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

• Keyes Q&A: Fire-rated barriers, fire doors, business occupancies, smoke detectors

  Q: Is there a written NFPA standard that specifically states penetrations in fire-rated walls...

• Keyes Q&A: Stairwell cameras, ILSM, medical gas valves, special locking arrangements

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

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Hospital Safety Center

• Q&A: Water fixture maintenance

  Showerheads, faucets, and spigots: Maintaining them and keeping them operating smoothly is key to...

• Should new soap with ethyl alcohol be treated as you do ABHR?

  Q: Our facility is going to a new soap that contains up to 20% ethyl alcohol in it. NFPA sets a...

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Medical Environment Update

• Three unwritten safety rules every healthcare employee should follow

  In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety officer for multihospital...

• From Ant-Men to Giant-Men

  One of the most important ways to grow in safety and to make a difference is to lead by example.