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Lab safety in seconds

December 19, 2025

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...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Monkeypox: CDC updates guidance for handling lab specimens, waste

August 02, 2022

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control, Workplace safety

Ensure staff know how to handle laboratory specimens as well as hazardous medical waste associated with suspected monkeypox patients. ...

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Examining The Joint Commission WPV requirements

December 19, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Workplace safety

Lauris Freidenfelds, senior project manager for Telgian Engineering & Consulting, says there are many takeaways from the new and revised standards out of TJC: WPV prevention is an organizat...

Mac's Safety Space

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At the time of writing we were on the brink…

July 25, 2022

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control, Workplace safety

Anyone who thought that COVID19 would be appearing in the rearview mirror as we sped down the highway of life came face-to-face with a double dose of double-downing as the Secretary of Health and Huma...

Medical Environment Update

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Chemical hygiene hacks to hold high

December 19, 2025

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...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Monkeypox: CDC updates guidance for medical waste handling

July 08, 2022

Infection Control, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

The CDC has updated its guidance on infection control of monkeypox for healthcare settings, reminding providers that any case suspected of being of the more deadly Congo Basin clade requires more exte...

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ACHC: Common lab deficiencies and solutions

December 19, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

Emergency showers, manufacturer instructions, staffing and personnel issues—these are some of the standards that laboratories are struggling with, according to the Accreditation Commission for Health ...

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More than 5K nurses sign up for free burnout prevention program

December 19, 2025

Workplace safety, Healthcare Staff

More than 5,000 nurses have signed up for a new free nurse burnout prevention program in which the American Nurses Association (ANA) is encouraging its members to participate. ANA has partnered with S...

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Tips for assessing your security in aftermath of Tulsa hospital shooting

July 05, 2022

Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety

If your hospital security team is reassessing its workplace violence plan in the wake of recent hospital shootings, make sure to have a thorough risk assessment and a well-researched plan before going...

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Examining in practice updated TJC workplace violence prevention requirements

December 19, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Workplace safety

As previously reported, The Joint Commission unveiled new and revised workplace violence (WPV) prevention requirements effective January 1, 2022. The Joint Commission issued three new elements of perf...

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Lab safety in seconds

Monkeypox: CDC updates guidance for handling lab specimens, waste

Examining The Joint Commission WPV requirements

At the time of writing we were on the brink…

Chemical hygiene hacks to hold high

Monkeypox: CDC updates guidance for medical waste handling

ACHC: Common lab deficiencies and solutions

More than 5K nurses sign up for free burnout prevention program

Tips for assessing your security in aftermath of Tulsa hospital shooting

Examining in practice updated TJC workplace violence prevention requirements

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