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Healthcare Safety Leader

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Fire doors: A critical component of life safety in healthcare facilities

December 17, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Physical environment, Workplace safety

Every healthcare facility staff member should be familiar with the acronym RACE, used to provide guidelines when responding to a fire emergency. Today we will discuss one of the often overlooked and f...

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Getting prepared for a solid 2023 in fire, life safety compliance

December 17, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Laboratory Safety, Fire & Life Safety

With a new year on the horizon, it’s always good to know the latest trends in fire and life safety compliance. Ernest Allen, ARM, CSP, CPHRM, CHFM, knows the life safety arena intimately. We revisi...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Holiday decorations, part two: They’re nice but not if they spread infection

December 14, 2022

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

Holiday decorations can be infectious. And not in a good way, if they are in your hospital corridors and waiting areas. ...

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Environment, safety remains key targets for surveys into the new year

December 27, 2022

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

Be ready for surveyors with The Joint Commission to be ramping back up pre-pandemic levels. And the environment of care, fire safety and facilities, as always, will be key targets during surveys. ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Since this is the season for evergreens…

December 20, 2022

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety

Since this is the season for evergreens, let’s close out 2022 with a little eyewash station madness. ...

Mac's Safety Space

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This one (unfortunately) is not going away

December 19, 2022

Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety

As I write this, it is the anniversary of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut and I think you could make the case that the need for hospitals and other healthcare...

Medical Environment Update

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Q&A: Quick tips for winter weather preparation

December 17, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Laboratory Safety

All signs point to a turbulent 2022–2023 winter season, according to an AccuWeather projection. While winter comes every year, the impact of climate change, volcanic eruptions, and other factors mean ...

Medical Environment Update

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The Sub-Mariner and the attack of the safety shower

December 17, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

Those scenarios remind me of labs that suddenly need to use the emergency shower—and are quite unprepared for the event. ...

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Checklist: Staying prepared for winter weather

December 06, 2022

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety

Use this checklist of questions to review and inform your winter emergency preparedness plan. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Dartmouth Health leads effort to address rural healthcare disparities

December 17, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Health Equity

Rural residents face unique challenges to accessing healthcare such as far-flung geography, according to Dartmouth Health. ...

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Fire doors: A critical component of life safety in healthcare facilities

Getting prepared for a solid 2023 in fire, life safety compliance

Holiday decorations, part two: They’re nice but not if they spread infection

Environment, safety remains key targets for surveys into the new year

Since this is the season for evergreens…

This one (unfortunately) is not going away

Q&A: Quick tips for winter weather preparation

The Sub-Mariner and the attack of the safety shower

Checklist: Staying prepared for winter weather

Dartmouth Health leads effort to address rural healthcare disparities

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