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Mac’s Safety Space: Safety first: Managing surgical fire risks in the operating room

April 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Fire & Life Safety

In general, I think it can be rather instructive when (and to what degree) our friends in Chicago modify an existing Sentinel Event Alert, particularly one that relates to the management of risks in t...

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Mac’s Safety Space: Managing Risks—How Do You PCRA?

April 12, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment

Recently, I was queried about the efficacy of having a single individual be responsible for the pre-construction risk assessment (PCRA) process based on anecdotal evidence of others doing the same. Pe...

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Mac’s Safety Space: Compliance versus convenience—what’s the winning combination?

April 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Physical environment, Quality & Errors

When you look at a lot of the “traditional” conditions that end up presenting during survey—propped doors, unsecured or improperly segregated gas cylinders, obstructed access to emergency equipment, s...

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Mac’s Safety Space: Don’t forget to check the gas!

April 12, 2026

Physical environment

One of the topics that doesn’t necessarily get a lot of coverage in this space relates to the management of medical gas systems and equipment. As we edge ever nearer to the New Year, I think sharing s...

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Mac's Safety Space: Is there anything left to say about eyewash stations?

April 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Apparently, there is. (Who knew?) Going back once again to devil in the details of Joint Commission surveys during the first six months of 2023, it was noted that among the highest risk findings w...

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Mac’s Safety Space: The challenges of compliance may have never been as daunting as they are now!

December 19, 2023

Leadership & Finance, Policies and Procedures

As we enter the final moments of 2023 (we won’t be publishing the week of December 25, so I shan’t be pestering you about stuff and nonsense), I continue to reflect on the struggle (and, believe me, t...

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Mac’s Safety Space: Looking forward is looking back…

April 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities, Physical environment

Or is looking back looking forward? First off, I want to wish you all the very brightest and most prosperous New Year—it’s been a while since a new year has totally delivered on its promise, but I ...

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Mac’s Safety Space: Risk takes a holiday…not!

April 12, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety, Physical environment

As one might imagine, I’ve had the chance to review a lot of different risk assessments over the course of the last little while (OK, maybe more than a little while…unless 20-plus years is a little wh...

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Mac’s Safety Space: Ligature risks and the road ahead

April 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

I know we’ve probably discussed this as much as we need to (or perhaps want to), but I want to touch on (hopefully for the last time) what is actually called out in the Federal regulations. I think it...

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A portion of the physical environment is invisible

April 08, 2024

Physical environment, Environment and Facilities

Lately, I’ve been doing a lot work that involves above-the-ceiling inspections, so I’ve been spending a fair amount of time in “backstage” areas. As my knees will tell you (as they have been reminding...

Mac’s Safety Space: Safety first: Managing surgical fire risks in the operating room

Mac’s Safety Space: Managing Risks—How Do You PCRA?

Mac’s Safety Space: Compliance versus convenience—what’s the winning combination?

Mac’s Safety Space: Don’t forget to check the gas!

Mac's Safety Space: Is there anything left to say about eyewash stations?

Mac’s Safety Space: The challenges of compliance may have never been as daunting as they are now!

Mac’s Safety Space: Looking forward is looking back…

Mac’s Safety Space: Risk takes a holiday…not!

Mac’s Safety Space: Ligature risks and the road ahead

A portion of the physical environment is invisible

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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

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