Editor's Choice: How OSHA's proposed infectious diseases standard would affect compliance in your practice
OSHA Healthcare Connection, July 6, 2010
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The feature topic in the July issue of Medical Environment Update looks at the possibility of an OSHA standard for infectious diseases. The article also covers OSHA standards versus CDC guidelines, the impact on clinics, medical, and dental practices, and a comparison of related standards that made the cut and those that didn’t.
Click here to read an excerpt. Also be sure to read the Web exclusive post on what OSHA says is behind the push for an infectious diseases standard.
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