WRHA OESH Regional Safe Work Procedures
Patient Handling
Bathing
Guidelines for safe bathing for a sling bath
Guidelines for safe bathing with the use of a bath seat, transfer bench or board
Guidelines for safe bathing with the use of bathtub chair inserts
Guidelines for safe bathing with the use of a shower commode or tilt shower chairs
Guidelines for safe bathing with the use of a shower trolley
Emergency Situations
Emergency evacuation – transfer bed to floor
Falls Management
Assisting a falling patient from standing / Assisting a falling patient from standing (VIDEO)
Fall recovery from floor – total mechanical assist, no injury / Fall recovery total assist (VIDEO)
Full manual assist recovery from fall to floor, significant injury sustained / Assisted fall from standing (VIDEO)
Recovery from floor – air-assisted device
Supervised recovery from floor / Supervised recovery from floor (VIDEO)
Lateral Transfers
Air-assisted device lateral transfer
Hard board insertion with sliders
Lateral transfer with full length slider sheets
Lateral transfer with rollerboard
Repositioning
Bed repositioning with bed sheet slider system / Bed Sheet Slider System: Bed repositioning and turning (VIDEO)
Bed repositioning with slider sheets / Bed Sheet Slider System: Bed repositioning and turning (VIDEO)
Inserting and removing sliders / Slider sheets: Insertion and removal (VIDEO)
Log roll for spinal precautions on bed or stretcher
One person assist to lie sit or sit to lie / Lie to sit (VIDEO)
Repositioning in chair / Module 3: Chair repositioning and assisted fall from sitting (VIDEO)
Repositioning sling with overhead lift / Overhead lift repositioning sling (VIDEO)
Turn with bed sheet slider system / Bed sheet slider system: Bed repositioning and turning (VIDEO)
Turn with full length sliders / Slider sheets: Bed repositioning and turning (VIDEO)
Two person assist repositioning sling insertion and removal in lying / Module 6: Sling insertions (VIDEO)
Two person assist to sit and sit to lie / Lie to sit (VIDEO)
Transfers
1 or 2 minimal assist with transfer belt / Transfer belt 1 and 2 person assist (VIDEO)
2 assist overhead lift transfer / Overhead lift transfer: Transfer sling (VIDEO)
Assist with stand assist frame (e.g. Sara Steady) / Stand assist frame (VIDEO)
Floor lift transfer / Mechanical total floor lift transfer (VIDEO)
Portable ceiling lift set up and room to room transfer / Overhead lift transfer sling (VIDEO)
Pre-transfer screen / Module 3: ACES screen (VIDEO)
Two assist mechanical sit to stand transfer / Mechanical sit to stand transfer (VIDEO)
Two person assist sling insertion and removal chair / Sling insertions (VIDEO)
Other / Department Specific
Pushing and Pulling Stretchers Guideline
Material Handling
Assembling/Disassembling Nx Stage™ Home Hemodialysis Unit
Disinfecting the Internal Water Circuit and Hoses for Altrix precision temperature management system
Filling, Transporting and Transferring Infant Tub with Water for Bathing
Loading scrubs into Non-Rotating Care Fusion Pyxis Scrub Station
Loading scrubs into ScrubEx Large Volume Dispenser
Manual Materials Handling – Gripping
Manual Materials Handling – Lifting
Manual Materials Handling – Pushing/Pulling
Manual Materials Handling – Working Heights
Packing/Unpacking Nx Stage™ Home Hemodialysis Unit
Replacing Bottles Water Jugs for Water Dispenser
ScrubEx Medium Volume Dispenser Receiver
Unloading laundry bag from Care Fusion Pyxis Dirty Scrub Station
Unloading scrubs from the ScrubEx Large Volume Receiver