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Hospital Safety Connection: 2008 Archive
[Previous Year - 2007

 
July 23, 2008
Life safety standards improve references with expanded EPs
Emergency planning a hot topic at ASHE's conference
Mac's Safety Space: What to monitor within your EC management programs
Tip of the week: Check generators for carbon monoxide venting
 
July 16, 2008
2009 emergency management standards will re-emphasize a prime Joint Commission focus
Are you going to the ASHE conference next week?
Mac's Safety Space: The foundation of the EC standards remains the same . . . take two
Tip of the week: New Sentinel Event Alert has some bearing for safety professionals
 
July 03, 2008
2009 EC standards combine safety and security concerns
Hospital nearly in a tight squeeze over a sprinkler device
Mac's Safety Space: The foundation of the EC standards remains the same
Tip of the week: Track your tracer activities during surveys
 
July 02, 2008
The Joint Commission posts its 2009 safety standards
Six die after medical helicopters collide
Mac's Safety Space: The 2009 standards are here--shuffling the deck!
Tip of the week: The tools for emergencies can be old standbys
 
June 25, 2008
OSHA proposes $110,000 in fines for alleged asbestos problems
CMS indicates nursing home sprinkler regulation is coming
Mac's Safety Space: It's okay to smile for the camera
Tip of the week: Monitor your air handling systems for outside fumes
 
June 18, 2008
Catastrophic flooding batters hospitals once again
The next steps should flooding disable your fire protection features
Preview our popular video titles online
Mac's Safety Space: Standing upon the broad shoulders of risk assessments
Tip of the week: Spread disaster updates beyond just your workers
 
June 11, 2008
Grant applications, due next week, will affect hospitals
Joint Commission engineer stresses the importance of new chapters
Mac's Safety Space: No great mystery to your EC risks
Tip of the week: Ensure interactive bloodborne pathogens training
 
May 30, 2008
Chopper crash into hospital roof forces patient evacuations
New this week at the Hospital Safety Center
Mac's Safety Space: A further thought about ILSMs and surveyors
Tip of the week: Be up front about struggling performance improvement efforts
 
May 28, 2008
Free white paper now available to everyone at the Hospital Safety Center
Cappiello to speak at our upcoming seminar about 2009 changes
Mac's Safety Space: You know your EC risks--and yes, you know how to manage them
Tip of the week: Smaller hospitals should gear up for emergency management scrutiny
 
May 21, 2008
Joint Commission: 2009 standards to be posted online in July
Helicopter landing results in brief power loss at a hospital
Mac's Safety Space: Responding to a reader's comment about eyewash station citations
Tip of the week: Take in these caveats about training approaches
 
May 14, 2008
Hospital Safety Symposium attendees pose great questions and comments
OSHA seeks comments on draft respirator supply guidance
Mac's Safety Space: No prohibition on emergency codes on ID badges, but . . .
Tip of the week: Get extension and equivalency requests in quickly
 
May 08, 2008
SPECIAL EDITION: Highlights from the Hospital Safety Symposium
Mac's Safety Space: Live from Las Vegas
 
May 06, 2008
Hospital Safety Symposium opens today in Vegas
GAO: Healthcare evacuations tie in better with federal planning
Mac's Safety Space: Live blogging from the Hospital Safety Symposium
Tip of the week: Your name and rank, please
 
April 30, 2008
The Joint Commission caps certain EP scores under emergency management
One week and counting until the Hospital Safety Symposium
Mac's Safety Space: Joint Commission's announcement is a good development for hospitals
Tip of the week: Confirm you don't use mesh filters in kitchen hood systems
 
April 23, 2008
Hospital Safety Symposium update: Free speaker interviews now online
Check out the latest agenda for the Hospital Safety Symposium
Mac's Safety Space: Business continuity plans: Use HVAs and The Joint Commission's six critical areas
Tip of the week: Learn how a CMS reimbursement proposal ties into your water systems
 
April 16, 2008
State OSHA office fines hospital $75,000 for worker fatality
Fire officials believe someone meddled with a hospital sprinkler
Mac's Safety Space: Joint Commission queries about lockdowns
Tip of the week: When it comes to life safety, take a conservative approach to new hazardous areas
 
April 09, 2008
Katrina physician: More steps needed in disaster preparation
Three people die during Georgia hospital shootings
Mac's Safety Space: Tales of survey derring-do, part two
Tip of the week: Smaller hospitals must take heed of life safety building tours
 
April 02, 2008
Life safety surveyors may arrive separately from regular survey team
Plans scrapped for industrial autoclaves in FL city
Mac’s Safety Space: Tales of survey derring-do
Tip of the week: Keep dialysis clinics open during disasters
 
March 26, 2008
Former Joint Commission official: EM proposal doesn't set new provisions
Police shoot and kill a man involved in a hospital bomb scare
Mac’s Safety Space: Don’t just implement ILSMs--analyze them, too
Tip of the week: Note the difference between flammable and combustible liquids
 
March 19, 2008
Patient trapped in elevator later dies
HCPro launches new logo and tagline as part of its new corporate branding initiative
Mac’s Safety Space: Does the proposed emergency management chapter clarify or confuse?
Tip of the week: Cell phone cameras can raise tricky consent issues
 
March 12, 2008
The Joint Commission investigates a hospital power loss
Joint Commission posts emergency management standards field review
New hospital opening delayed to fix possible suicide risks
New this week at the Hospital Safety Center
Mac’s Safety Space: Distant early warning
Tip of the week: Ideas to increase flu vaccination rates for employees
 
March 05, 2008
Possible ricin exposure patient treated at a Las Vegas hospital
Attention subscribers: Healthcare Security Alert has moved online
Mac’s Safety Space: EP 5 is a growing influence under EC.1.10
Tip of the week: Avoid these spots when mounting sharps containers
 
February 27, 2008
Firefighters bring generators to darkened CA hospital
Pysch patient allegedly stabs healthcare workers
Mac’s Safety Space: Getting away during an emergency--literally
Tip of the week: Educate pest control contractors about the hospital environment
 
February 20, 2008
The Joint Commission issues MRI safety recommendations
Life safety violations continue to emerge at hospitals
Mac’s Safety Space: MRI concerns aren’t new to us
Tip of the week: Watch your body language when it comes to patient violence
 
February 13, 2008
Top Louisiana lawman backs clinical decisions during disasters
Burst sprinkler creates a smoky appearance at PA hospital
Mac’s Safety Space: HICS is a good starting point for useful response plans
Tip of the week: Review generator test requirements under EC.7.40
 
February 06, 2008
Joint Commission: Field review is coming for emergency management
Don't forget to post your OSHA Form 300A
Mac’s Safety Space: If weapons of mass destruction are among your true worries . . .
Tip of the week: Learn how to recognize a two-hour-rated wall
 
January 30, 2008
The FDA warns hospitals to stop using certain syringes
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Mac’s Safety Space: Reducing alarm decibel levels, NFPA 72 style
Tip of the week: Watch for easy-to-make medical waste mistakes
 
January 23, 2008
Johns Hopkins bans the use of latex gloves
Just announced: Former surveyor to speak at the Hospital Safety Symposium
Occupancy types present code and Joint Commission nuances
Mac’s Safety Space: Speaking of EC.4.12 and the 96-hour rule . . .
Tip of the week: Take this somber look at evacuation decision-making
 
January 16, 2008
The Joint Commission’s life safety field review closes next Tuesday
New study: A trio of technologies can best thwart Legionella
Mac’s Safety Space: What are your thoughts about the costs of annual TB fit-testing?
Tip of the week: Focus on hazcom problems throughout the building
 
January 09, 2008
OSHA can now enforce annual TB fit-testing
Gastrointestinal illness sidetracks dozens of Boston hospital workers
Mac’s Safety Space: Getting locked in the bathroom--a risk assessment awaits
Tip of the week: Test your site’s prisoner patient policies
 
January 02, 2008
Pay attention to the new emergency management standards
Attention Briefings on Hospital Safety readers: We need your help
Mac’s Safety Space: A Joint Commission reference raises EC questions
Tip of the week: Double-check infant security measures against these surveyor questions
 
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