California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety
Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders
Group 15 - Occupational Noise and Ergonomics
Article 106 - Ergonomics
Appendix A - (Non-Mandatory)

The following are examples of professional occupational safety guidelines for the protection of patients and health care workers in health care facilities:

Facility Guidelines Institute Patient Handling and Movement Assessments: A White Paper by the 2010 Health Guidelines Revision Committee, April 2010 (http://www.fgiguidelines.org/pdfs/FGI_PHAMA_whitepaper_042810.pdf)

Association for Occupational Health Professionals AOHP Beyond Getting Started: A Resource Guide for Implementing a Safe Patient Handling Program in the Acute Care Setting, Summer 2011 (http://aohp.org/aohp/Portals/0/Documents/AboutAOHP/BGS_Summer2011.pdf)

Centers for Disease Control National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, NIOSH Safe Patient Handling Training for Schools of Nursing DHHS Publication No. 2009-127 November 2009 (http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2009-127/)

Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Interprofessional National Standards, American Nurses Association 2013 (http://www.nursingworld.org/sphm)

Safe Patient Handling Guidebook For Facility Champions/Coordinators, Matz, 10/29/2013

Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Sections 142.3 and 6403.5, Labor Code.