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Hospital Safety Connection: 2008 Archive
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| November 19, 2008 |
| Wildfires and total power loss test a California hospital |
| Medical center quick to react to an odd potential mercury exposure |
| From the editor: No e-newsletter next Thursday |
| Mac’s Safety Space: A quick rundown of certified safety programs |
| Tip of the week: Review the CDC?s new sterilization recommendations |
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| November 12, 2008 |
| Suspect in alleged patient assault slips by authorities |
| Voters approve tax levy for hospital equipment upgrades |
| Mac’s Safety Space: Daily crash cart checks aren't required, but it’s a slippery slope |
| Tip of the week: Review OSHA’s healthcare workplace violence guidelines |
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| November 05, 2008 |
| Observe an upcoming change in fuel requirements for EM.02.02.09 |
| State warning: Novartis vaccine lacks safety device |
| Tip of the week: Let TV play a role in your emergency management exercises |
| Mac’s Safety Space: Document all your ILSM assessments--even if you don’t implement an ILSM |
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| October 29, 2008 |
| Emergency management experts to discuss 2009 changes on Monday |
| NTSB targets medical flight safety for next year |
| Mac’s Safety Space: Follow-up on wheeled items in egress corridors |
| Tip of the week: One more reason to snuff out candles |
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| October 22, 2008 |
| Staff members must be made aware of unprotected barrier penetrations |
| Once again, a medical chopper crash claims lives |
| Mac's Safety Space: Construction scrutiny will move to EC.02.06.05 |
| Tip of the week: Use Life Safety Code requirements to bolster your decoration policiesTip of the week: Use Life Safety Code requirements to bolster your decoration policies |
| Tip of the week: Use Life Safety Code requirements to bolster your decoration policies |
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| October 15, 2008 |
| California wildfires cause a medical facility to relocate some patients |
| Study: Physicians and nurses worry about weak emergency response |
| Mac's Safety Space: An update on late-arriving life safety specialists |
| Tip of the week: Security considerations under EC.4.15 |
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| October 08, 2008 |
| Former hospital official charged with stealing antiques from the facility |
| October 21 audio conference taps life safety experts for their advice |
| Mac's Safety Space: The debate over storing cardboard boxes |
| Tip of the week: Consider these steps to control Legionella |
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| October 01, 2008 |
| CMS approves DNV to accredit hospitals |
| Four dead after another medical chopper crash |
| Mac's Safety Space: Effective ventilation efforts are yours to define |
| Tip of the week: Draft a cell phone picture policy |
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| September 22, 2008 |
| Hospitals remain closed as they continue to recover from Ike |
| Hospital employee allegedly pockets $234,000 in cafeteria funds |
| Mac's Safety Space: Workers must soon offer formal input into medical equipment purchases |
| Tip of the week: Confirm training for disasters in the wee hours |
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| September 17, 2008 |
| Heed some early lessons from hospitals hit by Ike |
| New ASHRAE standard details healthcare ventilation requirements |
| Mac's Safety Space: No national regulations to lock utility rooms, but . . . |
| Tip of the week: States may hold the key to vendor access during emergencies |
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| September 10, 2008 |
| Keynote speaker encourages hospitals to explore vendor agreements |
| Medical chopper crash leaves three people dead |
| Mac's Safety Space: Identify your education goals under EC.03.01.01 |
| Tip of the week: Communicate regularly with your hospital CEO about security |
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| September 03, 2008 |
| Friday's EC seminar will educate and inform |
| Hospitals take next steps after Gustav blows through |
| Hospital to notify hundreds about TB exposure in maternity unit |
| Mac's Safety Space: A fire safety nuance for your business occupancies |
| Tip of the week: See how New Orleans facilities prepared themselves |
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| August 27, 2008 |
| Hospital decontaminates emergency workers after exposure |
| Joint Commission Resources wants greater flu vaccination rates |
| Mac's Safety Space: Meet EC.4.14 on the department level, not through a policy |
| Tip of the week: Test dampers on a six-year timetable |
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| August 20, 2008 |
| Safety problems play role in lost accreditation for NC hospital |
| Life Safety Code Boot Camp hits the road again |
| Mac's Safety Space: Safety + security = safe-curity |
| Tip of the week: Note OSHA's flexibility for annual bloodborne training |
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| August 13, 2008 |
| 2009 EC standards more clearly define the role of hazard rounds |
| CMS finally releases its nursing home sprinkler regulation |
| CMS finally releases its nursing home sprinkler regulation |
| Mac's Safety Space: Risk assessments will be prominent in the 2009 EC standards |
| Tip of the week: EPA seeks comment about pharmaceutical questionnaire |
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| August 06, 2008 |
| New EM standards further delineate annual review topics |
| CDC revises workbook on sharps injury prevention |
| CDC revises workbook on sharps injury prevention |
| Mac's Safety Space: Clearance around extinguishers and medical gas shut-offs |
| Tip of the week: Know the hazards of hydrogen peroxide solutions |
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| July 30, 2008 |
| CA earthquake results in minor injuries to one site's patients |
| 2009 life safety standards have nuances to be aware of |
| New this week at the Hospital Safety Center |
| Mac's Safety Space: Communicating with LIPs about emergency responses |
| Tip of the week: Be familiar with policies for expectant prisoner patients |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| May 08, 2008 |
| SPECIAL EDITION: Highlights from the Hospital Safety Symposium |
| Mac's Safety Space: Live from Las Vegas |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| January 30, 2008 |
| The FDA warns hospitals to stop using certain syringes |
| Join our roundtable group and be eligible for a free book |
| Mac’s Safety Space: Reducing alarm decibel levels, NFPA 72 style |
| Tip of the week: Watch for easy-to-make medical waste mistakes |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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