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USC launches new health systems management engineering program

February 11, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Fire & Life Safety

The University of Southern California (USC) Viterbi School of Engineering, in conjunction with the Keck School of Medicine at USC, and the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, has launched the first...

Medical Environment Update

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Rural hospitals use new technology to efficiently manage beds and transfers

February 11, 2026

Physical environment, Patient Safety, Cybersecurity & Technology

When you’re the only critical access hospital around for hundreds of miles, you’d better have the resources for treating patients in need of emergency care—or the means for quickly and effectively get...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Check utility controls, labels as surveyors highlight improper storage of medical supplies

August 09, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Physical environment, Infection Control

Regularly check the humidity and temperature in storage areas for sterile supplies to ensure you are meeting requirements outlined in NFPA 99-2012 and highlighted in a recent Quick Safety alert from T...

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Q&A with Paul Calderwood on fire safety and prevention, LSC compliance

February 11, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Fire & Life Safety

Paul Calderwood is a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator, a Certified Fire Protection Specialist, a Certified Fire Plans Examiner, and a certified Fire Inspector and Instructor. He holds a maste...

Medical Environment Update

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Lab safety in seconds

February 11, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Laboratory Safety, Leadership & Finance, Workplace safety

I am often asked how somebody responsible for laboratory safety, yet with other duties to fulfill, can do the job well. Today’s labs have tight staffing, tight budgeting, and a score of regulatory dut...

Medical Environment Update

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Chemical hygiene hacks to hold high

February 11, 2026

Physical environment, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

The fire began in the university chemistry laboratory and quickly got out of hand. The local fire department was called as the flames became too much for extinguishers to handle. When the fire trucks...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Use updated ICRA tool now to assess infection control on construction projects

June 28, 2022

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Infection Control

The updated infection control risk assessment (ICRA) tool for construction, renovation, and operations might be longer, but it is more user-friendly and eliminates some of the guesswork from the old v...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Use updated ICRA tool now to assess infection control on construction projects

June 28, 2022

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Infection Control

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Tips for managing vendor relationships in healthcare

February 11, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment

Prudent third-party risk management in healthcare follows a time-tested playbook and hinges on a few key fundamentals that all risk managers can use to assess their organization’s progress. It is also...

Mac's Safety Space

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The way you do the things you do…

June 20, 2022

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Infection Control

…and perhaps more importantly, the “why” you do the things you do. ...

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USC launches new health systems management engineering program

Rural hospitals use new technology to efficiently manage beds and transfers

Check utility controls, labels as surveyors highlight improper storage of medical supplies

Q&A with Paul Calderwood on fire safety and prevention, LSC compliance

Lab safety in seconds

Chemical hygiene hacks to hold high

Use updated ICRA tool now to assess infection control on construction projects

Use updated ICRA tool now to assess infection control on construction projects

Tips for managing vendor relationships in healthcare

The way you do the things you do…

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