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Medical Environment Update
- Volume
33
Issue
7

Lab Safety Man: Get leadership to act on lab safety issues

December 14, 2025
Environment and Facilities, Laboratory Safety, Leadership & Finance, Workplace safety
As a lab safety professional, it can be frustrating to see safety issues go unattended, especially after they have been reported. The apparent roadblocks to solutions may be a lack of funds, busy or d...
Healthcare Safety Leader
- Volume
31
Issue
6

Ensure hazardous materials in laboratory are stored properly

June 27, 2023
Environment and Facilities, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety
Everything in a lab has a proper place, and lab workers need to ensure items go where they are supposed to go. ...
Mac's Safety Space
- Volume
17
Issue
6

Mac’s Safety Space: To be or not to be—that is the risk assessment!

June 26, 2023
Environment and Facilities, Behavioral & Mental Health, Physical environment
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant A couple of fairly short (and somewhat disparate, but the risk assessment process can figure in both) items this week: one a question/thought relating...
Mac's Safety Space
- Volume
17
Issue
6

Mac’s Safety Space: Staff environmental support—it can make a difference

June 19, 2023
Environment and Facilities, Healthcare Staff
While the focus of compliance tends to revolve around rules, regulations and such, I think it’s clear that one of the greatest challenges in healthcare is the attraction and retention of staff. ...
Medical Environment Update
- Volume
33
Issue
6

Remember to update your facility’s list of hazardous chemicals

December 14, 2025
Environment and Facilities, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety
Remember to update your facility’s list of hazardous chemicals and materials at least annually, possibly more often depending on your state and local regulations. ...
Mac's Safety Space
- Volume
17
Issue
6

Mac’s Safety Space: The front line of infection prevention

June 12, 2023
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control
While 100% of the potential for elevated risks of a healthcare-acquired infection (HAI) does not walk through the doors of your emergency department, you could certainly make the case that a fairly hi...
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
- Volume
17
Issue
23

Bugs bite: Remind patients about insect-borne diseases this summer

December 14, 2025
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety
Warn your patients that bites from mosquitos, ticks, and other insects aren’t just an annoyance this summer, but also can carry dangerous and life-threatening diseases. The importance of taking precau...

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Medical Environment Update
- Volume
33
Issue
5

Hazardous material storage in the laboratory

December 14, 2025
Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety
You can have clutter in your bedroom, your car, or your home closet, but you can’t have it in your laboratory. Hazardous chemicals can’t be stored above eye level, boxes can’t block exits, combustible...
Healthcare Safety Leader
- Volume
31
Issue
5

Remember to update your facility’s list of hazardous chemicals

May 16, 2023
Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety
Remember to update your facility’s list of hazardous chemicals and materials at least annually, possibly more often depending on your state and local regulations. ...

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