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Safe Lifting Toolkit Provides Free Resources for Healthcare Injury Prevention

Published in Hospital Law Weekly, August 14th, 2008

Liko North America has announced the launch of a new "Toolkit" section of its popular Safe Lifting Portal Web site. The new portal section is designed to assist hospitals and nursing homes with the start-up, development, and on-going support of their safe lifting initiatives. The Liko-sponsored Safe Lifting Portal is a pro bono injury prevention site designed to help nurses avoid musculoskeletal injuries caused by lifting and repositioning patients.

According to Melissa Nowitz, administrator of the Safe Lifting Portal, "Over the course of the three or more years of our portal's existence, many customers have contacted us and asked for individual items to promote...

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