Safety Articles by Topic: OSHA
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 12, December 1, 2009
Briefings on Hospital Safety is the industry leader in covering The Joint Commission, OSHA, and...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 46, November 17, 2009
Q: Who is qualified to train employees in bloodborne pathogens?
A: Section 1910.1030(g)(2)(viii)of...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 46, November 17, 2009
Three leading IC organizations issued a letter to President Obama urging a change in respiratory...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 46, November 17, 2009
Following the lead of the recent CDC flu guidance on infection control and healthcare worker...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 46, November 17, 2009
Last April, OSHA Healthcare Advisor asked whether H1N1 was a lot of hype or a legitimate concern...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 46, November 17, 2009
NIOSH is studying healthcare worker absenteeism from influenza and is interested in hearing about...
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Hospital Safety Connection, Issue 46, November 11, 2009
Three infectious disease professional associations have written to President Obama, asking him to...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 45, November 10, 2009
NIOSH’s health hazard evaluation program just posted a report on exposure to an enzymatic...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 45, November 10, 2009
Even though OSHA fines in healthcare were down in FY 2009, some sectors were hit harder than...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 45, November 10, 2009
Q: I work at a facility that has fit-tested most of the staff with N95 respirators. We have...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 45, November 10, 2009
With the retraction of a study’s findings about the use of N95 respirators for H1N1...
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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
While those responsible for worker safety during the H1N1 pandemic await the OSHA enforcement...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 44, November 3, 2009
Q: After a needlestick, must we refer the exposed employee to a physician for postexposure...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 11, November 1, 2009
Confirm all employees who work with robotics have received proper education about the use and...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 11, November 1, 2009
Briefings on Hospital Safety is the industry leader in covering The Joint Commission, OSHA, and...
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Hospital Safety Connection, Issue 44, October 28, 2009
Join Steve MacArthur, safety consultant for The Greeley Company, as he offers advice and best...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 43, October 27, 2009
The deaths of five nurses have been attributed to 2009 H1N1 influenza, and NIOSH is intently...
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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 Connection, Issue 43, October 21, 2009
As we first reported last week on our Twitter account and in Mac’s Safety Space, the Centers...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 42, October 20, 2009
The CDC updated the interim guidance on H1N1 protection for healthcare workers recommending...
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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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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 42, October 20, 2009
If you've been following the posts on OSHA Healthcare Advisor, you knew a decision on N95...
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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
Q: If an employee gets stuck with a non-contaminated needle, does OSHA view it as an exposure...
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Hospital Safety Connection, Issue 41, October 7, 2009
The idea has been kicked around for years, and now it looks like it’s finally going to...
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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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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 10, October 1, 2009
Ultraviolet-C light, when pointed straight down into a surgical site for infection control...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 10, October 1, 2009
It seems like enough work to know The Joint Commission’s EC standards, but are you up on all...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 10, October 1, 2009
In our report from the annual ASHE conference, we look at why life safety compliance will continue...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 10, October 1, 2009
Briefings on Hospital Safety is the industry leader in covering The Joint Commission, OSHA, and...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 39, September 29, 2009
So much of swine flu preparation news has focused on how hospitals will cope with the pandemic that...
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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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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 38, September 22, 2009
If you know of a needlestick prevention hero, click here for information on how to recognize this...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 37, September 15, 2009
If you consult on OSHA compliance; or if you do mock OSHA inspections for healthcare facilities...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 37, September 15, 2009
Q: Is fit testing N95s just showing workers how to put on and take off the respirator safely?
A...
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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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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 9, September 1, 2009
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacteria that—like Legionella —lives in water pipes as...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 9, September 1, 2009
What is tepid water? For the purposes of eyewash safety, the American National Standards Institute...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 9, September 1, 2009
Several developments point to safe patient handling becoming an increasing focus of regulators...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 9, September 1, 2009
Briefings on Hospital Safety is the industry leader in covering The Joint Commission, OSHA, and...
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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
Q: Can I use the FDA’s Emergency Use Act to eliminate the need to fit test workers for N95...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 35, September 1, 2009
Adjusting sick leave policies to allow employees to stay home if they experience flu symptoms is a...
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OSHA Watch, Issue 5, September 1, 2009
OSHA Watch is a bimonthly newsletter focusing on OSHA compliance and general safety needs for...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 34, August 25, 2009
Has a patient ever called into question your work practices during an injection, either because...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 34, August 25, 2009
Q: How frequently must I review the bloodborne pathogens exposure control plan?
A: The minimum...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 34, August 25, 2009
Do you have an OSHA “horror” story, maybe a cell phone accidentally dumped into a...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 34, August 25, 2009
The State of New York now has emergency regulations in place for mandatory seasonal flu and H1N1...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 34, August 25, 2009
Shot, hand, and home are the keywords of the federal guidelines for employer preparation for the...
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Hospital Safety Connection, Issue 34, August 19, 2009
What is “tepid” water? For the purposes of eyewash safety, the American National...
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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
Q: If we must initiate a respiratory protection plan for workers wearing respirators, what must it...
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Hospital Safety Connection, Issue 33, August 12, 2009
Controversy is swirling this month around protection measures for healthcare workers from the H1N1...
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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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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 31, August 4, 2009
President Obama has nominated David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, to lead OSHA, according to a July 28...
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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 31, August 4, 2009
Q: Are MRSA exposures covered under OSHA?
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 8, August 1, 2009
Briefings on Hospital Safety is the industry leader in covering The Joint Commission, OSHA, and...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 30, July 28, 2009
If the House Appropriations Committee has its way, OSHA will develop an airborne transmissible...
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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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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 30, July 28, 2009
Although much of the focus of MRSA infections remains on patient safety, the spread of bacteria can...
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Hospital Safety Connection, Issue 30, July 22, 2009
Join Steve MacArthur, safety consultant for The Greeley Company, as he offers advice and best...
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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
Not communicating with your employees on pandemic influenza plans and resources can lead to...
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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
Q: Does OSHA require an annual fire drill?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 28, July 14, 2009
Pointing out egregious infection control or safety deficiencies to the proper authority isn't...
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Hospital Safety Connection, Issue 28, July 8, 2009
Starting August 5, California will become the first state to have a standard in place to protect...
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Hospital Safety Connection, Issue 28, July 8, 2009
Join Steve MacArthur, safety consultant for The Greeley Company, as he offers advice and best...
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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 27, July 7, 2009
Should OSHA develop a standard to protect healthcare workers and first responders from MRSA...
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OSHA Watch, Issue 4, July 1, 2009
OSHA Watch is a bimonthly newsletter focusing on OSHA compliance and general safety needs for...
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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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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 26, June 30, 2009
The summer weather sometimes brings with it a relaxed dress code from healthcare workers. Although...
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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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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 23, June 9, 2009
Caring for patients and healthcare professionals’ need to attend to their own safety was the...
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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 9, 2009
Has concern for your own safety affected the way you treat patients with potentially infectious...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 22, June 2, 2009
With the adoption of a new occupational health and safety standard on May 21, California workers...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 22, June 2, 2009
Oklahoma employers may not prohibit workers from having firearms in locked cars on company parking...
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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 22, June 2, 2009
Since California adopted an aerosol transmissible disease standard, would this be a good idea for a...
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Healthcare Life Safety Compliance, Issue 6, June 1, 2009
In smaller settings, life safety can easily be buried at the bottom of the to-do list, in part...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 6, June 1, 2009
Briefings on Hospital Safety is the industry leader in covering The Joint Commission, OSHA, and...
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Hospital Safety Connection, Issue 22, May 27, 2009
The third time might be a charm for supporters of a national safe patient handling and lifting law.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 21, May 26, 2009
Third time might be a charm for supporters of a national safe patient handling and lifting law.
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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 21, May 26, 2009
Do you think there should be a safe patient lifting and handling law? This week's OSHA Healthcare...
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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 20, May 19, 2009
In response to the influenza A (H1N1) outbreak OSHA has added or updated documents appearing on its...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 20, May 19, 2009
Q: An employee left our practice before needlestick post-exposure follow up was completed. When we...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 20, May 19, 2009
Should OSHA continue stringent enforcement during a pandemic? This week's OSHA Healthcare Advisor...
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Hospital Safety Connection, Issue 19, May 12, 2009
Join Steve MacArthur, safety consultant for The Greeley Company, as he offers advice and best...
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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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OSHA Watch, Issue 3, May 8, 2009
OSHA Watch is a bimonthly newsletter focusing on OSHA compliance and general safety needs for...
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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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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 Connection, Issue 16, April 22, 2009
OSHA now has a decidedly vocal safety advocate at the helm.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 16, April 21, 2009
OSHA now has a decidedly vocal safety advocate at the helm. Last week Jordan Barab, President...
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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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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 16, April 21, 2009
Are things about to change with President Obama’s appointment of Jordan Barab to lead OSHA...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 15, April 14, 2009
Since the presidential election there has been talk about an ergonomics standard or even specific...
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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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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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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 14, April 7, 2009
Q: I know this is outside the workplace safety realm, but a patient asked how he should properly...
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Hospital Safety Connection, Issue 13, April 2, 2009
Sun Health Boswell Hospital in Sun City, AZ experienced a brief scare on March 21, after 22 to 30...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 13, March 31, 2009
After submitting a patient handling bill in 2006 intended to protect workers, U.S. Representative...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 13, March 31, 2009
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a press release warning healthcare professionals...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 13, March 31, 2009
Questions regarding OSHA standards come into OSHA Healthcare Advisor all the time. This week's poll...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 13, March 31, 2009
Q: The tap water in the office is terrible. Doesn’t OSHA require an employer to provide safe...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 12, March 24, 2009
Health officials say 25 of 49 outpatient clinics in Nevada have infection control deficiencies.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 12, March 24, 2009
The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) introduced a new standard to help eliminate toxic airborne...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 12, March 24, 2009
For an offbeat take on OSHA requirements, check out "Using Shakespeare for bloodborne...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 11, March 17, 2009
For OSHA inspections of physician practices, 10 states accounted for 72% of all inspections. Some...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 11, March 17, 2009
With CDC reports pointing out infection control gaps in ambulatory settings, the Association for...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 11, March 17, 2009
It is true that OSHA withdrew its proposed TB standard on December 31, 2003, but the agency...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 10, March 10, 2009
OSHA added pandemic influenza to its list of safety and health topic Web pages, citing the...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 10, March 10, 2009
Nevada legislators are considering at least eight bills aimed at preventing infection control...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 10, March 10, 2009
You will not be able to disinfect medical devices in a household or office dishwasher; only...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 9, March 3, 2009
President Obama's budget blueprint for 2010 calls for reversing an eight-year trend of dwindling...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 9, March 3, 2009
OSHA posted a letter of interpretation last week stating that the Q104 needle removal device could...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 9, March 3, 2009
No. OSHA does not consider an activated safety device as a waste container because it is a...
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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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OSHA Watch, Issue 2, March 1, 2009
OSHA Watch is a bimonthly newsletter focusing on OSHA compliance and general safety needs for...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 8, February 24, 2009
Looks like serious occupational hazards are the same for nurses on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 8, February 24, 2009
Think again, if you assume you successfully dodged the flu bug this year without the help of...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 8, February 24, 2009
By far the most frequent violations in 2008 for offices and clinics of doctors of medicine were...
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Hospital Safety Connection, Issue 7, February 18, 2009
If you’re covered by federal OSHA regulations, here’s a reminder that you should have...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 7, February 17, 2009
The CDC on February 11 posted a new Web page for physician office staff members charged with...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 7, February 17, 2009
A Michigan nursing care facility agreed to pay $13,000 in civil penalties for its part in polluting...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 7, February 17, 2009
How do I determine if my business is exempt from OSHA's annual injury posting requirement?
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Hospital Safety Connection, Issue 6, February 11, 2009
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 10, 2009
Unlike fine wine, disposable N95 filtering face piece respirators don’t get better with age...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 6, February 10, 2009
Particles which originate from the patients’ mouth and from the biofilms found in dental...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 6, February 10, 2009
Q: Does OSHA require an electrical inspection each year?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 5, February 3, 2009
OSHA reminds all healthcare facilities, medical and dental practices included, about the...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 5, February 3, 2009
Despite the move to latex-free devices and personal protective equipment, latex allergies remain a...
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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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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 4, January 27, 2009
There are plenty of airborne precautions for staff to follow when a tuberculosis (TB) patient...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 4, January 27, 2009
While many businesses are busy tabulating workplace injuries to meet the OSHA posting requirement...
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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 Connection, 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
A study by the CDC has pinned unsafe injection practices on 33 outbreaks of hepatitis in U.S...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 3, January 20, 2009
Don’t be too sure that OSHA under the Obama administration will promulgate an ergonomics...
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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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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 2, January 13, 2009
Need a New Year’s resolution for your workplace? How about resolving to keep your workplace...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 2, January 13, 2009
With the Obama administration about to start next week, the Bush-era OSHA legacy has taken some...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 2, January 13, 2009
Q: Are we required to encourage staff to have titers done after their third hepatitis B vaccination...
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Hospital Safety Connection, Issue 1, January 7, 2009
We want to thank all of you who’ve been loyal readers along the way, and we’re excited...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 1, January 6, 2009
When the going gets tough, the tough get creative. At least that’s what Beverly Hills, CA...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 1, January 6, 2009
When it comes to dangerous technology in healthcare settings, needlesticks are bested only by alarm...
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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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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 52, December 30, 2008
Needlestick incidents declined 34% among U.S. healthcare workers from 1993 to 2004, according to a...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 52, December 30, 2008
OSHA issued its most recent inspection activity report on December 19 and characterized its work as...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 52, December 30, 2008
Q: Do the electric outlets in our patient waiting area need safety covers?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 51, December 23, 2008
OSHA gave notice on December 12 that it has standardized the requirement for providing employees...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 51, December 23, 2008
A study conducted by the Occupational Health & Safety Agency for Healthcare in British Columbia...
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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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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 50, December 16, 2008
A report from Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 50, December 16, 2008
With medical facilities across the country becoming more concerned about MRSA infections, OSHA has...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 50, December 16, 2008
Q: Is it against regulations to use a space heater in a physician office?
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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 Connection, Issue 48, November 19, 2008
Join Steve MacArthur, safety consultant for The Greeley Company, as he offers advice and best...
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Hospital Safety Connection, Issue 47, November 12, 2008
A story about assaults on nurses in the Boston area should remind everyone that while OSHA...
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Hospital Safety Connection, Issue 46, November 5, 2008
If you are using Novartis flu vaccine products, you should probably take a second look.
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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 42, November 4, 2008
Have you heard about my new blog dealing with OSHA compliance for healthcare facilities?
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Emergency Management Alert, Issue 33, September 2, 2008
OSHA and the American Red Cross renewed an alliance to improve employee awareness of safety and...
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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...