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Mac's Safety Space

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Wanna buy a watch? How about a patient watch?

September 30, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Behavioral & Mental Health

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant It’s been a while (OK, more than a while: It would seem it’s been something more than a decade. My, how time flies!) since we’ve discussed the matter ...

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Smoke barriers, blocked fire extinguishers continue to be problematic

February 15, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Fire & Life Safety

Develop a protocol for any above-ceiling work, schedule weekly inspections of eyewash stations, and ensure that fire extinguishers are not blocked. Those actions might steer you clear of common def...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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All hazards planning: What to do when the earth shakes and water fails

February 15, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Policies and Procedures

A key element of an emergency preparedness plan is assessing how the staff and facility handled the disaster at hand and what lessons were learned for the next event. In July 2019, after three eart...

Medical Environment Update

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Asking the wrong safety questions

February 15, 2026

Laboratory Safety, Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

Many years ago, I was hired to perform a safety audit for a laboratory. As I walked through one department, an employee asked what I was doing. When I remarked that I was looking for safety issues to ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Mental health over the holidays: A tough time for patients and providers

February 15, 2026

Behavioral & Mental Health, Patient Safety, Workplace safety

The holidays are a stressful time for many people, even without the added burdens of the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain issues, seasonal affective disorder (SAD), increased alcohol and substance use,...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Deadlines for maternal health drills, education at hand

February 15, 2026

Conduct your drills for maternal hemorrhage and maternal severe hypertension/preeclampsia by the end of 2021. Be sure they include a multidisciplinary team to debrief and evaluate how well you perform...

Mac's Safety Space

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Well that stinks! Or maybe it doesn’t…

November 18, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant I guess we can file this under the “You never know what’s going to pique someone’s interest” category. In last week’s Joint Commission E-Alert publ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Dance on a volcano: Keeping tabs on those that keep tabs on us…

November 05, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant As we’ve discussed in the past, the world in which we exist—and the stories and challenges contained therein—is never ending. And the subtext of that ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Ready, Set, ICRA!

November 11, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant One of the more frequently recurring questions/concerns/vulnerabilities in my travels relates to when it is appropriate to do a (and I will use this t...

Mac's Safety Space

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You’ve got to get in to get out: New safety adventures in ambulatory care

October 28, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant Hoping that this is more treat than trick, I had cause (albeit minimal) to reflect on what I see as a reasonably significant increase in EC findings b...

Wanna buy a watch? How about a patient watch?

Smoke barriers, blocked fire extinguishers continue to be problematic

All hazards planning: What to do when the earth shakes and water fails

Asking the wrong safety questions

Mental health over the holidays: A tough time for patients and providers

Deadlines for maternal health drills, education at hand

Well that stinks! Or maybe it doesn’t…

Dance on a volcano: Keeping tabs on those that keep tabs on us…

Ready, Set, ICRA!

You’ve got to get in to get out: New safety adventures in ambulatory care

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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

Chapter 2: Chapter Format and Tracer Planning