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Keeping healthcare workers safe and healthy is a crucial part of maintaining a high quality healthcare facility

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Preparation tips for active shooter scenarios, Part 2

December 19, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Workplace safety

This is the second installment of a two-part article where security leader Robert Nordby catches up with HLSC and looks at ways to prevent and mitigate active shooter events at healthcare facilities. ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Mixing electricity and water – but only in conversation!

November 07, 2022

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

Two topics are on the rise in terms of potential impact on our facilities: electric vehicles and water threats. ...

Medical Environment Update

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Is lab safety corny?

December 19, 2025

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...

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Extreme weather tips for Life Safety Code compliance

December 19, 2025

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

Whether your healthcare facility is in Las Vegas or Bangor, Maine, extreme weather will always be on the table. For instance, winter ice, snow, and freezing temperatures put healthcare facilities and ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Prepare now for winter surprises

December 19, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety

Volcanic eruptions and La Niña expected to make for an interesting winter season ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Want to solve your workforce shortages? Grow your own staff

December 19, 2025

Leadership & Finance, Healthcare Staff, Workplace safety

Many healthcare executives say workforce shortages are their top challenge as the country emerges from the crisis phase of the coronavirus pandemic. Health systems, hospitals, and physician practices ...

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Fire extinguisher requirements

December 19, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety, Workplace safety

Dale Lyman, CFPS, Life Safety Code® consultant at Lyman Code Consulting, says “Fire extinguishers are required by code in all healthcare occupancies, but where to locate them in the facility—and more ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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ECRI: Healthcare organizations must address racist behavior in the workplace

December 19, 2025

Leadership & Finance, Behavioral & Mental Health, Health Equity, Workplace safety

The majority of the racist incidents involved patients and family members making inappropriate comments related to race or ethnicity. These comments can have a negative impact on the mental health of ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Review needlestick training after ER nurse acquires monkeypox

October 19, 2022

Infection Control, Workplace safety

Remind clinical staff and others about sharps safety now that the CDC has confirmed an emergency department nurse contracted monkeypox in Florida from a needlestick. ...

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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Preparation tips for active shooter scenarios, Part 2

Mixing electricity and water – but only in conversation!

Is lab safety corny?

Extreme weather tips for Life Safety Code compliance

Prepare now for winter surprises

Want to solve your workforce shortages? Grow your own staff

Fire extinguisher requirements

ECRI: Healthcare organizations must address racist behavior in the workplace

Review needlestick training after ER nurse acquires monkeypox

Education is key to fire safety in the medical laboratory

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