Don't change policies yet on masking inside your facility

Hospitals and other healthcare facilities should continue to require masks against COVID-19 as...

Clean hands, clear communication: How nurse leaders ushered in hand hygiene tech tools

Although observations showed a 90% hand hygiene compliance across the health system where he is...

Improving communication with technology

Can the right tools solve tech-enabled communication challenges? Clear communication—with...

Take me to your leaders…

Mac's Safety Space: With our friends from Chicago returning to the playing field, there was some discussion of a modification to the session...

COVID-19's high reliability legacy

After surviving a global pandemic, will healthcare organizations double down on high reliability principles, or will they decide the costs of becoming a high reliability organization (HRO) exceed the benefits?

Q&A: Water fixtures should be prominent in infection control plan

It’s common knowledge that healthcare water systems can be a source of healthcare-acquired infections (HAI) if not cleaned properly. Just ask any of the facilities that found themselves dealing with a Legionella outbreak among patients.

Or you can ask CMS and other regulators who will be hunting for traces of bacteria, mold, and fungi in your water supply. They will inform you if they find any, and you will not be happy about it.

HazCom: What EHS Managers Need to Know

The hazard communication standard (29 CFR 1910.1200)—sometimes referred to as the HazCom standard or “worker right-to-know”—remains one of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) most frequently cited standards.

The HazCom standard was the second most frequently cited workplace safety standard for fiscal year (FY) 2020, with 3,199 violations.

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