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Mac's Safety Space

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Sticker shock: Compliance your way (not someone else’s)!

October 14, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Cybersecurity & Technology

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant As we continue our October re-visitation of some of your more evergreen topics and I was thinking that I had covered this particular topic recently, b...

Mac's Safety Space

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Crying my eyes out: The never-ending story of emergency eyewash equipment!

October 07, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Workplace safety

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant October seems to be shaping up into a “greatest hits” kind of month as we once again dig back into the closet of perennial findings—this week finds us...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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What’s actually driving safe healthcare?

February 13, 2026

Quality & Errors

In 2001, the Institute of Medicine released Crossing the Quality Chasm, a landmark report that signaled a new era in the healthcare industry’s view of patient care quality. Fast forward 20 years, and ...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Deadlines for maternal health drills, education at hand

February 13, 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...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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

February 13, 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,...

Medical Environment Update

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Asking the wrong safety questions

February 13, 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 ...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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

February 13, 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...

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Smoke barriers, blocked fire extinguishers continue to be problematic

February 13, 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 ...

Mac's Safety Space

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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...

Sticker shock: Compliance your way (not someone else’s)!

Crying my eyes out: The never-ending story of emergency eyewash equipment!

What’s actually driving safe healthcare?

Deadlines for maternal health drills, education at hand

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

Asking the wrong safety questions

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

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!

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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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