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Police & Fire <br />Minnesotans benefit from the emergency services delivered by cities. Sometimes fire and police <br />services are provided directly to residents, other times cities collaborate for emergency services. <br />Each of these services, though, presents a unique set of management and liability issues. LMCIT <br />has developed materials and training to help members navigate these issues. <br /> <br />Safe Patient Handling <br />Minnesota cities that operate health care facilities face a high rate of injury among employees <br />responsible for patient lifting. In an effort to demonstrate a means of reducing employee injuries <br />Center, a nursing home in Hayfield, to install no-lift technology and promote safe patient handling, <br />and is using this project to educate and encourage other municipal health care facilities to find <br />ways to reduce the physical burden on caregivers and decrease injuries to employees and patients, <br />while maintaining a compassionate care environment. <br /> <br />Safety Loan Program <br />The Safety Loan Program is an affordable, reliable program that provides funding for safety <br />improvements. Your city can make improvements in one year, and spread the costs across several <br />budget years for personal protective equipment, fire suppression/detection equipment, job site <br />safety equipment, and ergonomic equipment. <br /> <br />Sewers <br />Minnesota cities need to exercise reasonable care for sewer systems to avoid sewer back-up <br />liability. This means cities must establish an inspection and maintenance program and emergency <br />procedures. LMCIT has assembled a task force to develop recommendations and tools to help <br />cities develop a sanitary sewer program. <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br /> <br />