Bill to Protect Nurses from Lifting-Related Injuries Reintroduced

U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minnesota, on Wednesday reintroduced legislation to address the hazards that nurses and health care workers face when manually lifting patients. The Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act would help ensure that nurses and health care workers — who often suffer serious injuries while lifting patients — can do their job more safely. The act would require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to establish a health and safety standard mandating the use of mechanical lifts and safe lifting practices to minimize the risk of i...