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Medical Environment Update

Issue 12, December 1, 2010 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• The Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act at the 10-year mark

  Last month, on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Needlestick Safety and...

Issue 11, November 1, 2010 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Wasting away in regulated medical waste land

  Safety officers in medical and dental practices wear many hats, and if one of those hats covers...

• 10K Updates, November 2010

  The November issue of Medical Environment Update notifies readers to add updated content to...

Issue 10, October 1, 2010 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Sometimes an awkward situation: Getting physicians trained on OSHA bloodborne pathogens

    The sense of fear and intimidation in the voice was impossible to ignore. It was a call to...

Issue 9, September 1, 2010 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Getting real with OSHA violation data

  If you received a citation during an OSHA inspection in the past year, chances are the inspector...

• 10I Updates for September 2010

  The September issue of Medical Environment Update notifies readers to add the hepatitis B...

Issue 8, August 1, 2010 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Risk assessments: The catch-all for hazard analysis

  Do a risk assessment. That’s the answer most frequently heard in response to most questions...

Issue 7, July 1, 2010 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Evaluating the possibility of an OSHA infectious diseases standard

  For some time, the healthcare community has been anticipating a new OSHA regulation, most likely...

• 10G Updates for July 2010

  The July issue of Medical Environment Update notifies readers to add a log for the weekly...

Issue 6, June 1, 2010 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Distinguishing the disgruntled from the dangerous

  Medical facilities, by nature, attract a wide variety of people, many of whom might be scared...

Issue 5, May 1, 2010 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Implementing mandatory flu shots: Two systems share their stories

  Every year, medical facilities plead with employees to get their annual influenza vaccinations...

• 10E Updates from the May 2010 issue of Medical Environment Update

  The May 2010 issue of Medical Environment Update notifies readers about changes to the safety...

Issue 4, April 1, 2010 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Choosing safety despite your manufacturers’ options

  In November 2000, Congress passed a bill that would change the dynamics of healthcare worker...

Issue 3, March 1, 2010 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Evaluating decontamination procedures prior to sterilization

  Appropriate sterilization procedures are paramount in medical facilities, but simply autoclaving...

• 10C Updates from the March 2010 issue of Medical Environment Update

  The March 2010 issue of Medical Environment Update notifies readers to add bloodborne pathogens...

Issue 2, February 1, 2010 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Managing healthcare workers with bloodborne diseases

  Ask any employee health manager or safety officer about how to handle a needlestick, and...

Issue 1, January 1, 2010 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Breaking down the OSHA directive on N95s: The regulation may be daunting, but the clarification should help safety officers prepare

  Since H1N1 outbreaks surfaced in April 2009, infectious disease doctors, employee health managers...