Safe Patient Handling - Health Professionals & Allied Employees
 

Safe Patient Handling

HPAE worked successfully for passage of the New Jersey Safe Patient Handling Act to address the epidemic of back and other injuries related to patient transferring tasks.

Information about the New Jersey Prevention of Violence in Healthcare Facilities Act

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News

HPAE releases statement on Texas school shooting
May 25 2022

This tragic moment calls on us all to be compassionate not just to the families of 19 children and two adults senselessly killed yesterday in Uvalde, Texas, but also to the anguished soul of an 18-year-old who perpetrated this tragedy.

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HPAE congratulates Newark Mayor Baraka on his re-election
May 12 2022

Emerson, NJ—HPAE members congratulate Ras Baraka on his re-election as mayor of the great city of Newark. Mayor Baraka has been a friend and partner in the struggle to empower healthcare workers, especially at Newark’s University Hospital. HPAE members at

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Violence at Bergen Regional Medical Center targeted
May 19 2016

From The Record Bergen County Executive James Tedesco called Wednesday for sweeping action to stem the violence at Bergen Regional Medical Center, including assigning more police to the facility, ordering the hospital to hire consultants to assess safety and patient

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