Newsletter Articles Make sure that if any construction project involves the laboratory, lab leadership and lab safety participates in any meetings from the beginning. It is a fascinating opportunity to design a new lab space, but attention to safety (and other details) must be given to avoid costly re-work.  The frequency of violent incidents in U.S. hospitals and the communities surrounding them is increasing faster than the training needed to deal with those incidents. That’s the consensus of hospitals that have treated victims from some of America’s worst tragedies in recent history, including the Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting, the sniper-like shooting and killing of several police officers in Dallas, and the Boston Marathon bombing. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is requesting information about the environmental storage conditions and inventory of personal protective equipment (PPE) for federal, state, municipal, county, and hospital system stockpiles. The agency will use the information to design a study in which researchers will sample N95 respirators and high-protection surgical gowns from stockpiles and test the PPE against established performance standards.
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