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

• Taking a vertical and horizontal approach to MDRO prevention

  Every healthcare facility has patients who are colonized with an MDRO, whether it's from the...

• Implementing hand hygiene technology and improving compliance in the ED

  Hand hygiene is the simplest way to prevent infections, and in nearly every hospital, someone is...

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Healthcare Life Safety Compliance

• Who's the final AHJ?

  Which authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) has the final authority over a hospital?

• A look at the new Building Maintenance Program

  The Building Maintenance Program (BMP) is improved, expanded, and better than ever, according to...

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Hospital Safety Center

• Healthcare workers top injury and illnesses list

  Their jobs revolve around helping people recover from injuries and illnesses, yet healthcare...

• Budget cuts put bioterrorism preparedness programs at risk

  Federal and state budgets have seen cuts of all kinds over the last few years. As it turns out...

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Medical Environment Update

• Update: OSHA's consideration of an infectious disease standard

  The wheels of OSHA ­standard promulgation grind exceedingly slow and grind ­exceedingly...

• 12A Updates, January 2012

  With infection prevention under scrutiny in all types of outpatient and ambulatory settings, the...

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OSHA Watch

• Update your OSHA safety manual: OSHA H1N1 enforcement directive, H1N1 vaccination declination form, and workplace restrictions for healthcare settings

  This issue of OSHA Watch provides readers with an update to the pandemic influenza plan due to a...

• In the news

  OSHA gets new chief; regulatory  priorities revealed OSHA has solidified leadership for the agency...