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Before the Plane Crash

Thanks to fast acting by the pilots, all 155 passengers survived, with few major injuries, in the disaster dubbed “the Miracle on the Hudson.” However, trouble emerged in the aftermath when people tried to find out which hospital their loved ones had been sent to. 

Newsletter Articles

OSHA: Get ready now for flu and potential pandemics

Now that winter's here, we’re in the prime season for the spread of the flu, common colds, and yes, the possibility of a pandemic striking.

Keyes Q&A: Elevator recall tests, construction types, and linen chutes

Each month, Brad Keyes, CHSP, owner of Keyes Life Safety Compliance, answers your questions about life safety compliance.  

Fighting fire ... again

In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety officer for Sentara Healthcare, a multihospital system in Virginia, and otherwise known as “Dan, the Lab Safety Man,” discusses the important issues that affect your job every day.

18L Updates: December updates cover injury and illness prevention

The latest manual updates cover information on injury and illness prevention in Tab 2 of both the medical and dental manuals. 


 

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Mac's Safety Space

You might have succeeded in changing: Using the annual evaluation to document progress!

November 29, 2018


 

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