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Mac's Safety Space Test

July 25, 2024

Behavioral & Mental Health, Environment and Facilities, Healthcare Staff, Laboratory Safety, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

This is Part 2 of our interview with Rachelle Babin, MBA, BSN, RN, CEC, CMMT, certified executive coach and consultant at Rachelle Babin Leadership, on high-level disinfection (HLD) of medical equip F...

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Follow these tips for before, during, and after next big storm

April 29, 2024

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Cybersecurity & Technology, Health Equity, Infection Control, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Quality & Errors, Workplace safety

The official start of hurricane season is almost here. Hurricanes, especially the monster storms, have taught American hospitals some big lessons, and if you haven’t put those lessons into your resili...

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Compliance chickens and regulatory eggs

April 29, 2024

Workplace safety

But which came first? In the world of safety data, there is certainly a tendency to want to know what’s going on in that world, and oftentimes that knowledge comes tied to a Top (insert number here...

Medical Environment Update

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Safe use of compressed gases

December 13, 2025

Fire & Life Safety, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

Darryl saw the low CO2 level alarm on the microbiology incubator and went to change the tank in the nearby storage room. The valve cover seemed stuck on the replacement tank and Darryl was unable to r...

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Lab Safety Man: Laboratory ergonomics: It’s in the details

December 13, 2025

Healthcare Staff, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

Ergonomics is a safety topic that gets little respect in the laboratory, but it can become very important over time. The effects of poor ergonomics are cumulative, and they can appear suddenly. When t...

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Include possibility of civic unrest as part of your emergency management planning

December 13, 2025

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

As CMS begins focusing more on emergency preparedness planning, review your hospital’s plans to ensure they include how the facility will handle a patient surge during civic unrest. Preparation for ci...

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Strategies for safety: Navigating solutions for healthcare workplace violence, Part 2

March 04, 2024

Workplace safety

Hospitals seeking to develop a workplace violence prevention program must do so with a multidisciplinary team in order for the program to be comprehensive and effective. This team should be led by the...

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OSHA challenges for ambulatory surgery centers

March 04, 2024

Workplace safety

Ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) encounter distinct OSHA compliance challenges compared to other healthcare facilities, says Troy Lair, PhD, principal consultant of Elite Accreditation Consultants. Li...

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Strategies for safety: Navigating solutions for healthcare workplace violence, Part 1

December 13, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Workplace safety

Workplace violence in healthcare remains a serious matter. About 73% of all nonfatal workplace violence-related injuries involved healthcare workers in 2018, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statis...

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Lab Safety Man: The strange anatomy of a lab exposure

December 13, 2025

Infection Control, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

The lab manager reported to me that an employee had a body fluid splash to the mouth, and the manager and the employee both wanted to know if it should be reported. At this point, the story breaks dow...

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Mac's Safety Space Test

Follow these tips for before, during, and after next big storm

Compliance chickens and regulatory eggs

Safe use of compressed gases

Lab Safety Man: Laboratory ergonomics: It’s in the details

Include possibility of civic unrest as part of your emergency management planning

Strategies for safety: Navigating solutions for healthcare workplace violence, Part 2

OSHA challenges for ambulatory surgery centers

Strategies for safety: Navigating solutions for healthcare workplace violence, Part 1

Lab Safety Man: The strange anatomy of a lab exposure

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