CAL OSHA has approved the regulations governing AB1136 – The new California Safe Patient Handling Law. Here is a copy of the draft regulations. Hospitals now face a deadline of October 1st, 2014 to be in full compliance with these regulations. Some hospitals have commented that even though they thought they had a program, they are not even close to being fully prepared for compliance. All patient care areas attached to a General Acute Care Hospital are covered by the new addition to California’s Labor Code: GENERAL INDUSTRY SAFETY ORDERS, Division 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter 7, Article 106, Section 5120. This includes areas that have often gone unaddressed such as the Emergency Department, OR, Radiology/Imaging areas, and Outpatient Areas.
CAL OSHA Draft Regulations_April 16 2014
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