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

Mac's Safety Space

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OSHA is moving on…

April 20, 2022

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Workplace safety

OSHA is moving on and hopefully moving things forward on COVID-19 healthcare worker protections. ...

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New healthcare workplace violence bills make their way through state, federal governments

December 19, 2025

Workplace safety

Last April, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R. 1195). The bill, sponsored by Joe Courtney (D-Conn.), would ...

Medical Environment Update

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Inherent vs. residual risks in the laboratory; The risks you accept and the risks you can change

December 19, 2025

Laboratory Safety, Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

Risks in the laboratory can be split into two categories, says Sean G. Kaufman, CEO and founding partner of the lab safety company Safer Behaviors. First, he says, are the physical and environmental r...

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What goes into building a threat management team?

December 19, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Workplace safety

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently issued guidance for the formulation of threat assessment and management teams. “Through identifying and managing potential threats, these teams provid...

Medical Environment Update

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Packing for the journey: Specimen shipping and handling

December 19, 2025

Infection Control, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

When sending specimens outside the lab for testing or other purposes, there are many things to consider. Not just anyone in the laboratory can prepare the specimens for shipment; specific training is ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Are you ready for OSHA’s wave of new rules?

December 19, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Workplace safety

Are you ready for a wave of new federal worker safety and health regulations? OSHA is moving forward with several rulemakings, three of which are healthcare-specific, that could affect many employers....

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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OSHA reopens limited comment on COVID-19 healthcare workers standard

March 24, 2022

Infection Control, Workplace safety

OSHA is asking for new comments on proposed revisions to a possible standard to protect healthcare workers from COVID-19 exposure after getting pushback on the original. You can also put your name in ...

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Establishing an executive protection plan

December 19, 2025

Leadership & Finance, Workplace safety

As part of that guidance, the IAHSS has issued the following statement: Enhanced security measures should be developed for the safety of individuals who may be exposed to elevated personal risk due to...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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What are the hot button issues in healthcare security?

December 19, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety

by Dom Nicastro No healthcare professional needs to be reminded of the risks and elevated threats of violence during tense moments with patients and their families, especially in a pandemic. Wit...

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Visitor management, COVID-19 impact, and more pressing matters

December 19, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control, Workplace safety

Lauris Freidenfelds has been in the healthcare security arena long enough to recognize it’s not about turning security team members into law enforcement agents. The two aren’t equivalent and never wil...

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OSHA is moving on…

New healthcare workplace violence bills make their way through state, federal governments

Inherent vs. residual risks in the laboratory; The risks you accept and the risks you can change

What goes into building a threat management team?

Packing for the journey: Specimen shipping and handling

Are you ready for OSHA’s wave of new rules?

OSHA reopens limited comment on COVID-19 healthcare workers standard

Establishing an executive protection plan

What are the hot button issues in healthcare security?

Visitor management, COVID-19 impact, and more pressing matters

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