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OSHA challenges for ambulatory surgery centers

March 04, 2024

Workplace safety

Ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) encounter distinct OSHA compliance challenges compared to other healthcare facilities, says Troy Lair, PhD, principal consultant of Elite Accreditation Consultants. Li...

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

December 17, 2025

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...

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Safe use of compressed gases

December 17, 2025

Fire & Life Safety, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

Darryl saw the low CO2 level alarm on the microbiology incubator and went to change the tank in the nearby storage room. The valve cover seemed stuck on the replacement tank and Darryl was unable to r...

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National Quality Forum endorses measures for use of electronic data in quality improvement

December 17, 2025

Laboratory Safety, Quality & Errors

National Quality Forum endorses measures for use of electronic data in quality improvement The National Quality Forum (NQF) released a set of 70 measures in January that guide the standardization of e...

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Briefings on The Joint Commission March 2010

December 17, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Laboratory Safety

Inside: Standards changes and deeming CMS requirements: What this means to hospitals Flash sterilization: Back to basics Hospital educates patients on dangers of PAD Survey terminology update: A look ...

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Lab Safety Man: Safeguard your staff: OSHA requirements for bloodborne pathogen exposure control plans

May 06, 2024

Laboratory Safety

In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety officer for multihospital system Sentara Healthcare in Virginia, and otherwise known as “Dan, the Lab Safety Man,” discusses the imp...

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Beyond qualifications: Integrating mental health into physician evaluations, care

April 29, 2024

Behavioral & Mental Health, Healthcare Staff

Should physicians with possible mental health issues be required to participate in specialized physician health programs? What programs are out there? What industry developments can medical staffs fol...

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Impact Wellbeing initiative targets rising burnout and harassment in healthcare

April 08, 2024

Behavioral & Mental Health, Healthcare Staff

According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), healthcare workers are increasingly reporting workplace harassment, burnout, and poor mental health. Recently, NIOSH tea...

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Lab Safety Man: Laboratory ergonomics: It’s in the details

December 17, 2025

Healthcare Staff, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

Ergonomics is a safety topic that gets little respect in the laboratory, but it can become very important over time. The effects of poor ergonomics are cumulative, and they can appear suddenly. When t...

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Q&A: Laboratories, climate change, and evacuation

December 17, 2025

Climate Change, Laboratory Safety

Climate change has affected almost every aspect of human civilization, and everyone, including laboratories, must adapt to meet the dangers. But how much will climate change force laboratories and lab...

OSHA challenges for ambulatory surgery centers

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

Safe use of compressed gases

National Quality Forum endorses measures for use of electronic data in quality improvement

Briefings on The Joint Commission March 2010

Lab Safety Man: Safeguard your staff: OSHA requirements for bloodborne pathogen exposure control plans

Beyond qualifications: Integrating mental health into physician evaluations, care

Impact Wellbeing initiative targets rising burnout and harassment in healthcare

Lab Safety Man: Laboratory ergonomics: It’s in the details

Q&A: Laboratories, climate change, and evacuation

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