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Lab Safety Man: Get leadership to act on lab safety issues

December 14, 2025

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

As a lab safety professional, it can be frustrating to see safety issues go unattended, especially after they have been reported. The apparent roadblocks to solutions may be a lack of funds, busy or d...

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Part 2: Heidi Raines on sustaining a culture of safety

December 14, 2025

Laboratory Safety, Leadership & Finance, Workplace safety, Healthcare Staff

This is the second part of our interview with Heidi Raines, the CEO and founder of Performance Health Partners and author of “Shared Voices: A Framework for Patient and Employee Safety in Healthcare“ ...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Ensure hazardous materials in laboratory are stored properly

June 27, 2023

Environment and Facilities, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

Everything in a lab has a proper place, and lab workers need to ensure items go where they are supposed to go. ...

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Part 1: Heidi Raines on sustaining a culture of safety

December 14, 2025

Physical environment, Leadership & Finance, Quality & Errors, Healthcare Staff, Workplace safety

Creating and sustaining a culture of safety has been a challenge for many healthcare organizations, but the objective value in having one can’t be overstated. Organizations like the Institute for Heal...

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Global violence against healthcare reached new heights in 2022

December 14, 2025

Workplace safety

The majority of incidents 2022 in came from Ukraine as a result of the Russian invasion (782), and from Myanmar as a result of the military coup the year before (271). Incidents were highest in countr...

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Remember to update your facility’s list of hazardous chemicals

December 14, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

Remember to update your facility’s list of hazardous chemicals and materials at least annually, possibly more often depending on your state and local regulations. ...

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New survey sheds light on workplace violence in healthcare settings

December 14, 2025

Workplace safety

Healthcare organizations carry a heavy workplace violence burden, with about three-quarters of U.S. workplace assaults occurring in healthcare settings, according to the Occupational Safety and Health...

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OSHA cites workplace violence at Columbus Children’s Hospital

December 14, 2025

Workplace safety

The Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion at Nationwide Children’s Hospital of Columbus, Ohio, faces $18,080 in Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fines for workplace violence hazards,...

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Faster than the eye can follow

December 14, 2025

Infection Control, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

Pete began his shift in the hematology department. He liked to use the counter-mounted safety shield when opening specimens because he didn’t like to wear goggles over his eyeglasses. When it was time...

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Keep stock of masks and ventilators: Public health emergency to end but COVID-19 cases will continue

December 14, 2025

Infection Control, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

Be prepared for COVID-19 cases to increase in number and potentially severity if the general public becomes too lax in vaccination, testing, and using precautions once the public health emergency (PHE...

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Lab Safety Man: Get leadership to act on lab safety issues

Part 2: Heidi Raines on sustaining a culture of safety

Ensure hazardous materials in laboratory are stored properly

Part 1: Heidi Raines on sustaining a culture of safety

Global violence against healthcare reached new heights in 2022

Remember to update your facility’s list of hazardous chemicals

New survey sheds light on workplace violence in healthcare settings

OSHA cites workplace violence at Columbus Children’s Hospital

Faster than the eye can follow

Keep stock of masks and ventilators: Public health emergency to end but COVID-19 cases will continue

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