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Mac's Safety Space

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Making sure there’s enough breathing room: Updating medical gas systems

February 15, 2026

Patient Safety, Environment and Facilities

One of the many lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic is that medical gas system capacity is an important consideration. I suspect a lot of folks are giving serious consideration to how best to...

Medical Environment Update

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Lab Safety Man: The strange anatomy of a lab exposure

February 15, 2026

Infection Control, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

The lab manager reported to me that an employee had a body fluid splash to the mouth, and the manager and the employee both wanted to know if it should be reported. At this point, the story breaks dow...

Mac's Safety Space

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Why your water management program is important

February 15, 2026

Infection Control, Environment and Facilities

Over time, I’ve spoken a fair amount about the work of Matt Freje and the folks at HCInfo in improving the approaches to the management of risks associated with water systems. They’ve been leading the...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Strategies for safety: Navigating solutions for healthcare workplace violence, Part 1

February 15, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Workplace safety

Workplace violence in healthcare remains a serious matter. About 73% of all nonfatal workplace violence-related injuries involved healthcare workers in 2018, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statis...

Medical Environment Update

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Making your laboratory a high reliability organization

February 15, 2026

Laboratory Safety, Quality & Errors

You can never be too reliable, especially when you work in biosafety and handle hazardous chemicals all day. Becoming a high reliability organization (HRO) has been a goal of many hospitals and labora...

Mac's Safety Space

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ECRI top 10 patient safety concerns

February 15, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Physical environment

Recently, the good folks at ECRI revealed their report on the Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2024. I don’t know that anyone would be surprised at what made the list, though I am surprised that one...

Medical Environment Update

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Q&A: Cleaning out the bad SOPs in your laboratory

February 15, 2026

Laboratory Safety, Policies and Procedures

It is standard operating procedure (SOP) to have multiple SOPs in your laboratory or facility. SOPs cover everything from donning and doffing PPE to hand hygiene, the use of equipment, and the handlin...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Want to save time? Evaluate your eyewash stations to see if they are actually needed

February 15, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities

Eyewash stations pose some of the most frequent problems during survey. But they don’t have to, says Richard L. Parker, CHFM, CLSS-HC, FACHE, FASHE, associate director of life safety and physical envi...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Understanding the nursing shortage: How to make your organization a leader in nurse retention

February 15, 2026

Healthcare Staff, Leadership & Finance

According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, the demand for registered nurses (RN) will increase on average by 193,100 annually. This demand will stretch over all aspects of nursing, from hospital...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Updated CMS Crosswalk now available for Platinum members!

February 15, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Click here now to see the updated version of The CMS Compliance Crosswalk. The CMS Compliance Crosswalk, 2024 Edition, is the latest and greatest edition of HCPro’s highly regarded accreditation cr...

Making sure there’s enough breathing room: Updating medical gas systems

Lab Safety Man: The strange anatomy of a lab exposure

Why your water management program is important

Strategies for safety: Navigating solutions for healthcare workplace violence, Part 1

Making your laboratory a high reliability organization

ECRI top 10 patient safety concerns

Q&A: Cleaning out the bad SOPs in your laboratory

Want to save time? Evaluate your eyewash stations to see if they are actually needed

Understanding the nursing shortage: How to make your organization a leader in nurse retention

Updated CMS Crosswalk now available for Platinum members!

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OSHA Dental Facilities Update - November 2023

OSHA Medical Facilities Update - November 2023

Tab 2, Medical Facilities OSHA Manual- August 2023

Tab 2, Dental Facility OSHA Manual- August 2023

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