Some commenters asked OSHA to discuss only resident lifting and repositioning tasks. Why did OSHA include a discussion of activities other than resident lifting and repositioning in the guidelines?
While manual lifting and repositioning of residents account for the majority of lost workday injuries and illnesses in nursing homes, some reports indicate that there are a significant number of work-related MSDs that occur in nursing homes in activities other than resident lifting and repositioning. OSHA believes that providing information on nursing home activities that are not related to resident lifting and repositioning activities can be useful to their ergonomics efforts. Discussing some non-resident lifting and repositioning tasks that may in certain circumstances present problems for employees is also consistent with OSHA’s commitment to issue “industry-specific” guidelines for nursing homes, rather than “task-specific” guidelines. OSHA notes, however, that the recommendations in the guidelines are directed specifically at the nursing home industry. While employers in other industries may find the information useful, they should carefully review whether the recommendations are
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