Safety Newsletters

Listed below are recent articles for this department, grouped by publication. To access the full archives of a publication, click its related Archive link to the far right.

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Briefings on Infection Control

• Environmental services: Prevent infections and ensure safety

  Even with initiatives such as hand hygiene awareness, respiratory etiquette, and standard and...

• ESSENCE provides hospitals with early flu virus detection

  When H1N1 outbreaks were first encountered in April, the Maryland Department of Health was one of...

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Healthcare Life Safety Compliance

• Fire protection education: Relating better to caregivers will open up their eyes

  Want to keep egress corridors clear of clutter? Go onto the units and talk to the nurses.

• Should E stand for ‘evaluate’ as part of RACE?

  Many facilities have found the RACE acronym to be a useful tool to help staff members recall the...

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Hospital Safety Center

• H1N1 planning: Know when to open your emergency operations center

  As hospitals gear up for what could be the biggest influenza pandemic in a century, they must...

• Joint Commission: Smoke-free campuses will be the norm soon—ideas abound for execution and enforcement

  A report by The Joint Commission makes a bold prediction: The majority of U.S. hospitals will have...

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Medical Environment Update

• Environmental services: Prevent infections and ensure safety

  Even with initiatives such as hand hygiene awareness, respiratory etiquette, and standard and...

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OSHA Watch

• Update your OSHA safety manual: Bloodborne pathogens violations, whistleblower protection, and vaccinations

  This month, Quality America provides readers with a detailed look at bloodborne pathogens...

• In the news

  In a report focusing on increasing OSHA’s budget by $41.5 million from 2008, the House...