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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Healthcare Life Safety Compliance

• How to update your restraint and seclusion policy

  What to look for when updating your restraint and seclusion policies

• Keyes Q&A: Wet location risk assessments, hospital-grade outlets, electric griddles, oxygen cylinders

  Each month, Brad Keyes, CHSP, owner of Keyes Life Safety Compliance, answers your questions about...

• Study: Using Bed Barriers Cuts Down on C. diff

  The study, conducted by researchers at Xavier University in Cincinnati and Bon Secours Mercy...

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Hospital Safety Center

• Reopening your hospital: Flush water pipes, double-check maintenance

  As you reopen patient care areas for non-emergent care, be sure to flush water lines, check...

• CDC advises preparation for hurricanes on top of COVID-19

  As we head into August, the heart of hurricane season, review your emergency storm preparations...

• Review new Cal/OSHA guidance to protect workers from aerosolized diseases

  The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) issued interim guidance for...

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Medical Environment Update

• Service animals in the clinic

  While fleas, ticks, mites, and more could undermine a facility’s pest and infection control...

• Study: Negligible infection risk from reused pacemakers, ICDs

  Researchers argue case to increase recycling of cardiac devices

• Over-the-top risky:Overuse of ADC overrides, removal of drugs without an order, and use of non-profiled cabinets

  ISMP continues to hear about limitations, unsafe practices, and pitfalls associated with ADC use...