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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...

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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It’s a lot like you: The dangerous type of emergency risks!

September 24, 2019

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant I know we chatted just last week about emergency management concerns, but once again, there’s more news stuff relating to the management of utility sy...

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If you don’t signal, how will I know where you want to go? Emergency management and its discontents (Just What You Needed)!

September 17, 2019

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant Kind of a mixed bag this week, though it all fits under the heading of emergency management, so here goes nothing… A few weeks ago, USA Today did a...

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Ground Control to Major Compliance: EOC, baby!

September 10, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant As September brings around the unwinding of summah, it also brings around The Joint Commission’s annual state of compliance sessions in locations acro...

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Don’t Call It A Comeback: The Statement of Conditions breathes again!

June 25, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant Not a whole lot going on in the July 2019 issue of Perspectives, but it appears that a little more consideration will need to be paid to the Statement...

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Making stock, taking stock: Emergency inventory madness!

June 18, 2019

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant In trolling The Joint Commission’s FAQ page for interesting tidbits to share, I came across the entry regarding the thought process around the establi...

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One size fits all…or one size fits none

June 25, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant In a world in which the economies of scale don’t always economize, I keep running into situations and/or conditions that result from trying to make so...

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He held his head in his hands: Outpatient/Offsite Vulnerabilities

June 10, 2019

Environment and Facilities

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant Being something of a quiet week on the compliance front (as we embrace the “dog days” of summer—and spring’s got 10 or so days to go), I wanted to use...

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Going nowhere fast…nothing like the sun

December 07, 2021

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant I received an interesting question this week regarding whether or not there was a need for UV protection in a supply room with windows (for the purpos...

Smoke barriers, blocked fire extinguishers continue to be problematic

Wanna buy a watch? How about a patient watch?

It’s a lot like you: The dangerous type of emergency risks!

If you don’t signal, how will I know where you want to go? Emergency management and its discontents (Just What You Needed)!

Ground Control to Major Compliance: EOC, baby!

Don’t Call It A Comeback: The Statement of Conditions breathes again!

Making stock, taking stock: Emergency inventory madness!

One size fits all…or one size fits none

He held his head in his hands: Outpatient/Offsite Vulnerabilities

Going nowhere fast…nothing like the sun

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