Investing in mechanical lift equipment for the safe lifting and movement of nursing home residents can cost tens of thousands of dollars, depending on the number of residents in your facility. But ...

Creating a safe patient handling program can help reduce injuries and time lost due to injury. Working in healthcare poses many safety concerns, including exposure to illness, physical injury, and ...

There may be times when it is necessary to lift someone or help them to transfer out of a wheelchair to another location. Anytime you need to assist someone in transferring or if someone has to be ...

Bend your knees. Keep your back straight. Lift with your legs. Now, repeat that mantra three times. Good. This concludes your back safety training. Clearly, it's important to educate workers on proper ...

This strength training practice can fortify your feet, but experts warn that it’s not without risk. By Rachel Fairbank About two years ago, Claire Haeuptle, a physical therapist based in San Diego, ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala --- Is material handling a safety concern to you while here on the depot? It should be! Surprisingly, it’s a source of many safety issues within most field operations, depots ...