Industrial Hygienists Back Bill To Bolster Safe Patient Handling, Pushing Contentious OSH Issue

A major group of occupational health and safety professionals is backing House Democratic legislation to advance safe patient handling by mandating that OSHA confront the issue, a push that comes as worker advocates ramp up demands that the Labor Department address the area, which is closely tied to controversial ergonomic policy issues. The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) has sent a letter to Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-MI) backing his bill, HR 2480, that the organization says would “protect both...