Safety Articles by Topic: Staff Training
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Healthcare Life Safety Compliance, Issue 2, February 1, 2014
Recently, the American Society for Healthcare Engineers (ASHE) presented a webinar on...
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Healthcare Life Safety Compliance, Issue 2, February 1, 2014
Recently, the American Society for Healthcare Engineers (ASHE) presented a webinar on...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 46, November 13, 2012
Q: I'm planning safety meetings for our staff (not yearly retraining). Are clerical employees...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 30, July 24, 2012
The nation’s obesity epidemic has healthcare workers, especially nurses and nursing aides...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 24, June 21, 2012
How thorough are you or staff members with regular STF walk-through inspections?
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 23, June 14, 2012
The National Safety Council (NSC) reminds us that week two of June National Safety Month is...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 23, June 14, 2012
A report on work-related injuries among certified nursing assistants (CNA) show that they face not...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 35, September 9, 2010
There’s a good reason why The Joint Commission expects hospitals to regularly conduct...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 9, September 1, 2010
Joint Commission compliance and survey success depend on effective management of the care...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 9, September 1, 2010
Becky worked in an independent lab in Cedar Rapids, IA. The lab was located in the downtown area...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 9, September 1, 2010
When standard LS.02.01.20 showed up again in The Joint Commission’s list of top five problem...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 9, September 1, 2010
In May, a terrorist drill at St. Rose Dominican Hospital’s Siena campus in Las Vegas proved...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 9, September 1, 2010
Q. What do my security officers need to know about handling unruly patients before they are...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 33, August 26, 2010
Last week a “code pink” call rang out throughout San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital in...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 33, August 26, 2010
A case study on OSHA Healthcare Advisor reviews the dangers of not designating a separate chemical...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 32, August 19, 2010
Since OSHA was first established in 1970, many of the adopted permissible exposure limits (PELs...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 32, August 19, 2010
Computerized work records can be a great way to organize work orders in your hospital, especially...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 32, August 19, 2010
When it comes to the recovery of systems at your hospital after a disaster, there are eight key...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 31, August 12, 2010
An article published by the Associated Press (AP) indicates that violence against nurses and other...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 31, August 12, 2010
Q: Is it feasible to place a small device that is plugged into an electrical receptacle on a metal...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 31, August 12, 2010
Every hospital has their own policies and procedures for evacuating their facility, and usually...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 30, August 5, 2010
Spartanburg (SC) Regional Medical Center has begun using technology to teach healthcare workers the...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 7, July 1, 2010
Hospitals spend a lot of time identifying risks and preparing so they’re ready to respond...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 7, July 1, 2010
There are plenty of locations hospital security personnel have to worry about in their hospital and...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 7, July 1, 2010
Sometimes, a fairly simple step can help increase security and at the same time make...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 23, June 8, 2010
Not interested in long-winded answers for frequent OSHA compliance questions covering student...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 20, May 18, 2010
If, as expected, healthcare reform will provide greater access to more people, there may be some...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 19, May 11, 2010
Q: For my material safety data sheet (MSDS) files, I separate chemicals from the injectable...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 19, May 11, 2010
Does a court’s decision to uphold per-instance PPE fines for egregious OSHA violators have...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 18, May 6, 2010
Duke University Hospital staff members stopped a woman who tried to take a newborn from her...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 18, May 6, 2010
Your organization might discover potential environmental health and safety issues not covered by...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 18, May 4, 2010
OSHA has now issued the Spanish language enforcement directive concerning employee training that...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 18, May 4, 2010
Would you be opposed to, or in favor of an OSHA infectious disease standard? This week’s poll...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 17, April 28, 2010
A week from the today, the 4th Annual Hospital Safety Center Symposium begins in Las Vegas. You can...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 17, April 27, 2010
OSHA says that employers must provide non-English safety training to those employees who receive...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 16, April 20, 2010
The 4th Annual Hospital Safety Center Symposium is just two weeks away, and if you won’t be...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 16, April 20, 2010
In an April 12 New York Times Op-Ed, Richard P. Wenzel, a professor of internal medicine and an...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 16, April 20, 2010
You wouldn’t believe how some practices place so little importance on exit sign compliance...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 16, April 20, 2010
Q: Is there a recommended flush time when using the emergency eyewash station?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 16, April 20, 2010
Exit sign compliance is as basic as you get in workplace safety matters, but how often do you check...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 15, April 14, 2010
It is just three short weeks until the 4th Annual Hospital Safety Center Symposium, and one of the...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 14, April 6, 2010
Occupational hazards in healthcare facilities bring a variety of OSHA standards into play. Many of...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 13, March 30, 2010
Q: Where does OSHA say it is okay to transfer chemicals such as disinfectants into unlabeled...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 12, March 24, 2010
We’re only six weeks away from the 4th Annual Hospital Safety Center Symposium, and one of...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 12, March 23, 2010
Last week during its 57th annual meeting, the Association for periOperative Registered Nurses...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 11, March 17, 2010
The emergency department (ED) acts as funnel into the rest of your hospital, making it a danger...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 10, March 10, 2010
Here are some thoughts when it comes to training workers on the federal National Incident...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 10, March 10, 2010
We’re less than two months away from the 4th Annual Hospital Safety Center Symposium May 6-7...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 10, March 9, 2010
Q: Must we always use an exhaust hood when working with isopropyl alcohol in the lab?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 9, March 2, 2010
Many healthcare facilities, particularly family and pediatric practices, have toys in the waiting...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 8, February 24, 2010
The 4th Annual Hospital Safety Center Symposium is coming May 6-7, and we want to alert companies...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 7, February 17, 2010
Whether it’s a biological attack, a natural disaster, or the large snowstorms currently...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 7, February 17, 2010
As we count down to the 4th Annual Hospital Safety Center Symposium May 6-7, we want to highlight...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 7, February 16, 2010
Phlebotomy procedures present high risks for needlestick injuries and exposures to serious and...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 7, February 16, 2010
With many areas of the country experiencing winter weather that’s usually found in the...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 6, February 10, 2010
Join Steve MacArthur, safety consultant for The Greeley Company, as he offers advice and best...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 6, February 9, 2010
Long-time readers of OSHA Healthcare Connection and OSHA Healthcare Advisor know that we put a lot...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 6, February 9, 2010
With February being American Heart Month, it’s important to remember that automated external...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 5, February 2, 2010
Starting yesterday, Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, TN, stopped considering job applicants who...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 5, February 2, 2010
For businesses required to keep the OSHA Form 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, OSHA...
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Healthcare Life Safety Compliance, Issue 2, February 1, 2010
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance exclusively covers life safety issues in healthcare facilities...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 4, January 27, 2010
In light of a heavy fine in California, safety committees may want to verify that only appropriate...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 4, January 26, 2010
You wouldn’t know by all the warnings from safety experts this past month, but the OSHA rule...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 4, January 26, 2010
Looks like you can add exams to the list of goods and services, like lattes and fast food, which...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 4, January 26, 2010
OSHA Healthcare Advisor has compiled a list of the top five most downloaded compliance tools...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 2, January 12, 2010
January 10-16 is National Influenza Vaccination Week. Are you planning special educational...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 1, January 6, 2010
Attendees to the upcoming 4th Annual Hospital Safety Center Symposium will take away the latest...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 1, January 5, 2010
OSHA Healthcare Advisor Blog takes a look back at the 10 blog posts that garnered the most views...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 1, January 5, 2010
Q: What is the optimal method for instrument cleaning between patients in our outpatient facility...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 52, December 29, 2009
Safety officers in healthcare facilities need a plan when confronting employees who ignore OSHA...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 51, December 22, 2009
Patients who watched a hand hygiene video were twice as likely to remind nurses and doctors to wash...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 51, December 22, 2009
This is a good time of the year to plan the annual walk-around safety review for your practice...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 51, December 22, 2009
Q: Does OSHA require physician offices to have fire extinguishers available, if we are in a...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 51, December 22, 2009
Holiday decorations are fun, but they could cause headaches for safety officers. How are you...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 50, December 15, 2009
There may be no getting around it, especially at this time of year, but a little bit of the Scrooge...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 50, December 15, 2009
Q: Does OSHA require medical practices to undergo an electrical inspection each year?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 50, December 15, 2009
In the wake of the FDA warning on the STERIS System 1 sterile processing system and the...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 49, December 8, 2009
It’s bad enough that medical students commonly suffer needlesticks, but many of them fail to...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 49, December 8, 2009
Many healthcare workers have had needlestick injuries, but have you ever been stuck by a needle...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 48, December 2, 2009
If your facility is a teaching hospital or you otherwise have medical students in your building...
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Healthcare Life Safety Compliance, Issue 12, December 1, 2009
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance exclusively covers life safety issues in healthcare facilities...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 48, December 1, 2009
Q: We are an ambulatory surgery center. Does every employee need an N95 respirator for protection...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 48, December 1, 2009
With many OSHA standards requiring initial and annual training, OSHA education can get expensive...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 47, November 24, 2009
On Friday, November 20, OSHA posted a compliance directive for inspections concerning workplace...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 44, November 3, 2009
The American Nurses Association (ANA) recently offered strong opinions on the two pressing H1N1...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 44, November 3, 2009
It’s been a difficult two weeks for healthcare workers in the Boston area, and not just...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 44, November 3, 2009
Some healthcare facilities report using games and contests to get better results on hand hygiene...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 11, November 1, 2009
Learn how Southampton Memorial Hospital prepared for the unlikely event of a shooting after a...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 43, October 27, 2009
Under federal OSHA, annual hazard communication training is not required. Find out what you need...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 43, October 21, 2009
As part of HCPro’s new Emergency Preparedness Solutions series, you can now download 80...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 43, October 21, 2009
It won’t be long before holiday decorations start to show up on units and in offices, which...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 42, October 20, 2009
Now that the CDC and OSHA require you to protect your employers with N95 respirators from H1N1...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 42, October 13, 2009
Get help analyzing your hospital’s disaster plans while also bolstering your professional...
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Emergency Management Alert, Issue 41, October 13, 2009
Communication duties for hospital emergency management coordinators involve keeping a large group...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 41, October 13, 2009
Patients who come to you for treatment or bring their children to you for care expect you to be...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 41, October 13, 2009
OSHA is putting nursing homes under its enforcement microscope. The agency has announced a new...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 41, October 13, 2009
An estimated 17%-37% of medical offices expose vaccine to improper storage, according to the CDC...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 41, October 7, 2009
During HCPro’s Emergency Management Coordinator’s Workshop, which takes place October...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 41, October 7, 2009
An Illinois hospital’s alleged lapses when it comes to surgical fire prevention led to the...
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Emergency Management Alert, Issue 40, October 6, 2009
Second Life, a software program through which people use avatars to create a lifelike virtual world...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 40, October 6, 2009
OSHA has proposed aligning the hazard communication standard with the United Nations Globally...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 40, October 6, 2009
Placing a “do not unplug” sign next to the refrigerator's electrical outlet is a basic...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 40, October 6, 2009
Q: What does OSHA require from an employer when a new employee fails to respond to the hepatitis B...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 40, October 6, 2009
Have you heard about the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 39, September 29, 2009
Healthcare facilities throughout the country have begun requiring flu vaccines in a very subtle...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 39, September 29, 2009
Not all the news about H1N1 is grim as evidenced by the winning entries to the HHS 2009 H1N1 Public...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 39, September 29, 2009
Policies for mandatory vaccinations for seasonal and H1N1 flu are drawing praise from public health...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 39, September 23, 2009
A patient's death following an operating room flash fire serves as a good reminder for surgical...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 38, September 22, 2009
The importance of workplace violence education is fresh in everyone's mind after the death of a...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 38, September 22, 2009
Q: What is the OSHA regulation on retaining sterilization records and logs?
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 38, September 16, 2009
Our new seminar, Life Safety Code Solutions for Hospitals, takes place September 24-25 in Boston...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 37, September 9, 2009
We’re just two weeks away from Life Safety Code Solutions for Hospitals, a convenient...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 36, September 8, 2009
For now H1N1 is the king of the hill of influenza viruses, and that is good.
Researchers from the...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 36, September 8, 2009
The infection prevention and safety device market will grow at 4.8% annually to $23.5 billion in...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 36, September 3, 2009
This week the two major hospitals in Missoula, MT, tested new emergency equipment that could be...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 36, September 3, 2009
Join Steve MacArthur, safety consultant for The Greeley Company, as he offers advice and best...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 36, September 3, 2009
The emergency management coordinator can advance the development of a hospital surge plan to...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 35, September 1, 2009
In 2005 there was a nonfatal injury or illness episode every 47 seconds in healthcare and social...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 35, September 1, 2009
You might be seeing more of this in the near future.
The largest hospital in West Virgina has...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 35, August 26, 2009
Those of you who were unable to attend our 3rd Annual Hospital Safety Center Symposium in May can...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 34, August 19, 2009
Join Steve MacArthur, safety consultant for The Greeley Company, as he offers advice and best...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 34, August 19, 2009
When it comes to successfully clarifying life safety citations from Joint Commission surveyors, key...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 33, August 18, 2009
The debate continues—whether healthcare workers need to wear respirators, most likely N95s...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 33, August 18, 2009
Small hospitals and healthcare facilities in the Maryland and Delaware areas may attend a free...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 33, August 18, 2009
Last week The OSHA Healthcare Advisor blogged about a developing regulation in New York State that...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 32, August 11, 2009
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) published a position...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 32, August 11, 2009
Occupational illness in U.S. private industry decreased from 2003 to 2007, but the rate of illness...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 32, August 11, 2009
Q: What is my facility’s responsibility for the safety of contract workers under the...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 32, August 6, 2009
A gas leak at ABC Disposal Inc., a trash transfer station in New Bedford, MA, sent 119 sickened...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 32, August 6, 2009
Firefighters responded to a chemical leak inside Clarkson Hospital at the Nebraska Medical Center...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 31, August 4, 2009
The federal government is funding efforts to inspect and shore up infection control gaps in...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 31, August 4, 2009
Yes, OSHA Healthcare Advisor is on twitter. Click here to see what we are covering—and...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 30, July 28, 2009
Q: What’s the OSHA standard on how many first-aid kits you need based on the number of...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 30, July 22, 2009
HCPro has two brand new seminars coming up in the fall that you’ll want to check out:
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 29, July 21, 2009
Looking for a job providing a clean, sterile, and a safe place to work? Healthcare isn’t it...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 29, July 21, 2009
Q: May an employee refuse the hepatitis B (HBV) vaccine?
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 29, July 15, 2009
Join Steve MacArthur, safety consultant for The Greeley Company, as he offers advice and best...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 28, July 14, 2009
The first standard to protect healthcare workers from the spread of airborne pathogens will go into...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 28, July 14, 2009
The Joint Commission is offering Measuring Hand Hygiene Adherence: Overcoming the Challenges, a...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 28, July 14, 2009
Q: Does OSHA require an annual fire drill?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 27, July 7, 2009
“The Department of Labor is back in the enforcement business,” said Secretary of Labor...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 27, July 7, 2009
Q: Is it OK to use the break room sink for soaking and decontaminating instruments?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 26, June 30, 2009
Recognizing that employers play a significant role in helping to prevent flu transmission in the...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 26, June 30, 2009
The increased risks of bloodborne pathogens exposure to healthcare workers in correctional...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 26, June 30, 2009
Q: A number of uniform suppliers offer capri style scrub pants. Are laboratory techs and...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 26, June 24, 2009
Join Steve MacArthur, safety consultant for The Greeley Company, as he offers advice and best...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 24, June 16, 2009
Epidemiologists who first advised respirator use for the current flu pandemic now say it is not...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 24, June 16, 2009
When you see a scrub team member wearing Crocs with ventilation holes standing in a puddle of...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 24, June 16, 2009
We are so pleased with the number of visitors to the OSHA Healthcare Advisor that we want to know...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 24, June 16, 2009
Q: This may appear to be a weird question, but would OSHA fine a business for worker injuries from...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 24, June 10, 2009
We’re thrilled to announce that HCPro has won an international award for our emergency...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 23, June 9, 2009
Last year a white paper by Peter Rothschild, MD, drew attention to the lack of adequate infection...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 23, June 9, 2009
Q: When does OSHA require bloodborne pathogens training?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 22, June 2, 2009
Q: Must an employer offer the hepatitis B vaccination to a summer employee who will not be employed...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 21, May 26, 2009
Q: Is an aquarium allowed in the waiting room of a medical office?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 20, May 19, 2009
Strained resources and lack of supplies won’t get you a pass from OSHA regulations during an...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 19, May 12, 2009
The FDA posted a fact sheet addressing frequently asked questions (FAQ) on the use of masks and...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 19, May 12, 2009
NIOSH has proposed adding 24 pharmaceuticals to its list of hazardous drugs found in healthcare...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 19, May 12, 2009
Q: Is receiving material safety data sheet (MSDS) information by telephone an adequate backup...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 19, May 12, 2009
When cases of influenza A H1N1 began to spread a little over two weeks ago, did you have a plan to...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 18, May 6, 2009
No doubt H1N1 swine flu preparation efforts will be on the minds of attendees to our 3rd Annual...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 18, May 5, 2009
This Wednesday, May 6, is Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day, an opportunity to...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 18, May 5, 2009
Perhaps lost in the avalanche of swine flu, or influenza A (H1N1), information posted by federal...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 18, May 5, 2009
Q: Must the trainer be physically present when conducting OSHA employee training?
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 17, April 30, 2009
It’s likely that every hospital in the country is discussing what to do if swine flu...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 17, April 30, 2009
We’re just 14 days away from the 3rd Annual Hospital Safety Center Symposium, which takes...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 17, April 30, 2009
Join Steve MacArthur, safety consultant for The Greeley Company, as he offers advice and best...
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Emergency Management Alert, Issue 17, April 28, 2009
After cases of swine flu in Mexico and the U.S. became more prevalent over the weekend, civilian...
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Emergency Management Alert, Issue 17, April 28, 2009
A new report from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Center for Biosecurity found...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 17, April 28, 2009
Today is Workers' Memorial Day, which recognizes U.S. workers who died or sustained injuries or...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 17, April 28, 2009
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a handy list of OSHA interpretation letters to answer those...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 17, April 28, 2009
With early reports of swine-flu-related deaths in Mexico and 20 confirmed U.S. cases in five states...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 17, April 28, 2009
Q: A male worker needs to be fit tested for an N95 respirator, but has a beard and will not shave...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 17, April 28, 2009
A report by the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations claims that...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 16, April 22, 2009
The overlap among various emergency planning approaches will be at the heart of the closing session...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 16, April 21, 2009
Many healthcare facilities exhibit a “lack of readiness” to protect workers in the...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 16, April 21, 2009
Q: A doctor in our practice so strongly objects to paper gowns that she is willing to do the...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 15, April 15, 2009
We’re less than a month away from the 3rd Annual Hospital Safety Center Symposium, which...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 15, April 14, 2009
Responding to a membership survey identifying the top three workplace hazards in healthcare, the...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 15, April 14, 2009
New Jersey state regulators have suspended the medical license of an oncologist who could have...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 15, April 14, 2009
Q: Where can I find the OSHA regulation for lids on red-bag containers? We are having a dispute on...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 14, April 8, 2009
For those of you involved with emergency planning for potential biological weapons and agents, the...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 14, April 8, 2009
Attendees at our 3rd Annual Hospital Safety Center Symposium May 14-15 at Caesars Palace in Las...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 14, April 7, 2009
A life-threatening needlestick to a researcher in Germany and new fact sheets sponsored by OSHA...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 14, April 7, 2009
The operating room at Sun Health Boswell Hospital in Sun City, AZ, became non-operational when 22...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 14, April 7, 2009
Annual safety retraining is often viewed by staff members as a repetitive burden rather than an...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 12, March 26, 2009
Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a press release warning healthcare...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 11, March 18, 2009
Those of you looking for ways to better train your coworkers about safety have good reason to...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 10, March 11, 2009
Good news for those of you who want to attend HCPro’s 3rd Annual Hospital Safety Center...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 9, March 4, 2009
Join Steve MacArthur, safety consultant for The Greeley Company, as he offers advice and best...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 9, March 4, 2009
Considering our first item above, you’ll have a renewed appreciation of life safety floor...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 3, March 1, 2009
The threat of weapons inside a hospital is a terrifying scenario for any safety officer. Yet every...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 3, March 1, 2009
Although bloodborne pathogens violations continue to be the top employee safety issue in general...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 3, March 1, 2009
Figuring out disaster drills—what kind of exercises to do and determining their...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 8, February 25, 2009
An important presentation at the 3rd Annual Hospital Safety Center Symposium May 14-15 at Caesars...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 7, February 18, 2009
Join Steve MacArthur, safety consultant for The Greeley Company, as he offers advice and best...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 7, February 18, 2009
As the weeks count down to the 3rd Annual Hospital Safety Center Symposium May 14-15 at Caesars...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 6, February 11, 2009
In this period of potential cutbacks in training budgets, one quick idea for security education is...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 6, February 11, 2009
Join Steve MacArthur, safety consultant for The Greeley Company, as he offers advice and best...
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Medical Environment Update, Issue 2, February 1, 2009
Medical Environment Update is a monthly newsletter focusing on OSHA compliance and general safety...
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Emergency Management Alert, Issue 4, January 27, 2009
Last week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a report with guidelines...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 4, January 27, 2009
May I eliminate material safety data sheets for household products without incurring an OSHA...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 3, January 21, 2009
Last week’s plane crash into the Hudson River in New York City provided a call to action to...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 3, January 21, 2009
Don’t be too sure that OSHA under President Obama will release an ergonomics standard. At a...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 3, January 20, 2009
Q: I’m concerned that housekeeping staff are not cleaning and replacing the paper on exam...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 2, January 14, 2009
Though any other city outside of Washington, D.C., will probably never host a presidential...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 2, January 14, 2009
Don’t forget that as of January 1, safety competency requirements for staff members have...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 1, January 7, 2009
Last month, we reported on a patient who wandered onto the roof of The University of Pittsburgh...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 1, January 7, 2009
Join Steve MacArthur, safety consultant for The Greeley Company, as he offers advice and best...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 1, January 7, 2009
As we reported earlier this week in Mac’s Safety Space, The Joint Commission released a...
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Emergency Management Alert, Issue 1, January 6, 2009
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is planning to use an unlikely source to provide more...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 1, January 1, 2009
Ask any hospital safety director and they will tell you violence in the ED is becoming an...
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OSHA Watch, Issue 1, January 1, 2009
Does hand washing surveillance fall under OSHA? What's the difference between serious and willful...
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OSHA Watch, Issue 1, January 1, 2009
Depending the type of facility you work at, you may be enjoying an OSHA exemption this month. In...
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OSHA Watch, Issue 1, January 1, 2009
This month, Quality America focuses on the new CDC guideline for disinfection and sterilization and...
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Medical Environment Update, Issue 1, January 1, 2009
Medical Environment Update is a monthly newsletter focusing on OSHA compliance and general safety...
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Medical Environment Update, Issue 0, December 17, 2008
These Occupational Health and Safety Forms provide you with all of the updates for your OSHA Health...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 50, December 9, 2008
The family of a dementia patient is wondering why the woman got out of her room at a Pittsburgh...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 48, December 3, 2008
Join Steve MacArthur, safety consultant for The Greeley Company, as he offers advice and best...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 49, December 3, 2008
A New York City hospital is in hot water with the mayor after at least one healthcare worker...
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Medical Environment Update, Issue 12, December 1, 2008
Medical Environment Update is a monthly newsletter focusing on OSHA compliance and general safety...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 12, December 1, 2008
In October 2007, a New Jersey hospital suspended 27 workers for accessing actor George...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 12, December 1, 2008
Research showing how well hospitals nationwide are equipped to handle disasters affecting children...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 12, December 1, 2008
When Hurricanes Gustav and Ike respectively slammed southwest Louisiana and east Texas in late...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 12, December 1, 2008
You should pay attention to an important upcoming deadline, as a rule mandating that hospitals run...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 48, November 19, 2008
Join Steve MacArthur, safety consultant for The Greeley Company, as he offers advice and best...
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Emergency Management Alert, Issue 44, November 18, 2008
One of the largest earthquakes ever hit California last Thursday, and nobody felt a...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 47, November 12, 2008
Authorities in Scranton, PA, are looking for a man who allegedly fondled a patient at Mercy...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 46, November 5, 2008
We recently read about a disaster drill that utilized a component others might want to consider:
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OSHA Watch, Issue 6, November 5, 2008
This month's "Ask the Expert" answers questions about source patient blood draw, cleaning...
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Emergency Management Alert, Issue 40, October 21, 2008
A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has found that...
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OSHA Watch, Issue 5, September 1, 2008
Although the bloodborne pathogens section of OSHA standards generally requires employers to keep a...
