERNET_FREE_ACCESS] [in English]
Abstract Topics addressed in this leaflet on safe manual handling in health care services: patient handling, transfer and lifting; other tasks (store room, cleaning, laundry, pharmacy).
Descriptors (primary) Hong Kong; manual handling; safe working methods; health care personnel
Descriptors (secondary) lifting appliances; manual lifting; work posture; safety guides; public OSH institutions
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceHong Kong
Subject(s) Commerce, services, offices
Ergonomics and work organization
Broad subject area(s) Physiology, ergonomics
Browse category(ies) Health care services
Ergonomics
Work posture