The Association of Safe Patient Handling Professionals is a 501 (c )(3) non-profit organization that brings together like-minded individuals that want to share ideas, support research, and advocate for sound regulatory activity that improves and promotes a safer working environment for all caregivers. We also seek to establish standards and practices for both the practitioner and the facilities where they work.
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How can you help?
Sponsor. Help us protect care givers and the people they serve by becoming a sponsor or a donor. Donation form. Sponsorship Application
Become a member. You will gain additional knowledge, earn educational credits, gain recognition, and have a greater impact on the profession.
Work with us. Serve on of our committees. Make your thoughts and voice known in shaping the future.
Lead us. Serve on our Board, become an officer.
The Association of Safe Patient Handling Professionals provides a forum by which healthcare professionals, providers of equipment solutions, educators, and all others interested in working together in a cooperative mode to seek and implement effective solutions, can network in a synergistic spirit to find pathways to the best available solutions.”
-Guy Fragala, Ph.D., PE, CSP, CSPHP
Help to advance the profession! Become a member of the ASPHP and benefit from working closely with others who pursue safe patient handling in the workplace.
Although we are called the Association of Safe “Patient” Handling Professionals, we recognize that circumstances and locations in which care is given may vary. Whether we care for patients, residents, clients, loved ones or any other persons, we all have a common safety goal; to improve the safety of both the caregiver and those they serve. Many of the suggestions, recommendations, papers, discussions, etc. on this website will use the term “patient”, but one can easily apply these ideas and practices to all people who need assistance while being moved. The ASPHP invites all caregivers to join us as we advance the safety goals for the industry.
Disclaimer: The Association of Safe Patient Handling Professionals, Inc. (ASPHP) encourages the use of all appropriate assistive devices and consultative expertise. However, the ASPHP does not endorse one particular manufacturer, device or company. Reference within this site to any specific commercial or non-commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer or otherwise does not constitute or imply an endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the ASPHP. The views and opinions of the authors of content provided on this site does not necessarily state or reflect the opinion of the ASPHP, and cannot be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.
