On or before December 1, 2008, each nursing home shall establish a safe patient lifting workgroup with equal membership from management and employees. On or before July 1, 2009, the safe patient lifting workgroup shall develop a safe patient lifting policy for the nursing home. The goal of the policy shall be to reduce employee injuries associated with patient lifting. While developing a safe patient lifting policy, the workgroup shall consider, based on the patient population of that nursing home, the appropriateness and effectiveness of: Developing or enhancing patient handling hazard assessment processes; Enhanced use of mechanical lifting devices; Developing specialized lift teams; Training programs for safe patient lifting required for all patient care personnel at the nursing home; Incorporating physical space and construction design for mechanical lifting devices in any architectural plans for nursing home construction and renovation; and Developing an evaluation process to determine the effectiveness of the policy.