| Document ID (ISN) | 106970 |
| CIS number |
07-979 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-7726-5616-9 |
| Year |
2006 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Title |
Transfer assist devices for safer handling of patients - A guide for selection and safe use |
| Bibliographic information |
Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, 2006. iii, 16p. Illus. 5 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.worksafebc.com/publications/health_and_safety/by_topic/assets/pdf/transfer_assist_devices.pdf [in English]
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| Abstract |
This guide is aimed at health care professionals to assist them evaluate and select the appropriate transfer assist devices for use in their care environment. Contents: reasons for using transfer assist devices; infection control; risk assessment; best practices when using different types of transfer assist devices: draw and slider sheets, transfer belts, slide/transfer boards, turning discs. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Canada; British Columbia; health care personnel; manual handling; lifting equipment; ergonomics |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
description of equipment; selection of equipment; safety guides; safe working methods; hazard evaluation |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | Canada; British Columbia |
| Subject(s) |
Ergonomics and work organization
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
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| Browse category(ies) |
Ergonomics
Health care services
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