News Headlines Double-check the inventory of your hazardous waste and materials on site, ensure that biohazard containers have the correct labeling available for whatever chemicals are inside and ensure new staff are trained on the hazardous materials used in their departments.  Workplace fatalities rose for a third straight year in 2016, according to troubling data on fatal occupational injuries from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Although the figures were lower than in other industries, it is clear healthcare facilities are still dangerous places to earn a paycheck. It’s one thing to have the plan available, but yet another to put it into action. Hospitals in general aim to stay operational during an emergency, but what do you do when you literally look on the horizon and see one of the biggest wildfires in California’s history coming right for your facility?
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