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Beware the bio slime: Legionella problems can lurk even in new pipes

August 27, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Include your water management team in construction and renovation projects to ensure checks are done for waterborne infections before patients and staff move in. ...

Mac's Safety Space

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In a world of magnets and miracles: Shifting the sands of compliance

September 27, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant At the risk of engaging in non-sequiturial (which autocorrect keeps insisting should be non-equatorial) content, I want to touch on a couple of short ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Training tips: Protecting against bloodborne pathogens

August 27, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

Unless you are constantly training with your workers, the laws won’t protect anyone. ...

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Meeting Legionella requirements: Examples from CMS

August 27, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Review and update your water management plan to include the latest guidelines by CMS and CDC. ...

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Would you believe there’s nothing up my sleeve?: Protective measures

August 20, 2019

Environment and Facilities

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant Caution: This is not a product endorsement, but rather an observation of a product that might, at times, sound a little endorse-y. I can be persuaded…...

Breaking New Ground: EPA’s New Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals Rule

Mon, 08/19/2019 - 08:03 - - Environment and Facilities

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Don’t forget to leave room for amazement: The perils of occupational fatigue

August 14, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Healthcare Staff

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant If you’ll bear with me, friends, this week deals not so much with the harsh realities of our vocation, but with the hope that those harsh realities ca...

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Ensure empty O₂ cylinders are stored separately and policies are clear

December 29, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

TJC has recently highlighted a Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) on storage management that clarifies storage of partial cylinders. ...

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Maybe there’s a hole in there somewhere: Keeping your critical equipment running!

August 06, 2019

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Cybersecurity & Technology

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant An interesting line of questioning is emerging in some recent survey activity (mostly during state visits, but the accreditation organizations are mov...

Patient Handoffs: Stop Errors and Improve Compliance

Tue, 07/30/2019 - 11:16 - - Environment and Facilities

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Beware the bio slime: Legionella problems can lurk even in new pipes

In a world of magnets and miracles: Shifting the sands of compliance

Training tips: Protecting against bloodborne pathogens

Meeting Legionella requirements: Examples from CMS

Would you believe there’s nothing up my sleeve?: Protective measures

Breaking New Ground: EPA’s New Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals Rule

Don’t forget to leave room for amazement: The perils of occupational fatigue

Ensure empty O₂ cylinders are stored separately and policies are clear

Maybe there’s a hole in there somewhere: Keeping your critical equipment running!

Patient Handoffs: Stop Errors and Improve Compliance

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