Webinar - The Landscape of Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Regulation Across the United States: Trends and Gaps

Monday, March 10, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

In this webinar

This is the first of two webinars that examines the policies, practices, and injury trends related to Safe Patient Handling and Mobility (SPHM) across the United States (US).

Since 2006, eleven states in the US have enacted laws regulating SPHM to reduce injury risk to workers and patients in healthcare settings. However, there is great variation in the scope, content, and enforcement mechanisms for these regulations. This presentation uses the hierarchy of controls to characterize SPHM regulation across the US, with attention to gaps in coverage for certain settings and vulnerable working populations. 

Adam Moskowitz

About the presenter

Adam F. Moskowitz is an occupational health and safety researcher trained in injury epidemiology and labor policy. His research has focused on occupational injury among precarious workers in the healthcare industry. Adam is a recent graduate of the NIOSH-supported doctoral training program within the University of Minnesota’s Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety, and is currently a Research Associate with University of Iowa’s Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest.

Registration

This is a free webinar, but registration is required to reserve your spot. Please complete the below registration form. The webinar login details will be emailed to you the week of the webinar.

For assistance, please contact Betina Butler at bbutler@uwaterloo.ca.

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Disclaimer: CRE-MSD receives funding through a grant provided by the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development. The views expressed are those of the presenters and do not necessarily reflect those of the Centre nor of the Province of Ontario.