Implementation of the Manual Handling Directive in the healthcare industry in the European Union for patient handling tasks

In 1990 the European Union (EU) introduced a directive to protect workers against the risks involved in handling heavy loads. This paper reports on a benchmarking exercise to (a) investigate the implementation of the EU Directive on Manual Handling in the healthcare and social care industries and (b...

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Main Authors: Sue Hignett, Michael Fray, M.A. Rossi, Leena Tamminen-Peter, S. Hermann, C. Lomi, S. Dockrell, Teresa Cotrim, J.B. Cantineau, C. Johnsson
Format: Default Article
Published: 2007
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Design not elsewhere classified
Healthcare
Europe
Legislation
Manual handling
Patient handling
Design Practice and Management not elsewhere classified
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/2768
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