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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Diane Scherrer
[mailto:dscherrer@mnarn.org] <BR><BR><BR></FONT><SPAN
class=546331515-13022008>HB 2052<SPAN class=246402322-13022008><FONT
face="Courier New"> </FONT></SPAN>is still in the Joint Committee of Public
Health<SPAN class=246402322-13022008><FONT face="Courier New">
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=546331515-13022008><A
href="http://massnurses.org/leg/bill-safe-patient-handling.pdf"
target=_blank><STRONG>An Act Providing for Safe Patient
Handling</STRONG></A><STRONG> (HB 2052)</STRONG><SPAN
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class=246402322-13022008> </SPAN><BR></SPAN><SPAN
class=546331515-13022008> 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. </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=546331515-13022008><SPAN
class=246402322-13022008><FONT face=Arial>To help move this bill out of
committee, please c</FONT></SPAN>ontact Committee members who live in Western
Massachusetts:</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=546331515-13022008>Senator Stephen <A
href="http://www.mass.gov/legis/member/sjb0.htm">Buoniconti</A> of
Hampden 413-733-9991
<A
href="mailto:Stephen.Buoniconti@state.ma.us">Stephen.Buoniconti@state.ma.us</A><BR><BR>Senator
Harriette <A href="http://www.mass.gov/legis/member/hlc0.htm">Chandler</A> of
First Worcester
617-722-1544 <A
href="mailto:Harriette.Chandler@state.ma.us">Harriette.Chandler@state.ma.us</A></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=546331515-13022008>Representative Donald
<A href="http://www.mass.gov/legis/member/dfh1.htm">Humason</A> of
Westfield
413-568-1366 <A
href="mailto:Rep.DonaldHumason@hou.state.ma.us">Rep.DonaldHumason@hou.state.ma.us</A><BR></DIV></SPAN>
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