HCPro.com: Hospital Safety Connection

July 3, 2008 (Volume 9, Issue 28)

The Joint Commission posts its 2009 safety standards
On Tuesday, The Joint Commission posted online its final 2009 standards, and safety professionals will want to check out the following:

Six die after medical helicopters collide
In what has become a sad trend this year, six more people died in a medical helicopter mishap on Sunday in Flagstaff, AZ.

Mac's Safety Space: The 2009 standards are here--shuffling the deck!
Join Steve MacArthur, safety consultant for The Greeley Company, as he offers advice and best practices on a variety of hospital safety topics on his blog, Mac’s Safety Space.

Tip of the week: The tools for emergencies can be old standbys
Think about the kind of work tools you want to have available for staff members to use in an emergency.

Other recently-published articles from Hospital Safety Connection:

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

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

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

2009 EC standards more clearly define the role of hazard rounds

CMS finally releases its nursing home sprinkler regulation

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