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Medical Environment Update

Issue 6, June 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Going green can also improve worker safety

  Green initiatives in the healthcare environment offer the obvious perks: financial savings, smaller...

Issue 5, May 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• OSHA announces amended Hazard Communication Standard

  OSHA’s changes to the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) will improve safety by making it...

• 12E Updates, May 2012

  The May issue of Medical Environment Update add a comprehensive checklist covering slip, trip...

Issue 4, April 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Healthcare workers on top of injury and illnesses list

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

Issue 3, March 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Kicking a dirty habit: Hand hygiene rates lower when gloves are used

  Most healthcare facilities have created some sort of campaign to raise levels of hand hygiene...

• 12C Updates, March 2012

  Exposure determination for employee job classifications is one of the first steps in developing or...

Issue 2, February 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

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

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

Issue 1, January 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• CDC releases infection prevention plan for outpatient oncology setting

  Oncology clinics traditionally house some of the most vulnerable patients when it comes to...

• 12A Updates, January 2012

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