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About roller-coasters in abandoned amusement parks…

January 02, 2023

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities

Some ponderings on the ups and downs of climate-related conditions that might impact a hospital near you. ...

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Where there’s smoke…

January 09, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

In the January 2023 issue of Perspectives, our friends in Chicago have unveiled the first results of their efforts to “retire” standards and performance elements that aren’t supported by code and/or r...

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Mac’s Safety Space: Come fly with me…

January 16, 2023

Environment and Facilities

This may feel like more of a public service announcement, but, if we’ve learned nothing else over the last 3-ish years, it's that sometimes the impact(s) of events can take on rather interesting twist...

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Mac’s Safety Space: And then, there’s this to consider…

January 23, 2023

Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety

The good folks over at the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) recently indicated their intent to move forward with several rulemaking processes that address certain conditions and ...

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Making sure folks can’t break on through to the other side…

January 30, 2023

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety, Workplace safety

One of the critical aspects of managing the security of your building is effectively “hardening” your perimeter, which to a fair degree means that you’ll have to secure some doors. ...

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Location, location, location!

February 06, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities

Any time there’s a shift in focus when it comes to healthcare leadership, I like to ponder how it might end up impacting the management of the physical environment. ...

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Mac's Safety Space: Who knows where the time goes?

February 13, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities, Behavioral & Mental Health, Physical environment

Originally, I had planned this for sometime in January, but suddenly I find myself on the cusp of February and the “packing up the decorations” conversation is way past due. ...

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Mac's Safety Space: Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band…

February 20, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Surveyors tend to focus on what is new to the mix, which means you should have completed the first go-round of the workplace analysis relative to the management of workplace violence risks in your org...

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Mac's Safety Space: Ain’t nothing like the real thing

February 27, 2023

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety

Even those of you who know most of my back story might not necessarily have made the connection (there are certainly ample clues on LinkedIn), but my first 20-plus years in healthcare were spent worki...

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Mac’s Safety Space: How much does someone really need to 'know?'

March 06, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities

Make extra sure that the folks in the ambulatory and community care settings are as well-prepared as the folks you see every day to answer questions from surveyors. ...

About roller-coasters in abandoned amusement parks…

Where there’s smoke…

Mac’s Safety Space: Come fly with me…

Mac’s Safety Space: And then, there’s this to consider…

Making sure folks can’t break on through to the other side…

Location, location, location!

Mac's Safety Space: Who knows where the time goes?

Mac's Safety Space: Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band…

Mac's Safety Space: Ain’t nothing like the real thing

Mac’s Safety Space: How much does someone really need to 'know?'

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OSHA Dental Facilities Update - November 2023

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Tab 2, Medical Facilities OSHA Manual- August 2023

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