Safety Articles by Topic: OSHA
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 6, February 7, 2013
OSHA inspectors are usually interested in (and legally entitled to) review of:
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 5, January 31, 2013
This week in Hospital Safety Insider: Breaking the “Groundhog Day” cycle, minimizing...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 5, January 30, 2013
You've had some complaints and a near miss, so you know you need to replace what you're using but...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 5, January 29, 2013
Recently on the OSHA Healthcare Advisor blog (www.oshahealthcareadvisor.com), we invited readers...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 5, January 24, 2013
Employers covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s recordkeeping rule...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 3, January 17, 2013
This week in Hospital Safety Insider: Eyewash Stations 101, why you need to report patient issues...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 3, January 17, 2013
Safe in Common (SIC), the non-profit organization of healthcare safety advocates dedicated to...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 3, January 17, 2013
A nurse who refused to wear a surgical mask after receiving an exemption from a mandatory flu...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 2, January 10, 2013
Q: Our office's "Negative Nellie" wants to be on the safety committee. I am sure she...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 2, January 10, 2013
Just a quick little list of recent survey findings—not necessarily having anything to do...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 2, January 10, 2013
The number of needlestick injuries that left healthcare workers exposed to blood-borne viruses has...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 2, January 10, 2013
Months after the mass shooting in March at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, a...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 2, January 10, 2013
A nurses’ union in California is celebrating what it calls a first-in-the-nation workplace...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 52, December 20, 2012
The holiday season has begun, and (for some of you) winter weather is either here or on its way...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 51, December 13, 2012
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the U.S. Department of Labor recently...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 51, December 13, 2012
Q: I am trying to standardize and simplify the organization of the MSDS in our organization. Many...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 49, December 4, 2012
OSHA Healthcare Connection merging into Hospital Safety Insider
Notice: Your subscription will be...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 49, December 4, 2012
Q: How should I mount and mark portable fire extinguishers? Is it mandatory for fire extinguishers...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 48, November 27, 2012
Notice: Your subscription will be changing in the coming weeks!
Very shortly, OSHA Healthcare...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 48, November 27, 2012
Hospital workers care for accident victims every day. It is David H. Byers' job as manager of...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 48, November 21, 2012
In the continuing pursuit of every possible question that could ever be asked about eyewash...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 47, November 20, 2012
Many workplaces are going paperless with their MSDS, storing them as PDFs or relying on...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 47, November 20, 2012
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is cracking down on employers that are...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 35, August 28, 2012
Q: Do our red bins for biohazard waste need to be locked in a closet or if it is OK to keep them...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 35, August 28, 2012
California officials have uncovered problems in reporting infection control data that highlights...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 35, August 28, 2012
A study appearing in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology looks at how and why healthcare...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 35, August 28, 2012
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 34, August 21, 2012
Michigan and West Virginia have reported their first cases of the new variant of swine flu, H3N2...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 34, August 21, 2012
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) has released a white paper that highlights the...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 34, August 21, 2012
Q: Does a small clinic need a written emergency action plan?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 33, August 14, 2012
Charter Oak Health Center Inc. in Hartford, CT, has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 33, August 14, 2012
NIOSH has updated for 2012 the list of drugs commonly found in healthcare considered hazardous and...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 33, August 14, 2012
Q: I'm a safety office at a urologic institute and I am conducting my sharps review for this year...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 33, August 14, 2012
For the settings in your healthcare organization that are at low risk for TB exposure, do you...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 32, August 7, 2012
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) is reporting a new strain of swine flu...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 32, August 7, 2012
The revision of the Hazard Communication Standard to include the Globally Harmonized System (GHS...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 32, August 7, 2012
Q: How long does OSHA require us to keep a cleaning log for a biosafety cabinet in our oncology...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 32, August 7, 2012
Does how staff members dress in summertime create worker safety or patient safety problems?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 31, July 31, 2012
It is with great sadness that I share the news that David LaHoda, our good friend and colleague...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 31, July 31, 2012
In light of the current events, HCPro will not publish a September or October issue of the...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 30, July 24, 2012
The nation’s obesity epidemic has healthcare workers, especially nurses and nursing aides...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 30, July 24, 2012
Move over hepatitis B, C, and HIV, and make room for MRSA infections as a consequence of unsafe...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 30, July 24, 2012
Q: What reasons will an OSHA inspector accept for not adopting safety devices, such as safety...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 30, July 24, 2012
Do how staff members dress in summertime create worker safety or patient safety problems?
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 28, July 19, 2012
In your facility, do you educate healthcare workers and provide them with training materials about...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 29, July 17, 2012
“A healthy boy was infected with antibiotic-resistant bacterium that was traced to his...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 29, July 17, 2012
Q: A patient seen by our practice has recently tested positive for tuberculosis and is undergoing...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 29, July 17, 2012
In your facility, do you educate healthcare workers and provide them with training materials about...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 29, July 16, 2012
Concerns voiced by staff at an oncology clinic can help protect your workers, who may also handle...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 27, July 12, 2012
Cal/OSHA has imposed an $84,450 fine on Alta Bates Summit Medical Center for failure to warn and...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 28, July 10, 2012
The CDC updated the guidelines for how facilities should manage healthcare providers with hepatitis...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 28, July 10, 2012
OSHA Healthcare Advisor asked its readers what percentage of their workers met ACIP recommendations?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 28, July 10, 2012
Q: What are the OSHA TB screening requirements for medical office staff?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 28, July 10, 2012
For the settings in your healthcare organization that are at low risk for TB exposure, do you...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 26, July 5, 2012
NIOSH has updated for 2012 the list of drugs commonly found in healthcare considered hazardous and...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 27, July 3, 2012
NIOSH has updated for 2012 the list of drugs commonly found in healthcare considered hazardous and...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 26, June 26, 2012
The American Industrial Hygiene Association has released a white paper that highlights the emerging...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 26, June 26, 2012
At a rate of 18%, nurses are twice as likely to experience depression as the general public.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 26, June 26, 2012
Q: If an employee agrees to the hepatitis B the vaccination but fails to follow through on the...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 26, June 26, 2012
Do you believe that OSHA fines are too lenient, especially when compared to fines imposed by...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 25, June 19, 2012
The shooting at the Erie County Medical Center shows that violence in healthcare is not only...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 25, June 19, 2012
The National Safety Council (NSC) reminds that week 3 of June National Safety Month is Preventing...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 25, June 19, 2012
The CDC has recently posted two items on unsafe injection practices.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 25, June 19, 2012
Q: How can hospitals prepare for this type of employee-on-employee violence?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 25, June 19, 2012
Q: We are a low-risk setting for TB. What is the follow-up when a new worker has a positive skin...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 25, June 19, 2012
How thorough are you or staff members with regular STF walk-through inspection?
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 23, June 14, 2012
The National Safety Council (NSC) reminds us that week two of June National Safety Month is...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 23, June 14, 2012
A report on work-related injuries among certified nursing assistants (CNA) show that they face not...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 23, June 14, 2012
Is an ergonomics policy a key part of the safety program in your healthcare facility?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 24, June 12, 2012
To put it bluntly, the FDA, CDC, NIOSH, and OSHA want to see more use of blunt-tip suture needles...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 24, June 12, 2012
The National Safety Council (NSC) reminds us that week two of June National Safety Month is...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 24, June 12, 2012
A report on work-related injuries among certified nursing assistants (CNA) show that they face not...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 23, June 5, 2012
Q: What does OSHA say about reusing tourniquets for blood draws?
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 21, May 31, 2012
OSHA issued 30 notices of unsafe and unhealthful working conditions to four U.S. Department of...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 21, May 31, 2012
With regard to healthcare do you believe that random safety inspections, such as from OSHA, do...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 22, May 29, 2012
OSHA issued 30 notices of unsafe and unhealthful working conditions to four U.S. Department of...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 22, May 29, 2012
It’s no surprise that highly toxic chemicals, found in chemotherapy drugs and sterilizing...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 22, May 29, 2012
Q: Our orthopedic practice only gives steroid injections. Are we required to use safety needles?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 22, May 29, 2012
With regard to healthcare do you believe that random safety inspections, such as from OSHA, do...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 21, May 22, 2012
OSHA announced its intent to establish a Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee that will...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 21, May 22, 2012
Proper use of PPE for protection against H1N1 comes with healthcare worker experience, but not as...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 21, May 22, 2012
Healthcare workers were victims of workplace violence at more than twice the rate of the general...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 21, May 22, 2012
Q: After employees have the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination, when should they be tested for...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 21, May 22, 2012
Of the workers in your healthcare facility with reasonably anticipated risk for exposures to blood...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 20, May 15, 2012
Intimate partner violence resulted in nearly a quarter of the homicides among women at work in the...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 20, May 15, 2012
OSHA and the Laser Institute of America have renewed their alliance aimed at reducing and...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 20, May 15, 2012
President Obama issued a memorandum specifically requiring federal workplaces to protect workers...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 20, May 15, 2012
There is still time to get in on HCPro's Nurses Week celebration free webcast contest through a fun...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 20, May 15, 2012
Q: I have been looking on the OSHA website for guidance on how long we should retain employee...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 20, May 15, 2012
Does your workplace violence prevention program specifically address the threats and effects of...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 19, May 8, 2012
Lakeview Specialty Hospital, Waterford, WI, made the headlines when it received a $12,000 OSHA fine...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 19, May 8, 2012
May 9 is Occupational Safety and Health Professional (OSHP) Day, which includes recognizing the...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 19, May 8, 2012
Q: Is it okay to have the Bloodborne Pathogens exposure control plan online, for example on the...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 19, May 8, 2012
Compared to other working groups or occupations in your healthcare facility or organization, how...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 18, May 1, 2012
A report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office on why OSHA standards take, on average, more...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 18, May 1, 2012
An especially high prevalence of short sleep duration was reported by night shift workers in the...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 18, May 1, 2012
Q: Are doctors in a medical practice exempt from OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard yearly updates...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 18, May 1, 2012
Do you predict that changes will be made to allow OSHA standards to be developed more quickly than...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 17, April 24, 2012
Even though nearly all emergency department triage nurses at two university hospitals knew that...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 17, April 24, 2012
“I couldn't control my shock and asked her if she was kidding me! She was serious. We both...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 16, April 17, 2012
Fewer than half of dental school students showed “adequate knowledge of transmission and...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 16, April 17, 2012
In recognition of Safe Handling Awareness Day, April 20, BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) is...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 16, April 17, 2012
As a patient, how likely are you to remind a physician to perform hand hygiene before attending to...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 15, April 11, 2012
Regardless of your facility type, how confident are you that your healthcare facility would be...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 15, April 10, 2012
With workers in nursing and residential care facilities experiencing injuries “2.3 times...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 15, April 10, 2012
The OSHA Healthcare Advisor asked readers whether they considered their healthcare jobs dangerous...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 15, April 10, 2012
Regardless of your facility type, how confident are you that your healthcare facility would be...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 14, April 3, 2012
Safe in Common, a non-profit organization established to raise awareness about needlestrick hazards...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 14, April 3, 2012
Ambulances are relative free of contaminated surfaces that could cause staph infections to patients...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 14, April 3, 2012
Q: What qualifications or certifications does OSHA require for conducting annual training for...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 14, April 3, 2012
From what sources do you regularly obtain information about healthcare staff and facility safety?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 13, March 27, 2012
OSHA's changes to the Hazard Communication standard will improve safety by making it easier for...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 13, March 27, 2012
Sometimes there will be a danger in the workplace that OSHA hasn’t drafted a particular...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 13, March 27, 2012
Q: How often should a staff member in a doctor's office with a positive tuberculin skin test be...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 13, March 27, 2012
Does OSHA's December 2013 deadline give employers enough time to train workers for the GHS-related...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 11, March 22, 2012
OSHA’s changes to the Hazard Communication standard will improve safety by making it easier...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 12, March 20, 2012
For nurses, working with IV catheters poses a significant risk for blood exposures, yet most...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 12, March 20, 2012
Two California state psychiatric hospitals were fined by Cal-OSHA for failing to protect workers...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 12, March 20, 2012
Q: We have no corrosive chemicals in our work area that would require an emergency eyewash station...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 12, March 20, 2012
What percentage of your job do you spend on staff safety training and education?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 11, March 13, 2012
The International Healthcare Worker Safety Center and the American Nurses Association have been...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 11, March 13, 2012
Adoption of the Globally Harmonized System for classifying and labeling chemicals into the Hazard...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 11, March 13, 2012
Q: Are there any OSHA rules against carpeting in lab blood draw rooms?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 11, March 13, 2012
Are you in favor of more bloodborne exposure and needlestick enforcement efforts by OSHA in...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 10, March 6, 2012
Yes, there are occupational hazards for caregivers working on feet.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 10, March 6, 2012
Should vaccinations against influenza be mandatory for healthcare workers?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 10, March 6, 2012
Q: We are aware that specimens cannot be stored with food, but is it okay to store blood, urine...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 10, March 6, 2012
For your healthcare facility or department, what is your preferred method for staff safety training?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 9, February 28, 2012
A doctor in Bonita Springs, FL, disposed of medical waste … the problem is it wasn’t...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 9, February 28, 2012
Sometimes there will be a danger in the workplace that OSHA hasn’t drafted a particular...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 9, February 28, 2012
Q: In a hospital what is the most frequent OSHA bloodborne pathogens citation and fine?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 9, February 28, 2012
Do you consider healthcare jobs as dangerous?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 8, February 21, 2012
Law and order has led to a decrease in needlestick injuries among hospital workers, according to...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 8, February 21, 2012
With the report of a 38% decrease in needlesticks, has the passage and enforcement of the...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 8, February 21, 2012
Q: In a medical practice what is the most frequent OSHA citation and fine?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 7, February 14, 2012
A federal panel of vaccine advisors has presented to the Department of Health and Human Services...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 7, February 14, 2012
The Immunization Action Coalition has added 28 organizations to its Honor Roll for Patient Safety...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 7, February 14, 2012
Q: Our healthcare facility is requiring employees to get the flu shot or they will have to wear a...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 7, February 14, 2012
How confident are you that your healthcare facility has considered and provided you with the best...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 6, February 7, 2012
OSHA announced its new respiratory protection video web page, January 31.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 6, February 7, 2012
While hospitals and long-term care facilities are busy this month posting workplace injuries to...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 6, February 7, 2012
Does Super Bowl Monday affect safety in your healthcare facility or unit?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 5, January 31, 2012
The much-anticipated chemical labeling change to the Hazard Communication Standard will take a bit...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 5, January 31, 2012
Q: Is an ambulatory surgery center required to keep an MSDS file for the medications that are used...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 5, January 31, 2012
Do you agree with the AORN recommended practice to discontinue the use of multidose medication...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 4, January 26, 2012
Nurses exposed to cancer treatment drugs or chemicals used to sterilize medical devices may be at...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 4, January 24, 2012
A study appearing in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology raises concerns about common...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 4, January 24, 2012
A new “plug and play” infection control plan that allows oncology clinics to get up to...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 4, January 24, 2012
Want to know about compliance on bloodborne pathogens training, TB skin testing, emergency eyewash...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 4, January 24, 2012
How important is workplace safety in the written performance evaluations for employees in your...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 3, January 17, 2012
A survey by the American Nurses Association shows that overall workplace safety has improved...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 3, January 17, 2012
The needlestick injury film Puncture is availalabe through DVD rental/purchase or online streaming.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 3, January 17, 2012
Check out “In your eyes – the light, the heat … the chemicals?” by Steve...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 3, January 17, 2012
Q: In researching OSHA guidelines, I found that wearing gloves during an injection is not required...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 3, January 17, 2012
Overall, is your healthcare facility a safer place to work than it was 10 year ago?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 2, January 10, 2012
A study assessing infection prevention practices of dentists in eight countries shows a wide...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 2, January 10, 2012
Q: May we use the non-safety needles that come with pre-filled vaccine syringes provided by the...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 2, January 10, 2012
If approved, do think the CDC’s Recommendations on Strategies to Achieve the Healthy People...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 1, January 3, 2012
OSHA has improved the Web page where employers go for information about the posting requirements...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 1, January 3, 2012
It's a question we probably take for granted, but are you exercising safe practices when using an...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 1, January 3, 2012
Q: If an employee refuses to use available safety devices, such as safety needles and sharps, who...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 1, January 3, 2012
How well will your facility do in preventing occupational bloodborne pathogens exposures in 2012?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 55, December 27, 2011
The US Department of Health and Human Services is asking for comments on a draft guidance for...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 55, December 27, 2011
As a subset of safety culture, sharps safety is critical to protecting healthcare workers.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 55, December 27, 2011
A free, five-minute video makes a compelling case for nurses to receive the influenza...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 55, December 27, 2011
Q: Who is responsible, the dental assistant or dentist, for the disposing of a contaminated needle...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 55, December 27, 2011
Just a simple question for the last poll of the year. Given the safety and/or infection prevention...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 54, December 20, 2011
At this time of the year it is not just facility safety policies that clash with holiday...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 54, December 20, 2011
Civil lawsuits against two San Diego hospitals for medical waste disposal violations have been...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 54, December 20, 2011
A mercury spill from a leaking blood pressure cuff closed down a medical clinic in Oregon, OH, on...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 54, December 20, 2011
Q: Is it okay with OSHA to dispose of clear plastic specimen bags with a biohazard label as solid...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 54, December 20, 2011
In your facility this year, did holiday decorations raise any safety or infection control concerns?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 53, December 13, 2011
Early in the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, the absence of or improper use of respirators and masks likely...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 53, December 13, 2011
It's so far, so good for flu immunizations and healthcare workers this year.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 53, December 13, 2011
When healthcare workers blow the whistle, OSHA has been listening.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 53, December 13, 2011
The film Puncture offers a mainstream medium for needlestick safety versus manufacturers and...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 53, December 13, 2011
Q: Our facility’s phlebotomy supervisor changed all the regular waste receptacles to...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 53, December 13, 2011
Whether you are looking for a new job or not, given your commitment to occupational safety and...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 52, December 6, 2011
For those responsible for ensuring compliance with healthcare worker immunizations, the CDC has...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 52, December 6, 2011
While many areas in our lives strive to go paperless, it, meaning paper, is still around, and its...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 52, December 6, 2011
As part of its 40th anniversary, OSHA has announced the winners of" Picture It! Safe...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 52, December 6, 2011
This year's search for nurse leaders and staff who have helped elevate the image of nursing is...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 52, December 6, 2011
Q: What is your recommendation for dealing with medical records contaminated with dried blood?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 52, December 6, 2011
How closely does your facility follow the American Hospital Association's recommendations that...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 51, November 29, 2011
A survey by the Emergency Nurses Association shows that over any seven-day period in 2010, 53% of...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 51, November 29, 2011
Here is something that should hit owners of small medical practices in the pocketbook.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 51, November 29, 2011
The feature article in the November issue of Briefings on Infection Control looks at AHA's...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 51, November 29, 2011
What does OSHA require for testing staff and volunteers for TB? Do they need to be tested yearly or...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 51, November 29, 2011
In your healthcare facility, how confident are you that staff members adhere to the guidelines of...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 50, November 22, 2011
The safer your healthcare facility is for nurses, the safer it is for patients.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 50, November 22, 2011
Three quarters of all medical practice OSHA citations were for facilities with fewer than 20...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 50, November 22, 2011
Click here for details, including a link to how to respond to mercury spills,
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 50, November 22, 2011
A study has found that the gloved hands of healthcare providers may be hazardous to patients.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 50, November 22, 2011
Does OSHA allow employee medical records to be maintained electronically?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 50, November 22, 2011
How integrated are the facility, patient, and worker safety functions in your healthcare facility?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 49, November 15, 2011
Non-fatal occupational injuries among healthcare workers are too high, says OSHA. Nursing homes are...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 49, November 15, 2011
To ensure that HCPro meets your OSHA compliance and training products and services needs in 2012...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 49, November 15, 2011
Q: Once the safety device is engaged on a contaminated needle, may I dispose of it as red bag waste...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 49, November 15, 2011
Are you in favor of more OSHA National Emphasis Programs directed toward healthcare?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 48, November 8, 2011
OSHA's adoption of the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) for classifying and labeling chemicals...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 48, November 8, 2011
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) and physician offices are under higher scrutiny from OSHA to...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 48, November 8, 2011
Q: If my company is exempt from recordkeeping because we are considered a low-hazard industry, are...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 48, November 8, 2011
How would you assess the integrating of the GHS provisions into the hazard communication program at...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 47, November 1, 2011
A new publication will help small businesses, such as medical and dental practices, to better...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 47, November 1, 2011
If you thought bullying was only a problem among teenagers in school settings, think...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 47, November 1, 2011
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance, a newsletter for healthcare facility managers, plant operations...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 47, November 1, 2011
Q: What healthcare occupations does the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens standard cover?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 47, November 1, 2011
Does your outpatient setting meet the requirement of having at least one individual with training...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 46, October 25, 2011
Workplace injuries and illnesses are down from last year, but the rates in some sectors such as...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 46, October 25, 2011
OSHA’s updated Seasonal Flu Web page provides basic flu prevention advice for all workplaces...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 46, October 25, 2011
With Halloween fast approaching, it's time to remind staff about safety compliance with regard to...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 46, October 25, 2011
Q: What is the timing on training new employees on bloodborne pathogens hazards?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 46, October 25, 2011
Do you think the workplace injury and illness rate in healthcare will ever approach the national...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 45, October 18, 2011
OSHA has added Laboratory Safety Guidance to its laboratory safety web page.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 45, October 18, 2011
Last week Gov. Jerry Brown signed the “Hospital Patient and Health Care Worker Injury...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 45, October 18, 2011
OSHA has hit hospitals with more and higher fines for bloodborne pathogens violations compared to...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 45, October 18, 2011
Q: What is the timing on training new employees on bloodborne pathogens hazards?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 45, October 18, 2011
Do you have a safe patient handling and lifting policy in your healthcare facility?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 44, October 11, 2011
A study shows that the newer energy-saver washing machines may not be able to stand up to take-home...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 44, October 11, 2011
Despite the volume and complexity of procedures, hospitals don't have a monopoly on needlestick and...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 44, October 11, 2011
Q: Are there water temperature requirements for washing linen soiled with blood in healthcare...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 44, October 11, 2011
How confident are you that laundering your scrubs at home would kill MRSA and other infectious...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 43, October 4, 2011
Manually moving and repositioning patients, residents, or clients is the single greatest risk...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 43, October 4, 2011
Q: If an employee initially declined the hepatitis B vaccination, must the employer make the...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 43, October 4, 2011
Given the PPE that you wear on the job, how well does it fit?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 42, September 27, 2011
Capped needles, not capped teeth, has a Beverly, MA, dental practice in whistleblower trouble with...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 42, September 27, 2011
The Massachusetts Office of Health and Human Services has posted its annual list of healthcare...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 42, September 27, 2011
OSHA has updated the guidance document that it uses to investigate cases through the Whistleblower...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 42, September 27, 2011
Check out the Briefings on Infection Control article: “Bedbugs: What to do when bedbugs...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 42, September 27, 2011
Q: Does a small clinic need a written emergency action plan?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 42, September 27, 2011
When hiring new employees, whether students or long-time healthcare workers, is determining their...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 41, September 20, 2011
Hazardous work conditions have OSHA targeting nursing homes for inspections this year.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 41, September 20, 2011
Healthcare workers, enter this contest for two months paid time off. All you have to do is suffer a...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 41, September 20, 2011
It appears that the controversy over Crocs as safe footwear for healthcare workers isn’t just...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 36, September 20, 2011
The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a new policy statement regarding professional...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 41, September 20, 2011
Join HCPro for a live, free, 60-minute webcast, A Conversation with Kathleen Bartholomew: End...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 41, September 20, 2011
Q: For a typical doctor’s office with treatment rooms, we have to leave the treatment room...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 41, September 20, 2011
Does the "Contagion" movie Hollywood buzz help or hinder the role of healthcare workers...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 40, September 13, 2011
An item on eyewash stations in Mac's Safety Space spills over into the OSHA Healthcare Advisor...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 40, September 13, 2011
The September issue of Medical Environment Update reports on frequent and expensive OSHA fines for...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 40, September 13, 2011
Q: How long must our practice keep EPA manifests for medical waste?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 40, September 13, 2011
Will OSHA's issuing of the enforcement directive prompt you to reassess your facility's policy on...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 39, September 6, 2011
New Jersey isn’t sleeping tight with bedbugs as the state’s Senate passed a bill...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 39, September 6, 2011
The best way to get healthcare workers to wash their hands is not to scare them about their own...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 39, September 6, 2011
Could you show proof of a bedbug extermination plan being in place in your healthcare facility...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 38, August 30, 2011
A study warns that a lack of safety measures with the highly toxic drugs used in chemotherapy is...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 38, August 30, 2011
A Houston-area family medical practice was evacuated when a blood pressure device fell and leaked...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 38, August 30, 2011
The practicality of custom-tailored isolation gowns may not be right around the corner, but...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 38, August 30, 2011
Q: Are the owners of an assisted living facility required to offer hepatitis B vaccinations free of...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 38, August 30, 2011
This year, healthcare facilities have already dealt with floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, and...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 34, August 25, 2011
Nearly 17 percent of nurses who work in outpatient chemotherapy infusion centers reported being...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 34, August 23, 2011
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has endorsed mandatory patient safety policies that require...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 34, August 23, 2011
Hand dermatitis is related to job stress such as high job demands and low social support in...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 34, August 23, 2011
Despite recommendations from government agencies, influenza advisory committees, healthcare...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 34, August 23, 2011
Q: Does OSHA require daily testing for eyewash stations?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 33, August 16, 2011
NIOSH has added hazardous drugs in healthcare to its Impact Sheet web page this month.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 33, August 16, 2011
A study conducted by the International Healthcare Worker Safety Center at the University of...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 33, August 16, 2011
The facts aren't enough to overcome the public's increasing distrust of vaccination programs...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 33, August 16, 2011
Q: Is it okay to use locker room showers in our ambulatory surgery center for eye exposures to...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 33, August 16, 2011
Does your facility have a written progressive disciplinary policy that applies to workplace safety...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 32, August 9, 2011
A survey of safety professionals found that 89% of respondents have observed workers not wearing...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 32, August 9, 2011
Safety needles only for HIV and hepatitis patients; wiping and rinsing semi-critical instruments...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 32, August 9, 2011
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care is in the process of changing some of its...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 32, August 9, 2011
The August issue of Medical Environment Update looks at the importance of establishing a slip...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 32, August 9, 2011
Q: Who is responsible for the management of a needlestick exposure to a contract employee? A nurse...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 32, August 9, 2011
How do you react to healthcare workers who resist mandatory seasonal influenza policies when...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 31, August 2, 2011
Healthcare students may be entering their profession not fully protected from one of its deadly...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 31, August 2, 2011
Last week’s World Hepatitis Day, July 28, served as reminder that occupational exposure to...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 30, July 26, 2011
The International Healthcare Worker Safety Center is sponsoring a free webinar on an overlooked...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 30, July 26, 2011
Nonclinical healthcare workers were just as likely to come down with the flu as were clinical...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 30, July 26, 2011
The Immunization Action Coalition is promoting a free video focusing on eliminating unsafe...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 30, July 26, 2011
Q: What is the responsibility for a company to pay for a chest x-ray in place of a PPD for TB...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 30, July 26, 2011
Taking a cue from the film "Horrible Bosses," what role does your boss play in supporting...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 29, July 19, 2011
NIOSH aims to raise awareness among healthcare workers about the dangers of needelsticks and other...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 29, July 19, 2011
Nurse's aides are the most violent-prone jobs in Washington state, according to an investigative...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 29, July 19, 2011
A recent study showed that dentists suffered a slew of injuries as a result of musculoskeletal...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 29, July 19, 2011
Q: Where is the OSHA regulation requiring lab coats to be worn in a healthcare laboratory?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 29, July 19, 2011
Do you think that the CDC guide and checklist for Infection Prevention in Outpatient Settings...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 28, July 12, 2011
An OSHA whistleblower investigation has a dentist squirming in the regulatory exam chair, so to...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 28, July 12, 2011
OSHA inspected a medical center in Brooklyn, NY, and issued $48,000 in proposed fines.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 28, July 12, 2011
In the Federal Register, OSHA published notice of two stakeholder meetings on July 29 to gather...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 28, July 12, 2011
The July issue of Medical Environment Update takes a look at the basics for emergency eyewash...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 28, July 12, 2011
Q: How often should employees in healthcare settings have a PPD after the baseline test when they...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 28, July 12, 2011
How would you rate management's knowledge/awareness of the Whistleblower Protection Act in your...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 27, July 5, 2011
Although rules to limit work hours for first-year residents will soon go into effect, a group of...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 27, July 5, 2011
Ever have those what-if questions concerning whether an injury is recordable for OSHA purposes?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 27, July 5, 2011
A recent OSHA Healthcare Advisor weekly poll asked: Drills not included, has your healthcare...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 27, July 5, 2011
One of the most popular features of HCPro’s OSHA Healthcare Advisor is the Tools page, which...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 27, July 5, 2011
Q: Is it an OSHA regulation that a carry-out coffee with a lid on the container cannot be brought...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 27, July 5, 2011
Regardless of whether you have ever worked extended shifts, have you ever felt your personal safety...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 26, June 28, 2011
OSHA is proposing a change that will require employers to report within eight hours all...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 26, June 28, 2011
A new OSHA web page emphasizes both preparedness and response in protecting workers from tornado...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 26, June 28, 2011
OSHA reminds employers that its standards afford protection to temporary summer employees, many of...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 26, June 28, 2011
Q: Does OSHA mandate electrical covers (baby proofing) in all patient areas? Ours is a pediatric...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 26, June 28, 2011
Nominations are open for the HCPro 2011 Nursing Image Awards, which honor nurses whose leadership...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 25, June 21, 2011
Napa State Hospital seems to be a magnet for fines from regulators for workplace...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 25, June 21, 2011
According to a recent district court ruling, OSHA investigators can subpoena a company’s...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 25, June 21, 2011
Requiring workers who decline flu shots to wear masks from November through March is credited with...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 25, June 21, 2011
Q: What would be the OSHA fine for storing workers' food in the same refrigerator as medications...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 24, June 14, 2011
OSHA has issued 33 safety and health violations to a veterans health care center in North Chicago...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 24, June 14, 2011
A CDC report shows how states compared on vaccination coverage for last year’s flu season and...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 24, June 14, 2011
The June issue of Medical Environment Update takes a close look at OSHA’s new directive that...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 24, June 14, 2011
Q: What is OSHA’s position on mandatory flu shots for healthcare workers?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 24, June 14, 2011
By 2020, will the U.S. meet the CDC’s Healthy People influenza vaccination rate target of 80...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 23, June 7, 2011
A survey distributed globally by the World Health Organization found that nearly 50% of healthcare...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 23, June 7, 2011
Read what Terry Jo Gile, the Safety Lady, says about safe lab work practices that can get...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 23, June 7, 2011
Q: Are there compliance issues with placing a sharps disposal container on top of a mobile blood...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 23, June 7, 2011
Is cell phone usage a detriment to patient and worker safety in your healthcare facility?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 22, May 31, 2011
"Imagine if every time you came to work, there was a pretty good chance you would face a...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 22, May 31, 2011
Using alcohol-based hand sanitizer can increase alcohol levels in the bloodstream if it’s...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 22, May 31, 2011
Emergency action plans aren’t just for hospitals. OSHA requires them for many businesses.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 22, May 31, 2011
Drills not included, has your healthcare facility ever had to actually initiate an emergency action...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 21, May 24, 2011
A five-year study has found that sharps with engineered sharps injury protections reduced the risk...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 21, May 24, 2011
As part of celebrating its 40th year in existence, OSHA is sponsoring Picture It!: Safe Workplaces...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 21, May 24, 2011
Q: What is the recommendation for staff following a needlestick?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 21, May 24, 2011
What has been the most important occupational health and safety improvement in your workplace in...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 69, May 19, 2011
OSHA found no violations in an incident at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, IL...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 69, May 19, 2011
HCPro’s OSHA Healthcare Advisor reported last week that an assisted living facility was fined...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 20, May 17, 2011
In keeping with the high priority that OSHA places on establishing an injury and illness prevention...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 20, May 17, 2011
Here’s a “Jersey thing” that shouldn’t be limited to just the Garden State.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 20, May 17, 2011
Q: A sign on the wall of a blood bank says, “Gloves are not required when drawing blood. If...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 20, May 17, 2011
Does a report of serious OSHA violations at a healthcare facility affect whether you would seek...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 19, May 10, 2011
An OSHA inspection hit an Illinois assisted living facility with citations totaling $72,000. The...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 19, May 10, 2011
This month’s issue of Medical Environment Update takes a close look at first aid programs for...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 19, May 10, 2011
Q: What qualification does OSHA require to be the safety officer in a healthcare facility?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 19, May 10, 2011
What is your reaction to Public Citizen's recent petitioning of the FDA to ban the use of powdered...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 18, May 3, 2011
Are you drawing a blank on OSHA training requirements, such as who needs training and how often?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 18, May 3, 2011
Q: Does OSHA require a monthly check of portable fire extinguishers?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 18, May 3, 2011
How common is the use of smartphone or mobile application technology in the healthcare workplace...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 17, April 26, 2011
The occupational dangers from hazardous drugs in oncology have received lots of media attention...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 17, April 26, 2011
April 28 is Workers’ Memorial Day, a day to recognize the sacrifice of workers who died or...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 17, April 26, 2011
Q: Do blood and urine samples need to be in a biohazard bag when transported either by hand, on a...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 17, April 26, 2011
With OSHA, NIOSH and the Joint Commission recently warning healthcare facilities about protecting...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 65, April 21, 2011
Q: A question about transporting blood and urine samples. Do the samples need to be in a biohazard...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 16, April 19, 2011
Washington Governor Chris Gregoire on April 13 signed into law two bills to protect healthcare...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 16, April 19, 2011
The CDC and the Association of Public Health Laboratories issued Guidelines for Biosafety...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 16, April 19, 2011
If a state health department inspector appeared at your facility today, could you pass inspection?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 15, April 12, 2011
OSHA, NIOSH and the Joint Commission have issued a letter to hospitals and healthcare employers...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 15, April 12, 2011
NIOSH has released a Health Hazard Evaluation report that examined the danger of H1N1 flu...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 15, April 12, 2011
Read the second part of a series on fire safety from the Complete Guide to Laboratory Safety, Third...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 15, April 12, 2011
Q: In home care, are nurses and other staff providing care to patients in their homes required to...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 15, April 12, 2011
How well does your organization comply with the section of the Bloodborne Pathogens standard to...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 14, April 5, 2011
A California bill was given preliminary approval that would require workers to report violence in...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 14, April 5, 2011
This month’s issue of Medical Environment Update takes a close look at the OSHA compliance...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 14, April 5, 2011
Q: In our medical practice, when sharps containers are full, they are taken to a storeroom to be...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 14, April 5, 2011
How confident are you about preventing unauthorized access to anesthesia or controlled substances...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 13, March 29, 2011
A Pittsburgh area hospital worker was found dead in a storage closet next to a bottle of inhalant...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 13, March 29, 2011
Read the first part of a series on fire safety from the Complete Guide to Laboratory Safety, Third...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 13, March 29, 2011
Q: Are hospitals required to have eyewash stations in areas where patients are cared for? I work at...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 13, March 29, 2011
You know that as a healthcare worker, your risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens, such as...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 12, March 22, 2011
Pennsylvania is following the lead of other states by considering legislation aimed at preventing...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 12, March 22, 2011
Patient exposures from contaminated devices and substandard work practices, especially in...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 12, March 22, 2011
Q: I cannot find any OSHA standards regarding the use of anti-fatigue floor mats. Are there any...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 12, March 22, 2011
A bill proposed in the New York state legislature would make it a felony for healthcare workers if...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 12, March 21, 2011
Read what Terry Jo Gile, the Safety Lady, says about safety considerations and requirements for new...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 60, March 17, 2011
OSHA fined Franklin Hospital Medical Center in Valley Stream, NY, $4,500 for failing to protect its...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 11, March 15, 2011
In the future, OSHA might be poking around more dental practices as a result of the NIOSH...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 11, March 15, 2011
Thanks to a Canadian safety officer you can now spice up your hazard communication training by...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 11, March 15, 2011
The feature article for the March issue of Medical Environment Update looks at how the upcoming...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 11, March 15, 2011
Q: Does our medical practice need a policy on confined space safety? I read about OSHA penalizing...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 11, March 15, 2011
With NIOSH conducting an extensive survey of healthcare workers on exposure to chemical agents, how...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 10, March 8, 2011
Concerned about exposure to chemical hazards in your healthcare facility?NIOSH is, too.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 10, March 8, 2011
California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) fined Children’s...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 10, March 8, 2011
Q: Do you know whether it is against OSHA regulations to have a sprayer on a soiled utility sink...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 10, March 8, 2011
The Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths in New York City suggests hospitals start banning workers...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 9, March 1, 2011
The Emergency Nurses Association released a toolkit to help facilities develop a comprehensive plan...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 9, March 1, 2011
Q: Are there guidelines for the distance a sharps container should be from where the sharp is used...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 9, March 1, 2011
Q: Are there guidelines for the distance a sharps container should be from where the sharp is used...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 9, March 1, 2011
In addition to N95 respirators, OSHA’s “Respiratory Protection for Healthcare Workers...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 8, February 22, 2011
As of February 10, OSHA inspectors have new guidance on how and when to cite employers for personal...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 8, February 22, 2011
OSHA hit Northeast Hospital Corp., Beverly, MA, with $63,000 in fines.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 8, February 22, 2011
Read what Terry Jo Gile, the Safety Lady, says about safety showers in laboratories and tips for...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 8, February 22, 2011
Q: What does OSHA say about prohibiting candles in a doctor’s office?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 8, February 22, 2011
The proposed OSHA budget has generated a spirited give and take between the agency’s director...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 56, February 17, 2011
Northeast Hospital Corp., located in Beverly, MA, is facing a $63,000 fine after an investigation...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 7, February 15, 2011
OSHA has made available a new video for respirator use by healthcare workers.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 7, February 15, 2011
The Dayton Veterans Administration Hospital will provide hepatitis and HIV testing to 553...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 7, February 15, 2011
In her “Sterile Matters” feature, OSHA Healthcare Advisor blogger Michele DeMeo writes...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 7, February 15, 2011
Q: Do sharps disposal containers have to be in each individual exam room or can we have one at the...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 7, February 15, 2011
The Joint Commission released a monograph that explained how healthcare professionals are more...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 6, February 8, 2011
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology is now recommending that...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 6, February 8, 2011
As healthcare workers go: if you’re married, you probably received a flu shot; if highly...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 6, February 8, 2011
The feature article for the February issue of Medical Environment Update reports on what OSHA has...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 6, February 8, 2011
Q: Is eye and face protection the standard for starting IVs in a surgery center?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 6, February 8, 2011
The report of a German dental practice’s resorting to sexy uniforms to allay patient...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 54, February 3, 2011
OSHA fined a Maine psychiatric hospital $11,700 last month for failing to provide its employees...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 54, February 3, 2011
Q: It has long been understood that the EOC standards allowed for actual fire alarms to be counted...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 5, February 1, 2011
Acadia Hospital in Bangor, ME, received a citation from OSHA for allegedly not providing adequate...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 5, February 1, 2011
Read OSHA consultant Kathy Rooker’s “Notes from the field” post on sharps...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 5, February 1, 2011
Q: Does OSHA mandate that disposable gloves are required for blood draws? If so, where is the...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 5, February 1, 2011
Given the example of the sensor-activated, badge-indicating, hand hygiene monitoring system in the...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 4, January 25, 2011
Washington state legislators will introduce a bill affording healthcare workers greater protection...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 4, January 25, 2011
An explosion in a dental laboratory that injured 12 British workers is a reminder to be vigilant in...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 4, January 25, 2011
If your healthcare workplace is not a hospital or nursing care facility, there is a good chance you...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 4, January 25, 2011
Q: In the event of a needlestick, can our practice send an employee to his or her personal doctor...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 3, January 18, 2011
A new tool created by the New Jersey Hospital Association will help nursing homes deal with an...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 3, January 18, 2011
Q: We changed to a different manufacturer for the purchase of isopropyl rubbing alcohol in our...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 3, January 18, 2011
Slips, trips and falls (STF) are “the second most common cause of lost-workday injuries in...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 2, January 11, 2011
NIOSH has just released a user guide on slip, trip, and fall (STF) prevention specific to...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 2, January 11, 2011
Concern about employees bringing influenza into the workplace isn’t just a matter for the...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 2, January 11, 2011
The feature article for the January issue of Medical Environment Update reports on a gathering of...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 2, January 11, 2011
Q: We are establishing a chemotherapy suite for our practice. Are the portable squeeze bottle...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 2, January 11, 2011
When new technology is introduced into your work routine, do you ever question the possibility of...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 1, January 4, 2011
Remember all the concern during last year’s flu pandemic about the possibility of airborne...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 1, January 4, 2011
New infection-control technology had unintended consequences for New Jersey emergency medical...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 1, January 4, 2011
Curious as to what you and other readers found to be the most informative, entertaining, or...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 1, January 4, 2011
Q: I know that annual training is required per the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens standard, but what is...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 1, January 4, 2011
A survey done by Halls, the cough drop maker, found that economic considerations play a significant...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 51, December 28, 2010
An investigation of confirmed cases of H1N1 among healthcare workers (HCW) during the 2009-2010...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 51, December 28, 2010
OSHA released its semiannual regulatory agenda in the December 20 Federal Register, and some of the...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 51, December 28, 2010
Q: I find that yearly fit testing is very expensive, time consuming, and seems like overkill. If we...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 51, December 28, 2010
Looking back over 2010 last year, how would you assess the effectiveness of your workplace safety...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 50, December 21, 2010
Healthcare workers resisting mandatory flu shot policies by employers lost ground recently when a...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 50, December 21, 2010
California hospitals may be seeing an increase in safety and security measures after two healthcare...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 50, December 21, 2010
Ambulatory settings present just as many challenges as inpatient or long-term care settings, such...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 50, December 21, 2010
Q: Is our physician-owned lab exempt from keeping the OSHA 300 log or just from posting it?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 50, December 21, 2010
With a judge finding in favor of a hospital requiring flu immunizations for all workers and against...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 49, December 14, 2010
The ECRI Institute ranks needlesticks as eighth on its list of Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 49, December 14, 2010
The December issue of Medical Environment Update features an interview with Karen Daley, PhD, MPH...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 49, December 14, 2010
Q: We are not allowed to drink beverages at the front desk to our dental practice because of...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 48, December 7, 2010
A new question regarding security is arising in the October 23 alleged murder of a Napa State...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 48, December 7, 2010
Terry Jo Gile, the Safety Lady, answers questions about lab coat water repellency and hydrostatic...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 48, December 7, 2010
Q: The administrator at our not-for-profit long-term care facility says that it is not regulated by...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 48, December 7, 2010
If you as a patient or staff member saw a healthcare professional following unsafe injection...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 48, November 30, 2010
The Abington Health System in Pennsylvania has suspended more than four dozen employees without pay...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 48, November 30, 2010
The CDC says that a lack of communication and inadequate infection control practices probably...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 48, November 30, 2010
As safety officer, do you need to don your Scrooge costume to ensure that the holiday decorations...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 48, November 30, 2010
Q: I understand from a previous Q&A not to remove contaminated needles, but that doesn’t...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 48, November 30, 2010
The FDA is looking to improve the performance of automated external defibrillators (AED). Is AED...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 47, November 23, 2010
State OSHA officials cited a Seattle hospital for failing to provide security guards with the...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 47, November 23, 2010
Ninety-four of Washington state’s 98 hospitals have adopted policies requiring workers to get...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 47, November 23, 2010
Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers show that nursing homes and psychiatric units are the most...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 47, November 23, 2010
Q: It has been standard procedure in our small medical practice to remove contaminated needles from...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 46, November 16, 2010
The organization which evaluates and accredits U.S. medical residency programs wants OSHA to keep...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 46, November 16, 2010
The American College of Physicians updated its position on flu vaccinations for healthcare workers.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 46, November 16, 2010
Healthcare is a business, but charging the source patient for a needlestick cost is unconscionable.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 46, November 16, 2010
Q: Thanks for providing OSHA violation and fine data for medical and dental practices, but what do...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 46, November 16, 2010
Are the hours that resident physicians work a valid concern for OSHA? Take the OSHA Healthcare...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 45, November 9, 2010
It’s been 10 years since President Clinton signed the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 45, November 9, 2010
Handling difficult patients is expected by those going into the nursing profession, but most...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 45, November 9, 2010
On a recent inspection, OSHA consultant Kathy Rooker, Columbus Healthcare & Safety Consultants...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 45, November 9, 2010
Many OSHA and safety officers in small healthcare facilities are saddled with regulated medical...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 45, November 9, 2010
You have now had 10 years of experience in complying with the Needlestick Safety and Prevention...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 44, November 2, 2010
Napa (CA) State Hospital workers are worried about the hospital’s security policies after a...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 42, October 28, 2010
Oregon State Hospital in Salem, OR, was fined by OSHA after failing to give staff members...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 43, October 26, 2010
OSHA has placed nursing and personal care facilities on its list of high hazard workplaces for...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 43, October 26, 2010
Q: When OSHA insists on the use of safety needles and scalpels, isn't it overstepping its authority...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 43, October 26, 2010
There have been more and more reports about bedbugs, even in healthcare.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 42, October 19, 2010
There is one indisputable fact regarding hospital security: ED workers and behavioral health...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 42, October 19, 2010
A lawsuit filed against pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc. is being reviewed by the U.S. Supreme...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 42, October 19, 2010
Terry Jo Gile, MT(ASCP), MA Ed. (aka The Safety Lady), presents a case study and lessons learned...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 42, October 19, 2010
Q: If a healthcare worker did not have titer drawn after the hepatitis B vaccination (HBV), how...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 40, October 14, 2010
Just because you have a small practice doesn’t mean OSHA inspectors won’t come calling...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 41, October 12, 2010
Taking exception to a mandatory flu shot policy, a hospital cafeteria cashier filed a lawsuit...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 41, October 12, 2010
Washing our hands with soap and water has always been the most effective way to avoid infectious...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 41, October 12, 2010
Endoscopes are challenging to clean and disinfect. In fact, they are among the most difficult...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 41, October 12, 2010
Q: Where does someone get training for fit testing?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 40, October 5, 2010
The CDC issued revised recommendations changing the level of respiratory protection for healthcare...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 40, October 5, 2010
The Baltimore Sun reports that according to a federal labor report, healthcare workers are four...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 40, October 5, 2010
Training physicians in your practice is not only a requirement; it can be a challenge, too.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 40, October 5, 2010
Q: How long do you have to keep material safety data sheets (MSDS) for products no longer used in...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 40, October 5, 2010
What is your reaction to the change in the CDC influenza protection recommendation to use face...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 39, September 28, 2010
The majority of all assaults on persons in the workplace (59%) occurred in healthcare settings in...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 39, September 28, 2010
Got a video, three minutes or less, on innovative IC practices? 3M Corp. wants videos for its...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 39, September 28, 2010
Steve MacArthur, safety consultant at The Greeley Company, writes about when Joint Commission...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 39, September 28, 2010
Q: I'm taking over OSHA compliance for our medical practice and the previous safety officer is...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 39, September 28, 2010
A report obtained by Medical Environment Update shows bloodborne pathogens and hazard communication...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 38, September 21, 2010
“The physician said in a loud voice that he did not get additional reimbursement to cover the...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 38, September 21, 2010
Q: When OSHA cites a business, does the fine go to OSHA for operating expenses?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 38, September 21, 2010
A report obtained by Medical Environment Update shows that exposure control plan issues are the...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 37, September 14, 2010
The September issue of Medical Environment Update gets down to the nitty-gritty of frequent and...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 37, September 14, 2010
As a healthcare safety officer your feedback is an essential ingredient in making our safety books...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 37, September 14, 2010
Q: Must the employer pay for the titer that comes after the hepatitis B vaccination?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 37, September 14, 2010
A recent Ask the Expert post addressed the false assumption that small medical practices are exempt...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 36, September 7, 2010
OSHA may come to the aid of overworked resident physicians.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 36, September 7, 2010
Flexible endoscopes have topped the list of the biggest health hazards, according to the ECRI...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 36, September 7, 2010
Terry Jo Gile, MT(ASCP), MA Ed. (aka The Safety Lady) presents a case study from The Complete Guide...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 36, September 7, 2010
Q: What is the reason for having to re-administer the hepatitis B vaccination when a worker fails...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 36, September 7, 2010
An examination of the types of OSHA news releases posted by the Bush administration compared to...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 35, August 31, 2010
Recognizing the important part that nurses play in promoting immunizations, the American Nurses...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 35, August 31, 2010
We all know the basics, from no re-capping of needles to using puncture proof/sharps approved...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 35, August 31, 2010
A study published in the May Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology found that a universal...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 35, August 31, 2010
Q: Where might I find the literature that indicates that the N95 mask must be fitted on every...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 35, August 31, 2010
How would you stack up as a role model for immunization safety in your healthcare facility? This...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 34, August 24, 2010
Out of sight means of mind when it comes to locating hand sanitizers.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 34, August 24, 2010
A recent FDA letter concerning latex-containing caps on GlaxoSmithKline Fluarix prefilled syringes...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 34, August 24, 2010
You've probably heard it before: Food and drink do not belong in the lab. Read how a can of cola...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 34, August 24, 2010
Q: Is the use of safety needles optional in a group medical practice, or must the employer require...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 32, August 19, 2010
Since OSHA was first established in 1970, many of the adopted permissible exposure limits (PELs...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 33, August 17, 2010
An August 10 article published by the msnbc.com indicates that violence against nurses and other...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 33, August 17, 2010
Every day healthcare workers have the potential of becoming exposed to chemical vapors with harmful...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 32, August 10, 2010
The American Hospital Association submitted a comment to OSHA recommending that the agency not...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 32, August 10, 2010
Q: Our medical practice has fewer than 10 workers. Aren’t there some OSHA standards that we...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 32, August 9, 2010
A medical center in South Carolina uses digital flames to instruct fire safety.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 31, August 3, 2010
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices published flu-shot recommendations for the...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 31, August 3, 2010
You’ve “gotta” love the glove if you are at risk to needlestick exposures.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 31, August 3, 2010
A new book published by HCPro, OSHA Training Handbook for Healthcare Facilities, nicely complements...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 31, August 3, 2010
Q: How often do you need a chest x-ray if you test positive to TB? A staff physician believes he...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 31, August 3, 2010
A post last week on the OSHA Healthcare Advisor informed of the possibility of using microneedles...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 8, August 1, 2010
It’s time for hospitals to adopt preventive measures to protect all the members of surgical...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 29, July 29, 2010
Chemicals are a fact of life in the 21st century. Medical settings abound with chemicals for...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 30, July 27, 2010
The Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) has called on the CDC to take a strong stand in...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 30, July 27, 2010
It seems that in some places, the world has passed the U.S. by in protecting healthcare workers...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 30, July 27, 2010
Read the OSHA Healthcare Advisor “Notes from the filed post” to find out why this...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 30, July 27, 2010
Q: When reading the Wite-Out®, label it states that it is flammable. Doesn’t this mean I...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 30, July 27, 2010
The blog post, “Hospital slapped for with workplace violence citation,” drew lots of...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 28, July 22, 2010
An inspection prompted by an employee complaint led OSHA to cite Danbury (CT) Hospital for...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 29, July 20, 2010
That life-saving drugs for patients also pose life-threatening hazards for healthcare workers, was...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 29, July 20, 2010
OSHA has cited a hospital for failing to provide its employees with adequate safeguards against...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 29, July 20, 2010
Q: Is it OK to reuse biohazard specimen bags if they are not contaminated?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 29, July 19, 2010
Many times needlestick stories don't have such positive endings.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 28, July 13, 2010
The saying "more isn’t always better" is true in the case of detergents and...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 28, July 13, 2010
Q: What reasons are acceptable to OSHA for not using a safety needle?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 28, July 13, 2010
Pandemic anxiety has subsided considerably from last year making this flu season a good opportunity...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 27, July 6, 2010
At its annual meeting, the American Medical Association recently announced plans to conduct formal...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 27, July 6, 2010
Computer vision syndrome results from spending a large amount of time working at a computer...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 7, July 6, 2010
The feature topic in the July issue of Medical Environment Update looks at the possibility of an...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 27, July 6, 2010
Q: Must a medical practice create a list of all hazardous substances used in the workplace? It...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 27, July 6, 2010
Lab safety officers have the difficult job of adhering to multiple standards from various agencies...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 7, July 1, 2010
A California hospital was hit with a fine in April for violations of the state’s aerosol...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 26, June 29, 2010
The CDC released a draft of the updated influenza guidelines for public comment.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 26, June 29, 2010
NIOSH recently posted the Spanish version of “Safe Lifting and Movement of Nursing Home...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 26, June 29, 2010
Q: What does OSHA mean by annual training—every 12 months or within each calendar year?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 26, June 29, 2010
Can you think of anything worse than dropping a personal item into the sharps container? It’s...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 26, June 29, 2010
This week’s poll wants to know.
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 25, June 22, 2010
A study published in the July issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association has garnered...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 25, June 22, 2010
First responders are at a heightened risk of workplace exposures especially from bloodborne...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 24, June 15, 2010
Q: What are the OSHA rules/guidelines when someone other than the employer provides noncompliant...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 24, June 15, 2010
Every year, medical facilities plead with employees to get their annual influenza vaccinations...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 23, June 8, 2010
Not interested in long-winded answers for frequent OSHA compliance questions covering student...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 6, June 1, 2010
In your laboratories, lab coats and other personal protective equipment (PPE) keep staff members...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 6, June 1, 2010
Briefings on Hospital Safety is the industry leader in covering The Joint Commission, OSHA, and...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 6, June 1, 2010
The FDA has approved a new alternative system to the Steris System 1 (SS1) processor—which...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 22, June 1, 2010
Assessing the need for and providing tuberculin skin tests (TST) in healthcare facilities is...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 22, June 1, 2010
Q: If I have a lid on the container, is it okay to drink beverages at the nurses&rsquo...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 22, June 1, 2010
If an OSHA inspector walked through your door right now, what is the likelihood he/she would find...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 22, June 1, 2010
If an OSHA inspector walked through your door right now, what is the likelihood he/she would find...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 20, May 18, 2010
OSHA is conducting an assessment of the bloodborne pathogens standard, which has been in place...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 20, May 18, 2010
Q: When a newly hired healthcare worker does not respond to the hepatitis B vaccination series, why...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 20, May 18, 2010
A post on the OSHA Healthcare Advisor last week used a Groucho Marx quote to describe how a VA...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 19, May 11, 2010
The feature topic in the May issue of Medical Environment Update looks at flu shot policies and how...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 19, May 11, 2010
As reported last week, OSHA is considering an infectious disease standard, and it looks as if there...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 19, May 11, 2010
Q: For my material safety data sheet (MSDS) files, I separate chemicals from the injectable...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 19, May 11, 2010
Does a court’s decision to uphold per-instance PPE fines for egregious OSHA violators have...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 18, May 4, 2010
Looks as if OSHA isn’t just focusing on aerosol transmissible disease for new regulations...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 18, May 4, 2010
OSHA has now issued the Spanish language enforcement directive concerning employee training that...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 18, May 4, 2010
Q: Would wearing surgical booties and masks in the cafeteria be an OSHA violation?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 18, May 4, 2010
Would you be opposed to, or in favor of an OSHA infectious disease standard? This week’s poll...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 5, May 1, 2010
Briefings on Hospital Safety is the industry leader in covering The Joint Commission, OSHA, and...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 5, May 1, 2010
On January 29, Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, WA, received a citation and an $8,000 fine...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 5, May 1, 2010
Safety officers must be prepared to appropriately approach employees who don’t adhere to OSHA...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 5, May 1, 2010
The FDA has alerted hospitals that a specific model of StatSpin® centrifuges has an alleged...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 17, April 28, 2010
OSHA isn’t focusing on just aerosol transmissible disease for new regulations; instead it is...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 17, April 27, 2010
A decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld OSHA’s...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 17, April 27, 2010
In a major application of California’s aerosol transmissible disease standard, Cal/OSHA fined...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 17, April 27, 2010
Read more about Workers Memorial Day, April 28, 2010, a day to recognize the sacrifice of workers...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 17, April 27, 2010
OSHA says that employers must provide non-English safety training to those employees who receive...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 16, April 20, 2010
You wouldn’t believe how some practices place so little importance on exit sign compliance...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 16, April 20, 2010
Q: Is there a recommended flush time when using the emergency eyewash station?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 16, April 20, 2010
Exit sign compliance is as basic as you get in workplace safety matters, but how often do you check...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 15, April 13, 2010
HCPro’s new OSHA Healthcare Online Training allows managers and staff to receive training at...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 15, April 13, 2010
Q: Can you tell me what the OSHA regulations are for posting exit route maps, how many to post, and...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 14, April 7, 2010
We’re excited to announce that HCPro has just published its newest compliance guide, Physical...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 14, April 6, 2010
Seemingly lost in the polarizing rhetoric associated with the passage of healthcare reform was...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 14, April 6, 2010
Occupational hazards in healthcare facilities bring a variety of OSHA standards into play. Many of...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 14, April 6, 2010
Q: I was told at a recent OSHA seminar that dental offices must test employees yearly for TB, an...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 14, April 6, 2010
A London-based poll placed safety and health talk in dubious company with bad toilet manners, and...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 4, April 1, 2010
Inside:
Options for corpse storage during emergency response
EC scoring may herald...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 4, April 1, 2010
Read answers to reader questions about bloodborne pathogens postexposure evaluations, gloves used...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 13, March 30, 2010
What are the most expensive bloodborne pathogens-related OSHA fines in physician practices or the...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 13, March 30, 2010
Q: Where does OSHA say it is okay to transfer chemicals such as disinfectants into unlabeled...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 12, March 24, 2010
The Environmental Protection Agency has established a new rule regarding ethylene oxide...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 12, March 24, 2010
A hospital and a window washing company were both fined by Minnesota’s OSHA agency stemming...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 12, March 23, 2010
OSHA fines need to be increased and pegged to inflation, says David Michaels, assistant secretary...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 12, March 23, 2010
OSHA doesn’t have a standard specific for TB hazards but the CDC does, which can make the...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 12, March 23, 2010
Q: Is it okay to have material safety data sheet (MSDS) computer files instead of paper files?
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 11, March 16, 2010
Q: Just where does it say that we must test the source patient’s blood after an employee has...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 10, March 9, 2010
The fatal shooting of a physician by a patient in Kentucky medical clinic has police, workplace...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 10, March 9, 2010
Q: Must we always use an exhaust hood when working with isopropyl alcohol in the lab?
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 9, March 3, 2010
The FDA has alerted hospitals that a specific model of StatSpin centrifuges has an alleged defect...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 3, March 1, 2010
Briefings on Hospital Safety is the industry leader in covering The Joint Commission, OSHA, and...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 8, February 24, 2010
Join Steve MacArthur, safety consultant for The Greeley Company, as he offers advice and best...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 8, February 23, 2010
A report last week about a trash disposal worker accidentally swallowing medical and chemotherapy...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 8, February 23, 2010
All the advisories and enforcement documents about protecting workers during the H1N1 pandemic...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 7, February 16, 2010
Q: The policy for our healthcare facility states that drinks at desks are not allowed anywhere. My...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 6, February 9, 2010
When stakeholders offer a piece of their collective minds during the “OSHA Listens&rdquo...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 6, February 9, 2010
Long-time readers of OSHA Healthcare Connection and OSHA Healthcare Advisor know that we put a lot...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 6, February 9, 2010
Q: Where can I find information about the most recent fines and citations given to physician...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 6, February 9, 2010
With February being American Heart Month, it’s important to remember that automated external...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 5, February 3, 2010
If you're covered by federal OSHA regulations, here's a reminder that you should have posted your...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 5, February 2, 2010
Starting yesterday, Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, TN, stopped considering job applicants who...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 5, February 2, 2010
For businesses required to keep the OSHA Form 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, OSHA...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 5, February 2, 2010
Do you find the Q&A like the one above helpful to your OSHA compliance program?
If so...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 5, February 2, 2010
Are healthcare employers infringing too much on workers’ personal choice and lifestyle...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 2, February 1, 2010
Although statistics show that blunt-tip sutures help reduce injury rates for every staff member...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 2, February 1, 2010
Briefings on Hospital Safety is the industry leader in covering The Joint Commission, OSHA, and...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 4, January 27, 2010
Join Steve MacArthur, safety consultant for The Greeley Company, as he offers advice and best...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 4, January 26, 2010
You wouldn’t know by all the warnings from safety experts this past month, but the OSHA rule...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 4, January 26, 2010
OSHA Healthcare Advisor has compiled a list of the top five most downloaded compliance tools...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 4, January 26, 2010
Q: What OSHA standards are important for compliance in medical and dental practices?
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 3, January 20, 2010
Join Steve MacArthur, safety consultant for The Greeley Company, as he offers advice and best...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 3, January 20, 2010
A new study examining needlestick injuries and physician attitudes toward blunt-tip sutures...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 3, January 18, 2010
In your facility, do you schedule all annual retraining for staff at the beginning of the calendar...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 3, January 18, 2010
The firing of a nurse for refusing an H1N1 vaccination and not complying with her employer’s...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 3, January 18, 2010
The sound of hand washing may not be music but money to your ears.
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 2, January 13, 2010
Join Steve MacArthur, safety consultant for The Greeley Company, as he offers advice and best...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 2, January 12, 2010
On January 8, OSHA posted two videos that address key safety concerns for healthcare workers using...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 2, January 12, 2010
OSHA and the Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare have developed and...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 2, January 12, 2010
Q: Are bites considered employee exposure incidents and covered under OSHA standards?
A: Yes...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 1, January 6, 2010
In what could be an interesting development if it plays out across the country, California’s...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 1, January 5, 2010
OSHA Healthcare Advisor Blog takes a look back at the 10 blog posts that garnered the most views...
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OSHA Watch, Issue 1, January 1, 2010
OSHA Watch is a bimonthly newsletter focusing on OSHA compliance and general safety needs for...
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Hospital Safety Center, Issue 1, January 1, 2010
Briefings on Hospital Safety is the industry leader in covering The Joint Commission, OSHA, and...
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 52, December 30, 2009
As we close out 2009 today, let’s take a quick look at what’s coming in 2010 from some...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 52, December 29, 2009
NIOSH is about to publish a study examining the risks of job-related violence for home healthcare...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 52, December 29, 2009
Safety officers in healthcare facilities need a plan when confronting employees who ignore OSHA...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 52, December 29, 2009
Q: Does OSHA require dental practices to have laundering facilities on site for cleaning scrubs?
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 51, December 23, 2009
We want to follow up on our tip from last week, in which we noted that there are no national...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 51, December 22, 2009
This is a good time of the year to plan the annual walk-around safety review for your practice...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 51, December 22, 2009
Q: Does OSHA require physician offices to have fire extinguishers available, if we are in a...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 51, December 22, 2009
Holiday decorations are fun, but they could cause headaches for safety officers. How are you...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 50, December 15, 2009
OSHA solidified leadership for the agency and provided a clearer view of the regulatory horizon...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 50, December 15, 2009
There may be no getting around it, especially at this time of year, but a little bit of the Scrooge...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 50, December 15, 2009
As OSHA Healthcare Connection readers, you know about challenges you face to keep your healthcare...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 50, December 15, 2009
Q: Does OSHA require medical practices to undergo an electrical inspection each year?
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 49, December 9, 2009
OSHA’s updated regulatory agenda shows it will seek public comment sometime in early 2010...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 49, December 8, 2009
Q: Does OSHA protect state employees?
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Hospital Safety Insider, Issue 48, December 2, 2009
If your facility is a teaching hospital or you otherwise have medical students in your building...
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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 48, December 1, 2009
With OSHA’s recent enforcement directive forcing some healthcare facilities to revise and...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 48, December 1, 2009
OSHA compliance for healthcare settings requires adherence to a number of standards, some of which...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 48, December 1, 2009
Q: We are an ambulatory surgery center. Does every employee need an N95 respirator for protection...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 48, December 1, 2009
With many OSHA standards requiring initial and annual training, OSHA education can get expensive...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 47, November 24, 2009
On Friday, November 20, OSHA posted a compliance directive for inspections concerning workplace...
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OSHA Healthcare Connection, Issue 47, November 24, 2009
Q: Can you let me know if dental assistants are required to wear personal protective equipment...
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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 Insider, 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 Insider, 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 Insider, 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 Insider, 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 Insider, 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 Insider, 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 Insider, 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 Insider, 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 Insider, 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 Insider, 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 Insider, 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 Insider, 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 Insider, 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 Insider, 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 Insider, 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 Insider, 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 Insider, 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 Insider, 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 Insider, 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 Insider, 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...
