[Antiracism] [Workers' Rights/Health Care Action] Help Move HB 2052

[WMass Jobs With Justice]

-----Original Message-----
From: Diane Scherrer [mailto:dscherrer at mnarn.org] 


HB 2052 is still in the Joint Committee of Public Health  ... 

HYPERLINK "http://massnurses.org/leg/bill-safe-patient-handling.pdf" \nAn
Act Providing for Safe Patient Handling (HB 2052) 
 
would set acceptable standards for the lifting and handling of patients to
curb the high rate of injuries incurred by health care workers doing such
activities. Direct patient care health care workers get injured from
lifting, moving and repositioning their patients at a higher injury rate
than that of laborers, movers and truck drivers according to The Bureau of
Labor Statistics. The bill also features a component that would provide
financial incentives to hospitals to aid in costs incurred due to
compliance. 
 
To help move this bill out of committee, please contact Committee members
who live in Western Massachusetts:
 
Senator Stephen HYPERLINK
"http://www.mass.gov/legis/member/sjb0.htm"Buoniconti of Hampden
413-733-9991    HYPERLINK
"mailto:Stephen.Buoniconti at state.ma.us"Stephen.Buoniconti at state.ma.us

Senator Harriette HYPERLINK
"http://www.mass.gov/legis/member/hlc0.htm"Chandler of First Worcester
617-722-1544    HYPERLINK
"mailto:Harriette.Chandler at state.ma.us"Harriette.Chandler at state.ma.us
 
Representative Donald HYPERLINK
"http://www.mass.gov/legis/member/dfh1.htm"Humason of Westfield
413-568-1366    HYPERLINK
"mailto:Rep.DonaldHumason at hou.state.ma.us"Rep.DonaldHumason at hou.state.ma.us

 


No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG Free Edition. 
Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.4/1276 - Release Date: 2/13/2008
9:41 AM
 
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.hampshire.edu/pipermail/antiracism/attachments/20080213/4dc6e160/attachment.htm>