Newsletter Articles In the healthcare safety world, much attention is paid to the need for hospitals to ramp up their security and safe practices game, mainly because adherence to strict accreditation standards is closely tied to the Medicare funds those facilities rely on. There’s been a lot of talk lately about ligature and suicide prevention in hospitals, especially as The Joint Commission and other accreditation agencies have passed sweeping (and often confusing) standards to help crack down on patients harming themselves or taking their own lives. Every year, it bears repeating: Fires happen, and you can prevent that. Yet they keep happening. Marketing Spotlight Sponsored by MasterLock Lockout and tagout are often considered requirements for industrial environments. But with today’s accident trends showing that many serious injuries and fatalities occur in non-industrial settings, more and more healthcare institutions are becoming concerned about the safety of their maintenance personnel and contractors. Click here to access your free whitepaper! Mac's Safety Space December 6, 2018 Is All of Your Team In The Know? Our weekly e-newsletters can keep your team abreast of up-to-date industry information; including expert analysis where you need it most. Subscribe to any -- or all -- of our e-newsletters. |