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

February 11, 2026

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...

Medical Environment Update

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Q&A: Quick tips for winter weather preparation

February 11, 2026

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

February 11, 2026

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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Navigating our way out of the acute pandemic hand hygiene slump: A back-to-basics approach

February 11, 2026

Infection Control, Laboratory Safety, Patient Safety, Healthcare Staff

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a lasting impact on healthcare, and its burden on the medical system and healthcare workers (HCW) has led to negative patient safety consequences. Numerous publications h...

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Is lab safety corny?

February 11, 2026

Laboratory Safety, Leadership & Finance, Workplace safety

For me, corn is nothing new. I like it, but I don’t get excited about it, and when it is on my plate I don’t pay it much attention. The laboratory can be like that for staff members who work there eve...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Education is key to fire safety in the medical laboratory

October 25, 2022

Laboratory Safety, Fire & Life Safety, Workplace safety

During new lab employee orientation, safety training should be one of the first items, and it should include information about fire prevention and preparedness. Orient the new staff to the layout of t...

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Hand hygiene: What to consider when increasing compliance

February 11, 2026

Infection Control, Laboratory Safety, Healthcare Staff

Contaminated hands are a primary vehicle in transmitting germs and viruses, which means hand hygiene remains imperative to protect patients, staff, and visitors. According to the Centers for Disease C...

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Towering inferno: Fire safety in the laboratory

February 11, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Laboratory Safety, Leadership & Finance, Fire & Life Safety, Workplace safety

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Summer musings on life safety, healthcare security, contractor risks, and facilities compliance

February 11, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Laboratory Safety, Fire & Life Safety, Workplace safety

Nothing like the last month of summer to clean out the files in the arena of life safety compliance and healthcare security. Without further ado, here’s a compilation of some news and advice for pr...

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A pox on lab safety

February 11, 2026

Infection Control, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

There is a new “pox” on lab safety—monkeypox. Like the most recent novel virus (COVID-19), the unknowns about the monkeypox virus are creating new safety concerns for laboratorians, and it is now time...

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

Q&A: Quick tips for winter weather preparation

The Sub-Mariner and the attack of the safety shower

Navigating our way out of the acute pandemic hand hygiene slump: A back-to-basics approach

Is lab safety corny?

Education is key to fire safety in the medical laboratory

Hand hygiene: What to consider when increasing compliance

Towering inferno: Fire safety in the laboratory

Summer musings on life safety, healthcare security, contractor risks, and facilities compliance

A pox on lab safety

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