HCPro.com: Hospital Safety Connection

August 21, 2008 (Volume 9, Issue 35)

Safety problems play role in lost accreditation for NC hospital
A state psychiatric hospital in North Carolina has lost its Joint Commission accreditation in part because of safety-related citations.

Life Safety Code Boot Camp hits the road again
HCPro’s Life Safety Code Boot Camp—Hospital Version has three upcoming sessions in the next few months, including:

Mac's Safety Space: Safety + security = safe-curity
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: Note OSHA's flexibility for annual bloodborne training
For safety professionals who scurry every year to complete annual bloodborne pathogens training on time, an OSHA letter of interpretation offers wiggle room.

Other recently-published articles from Hospital Safety Connection:

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

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

Observe an upcoming change in fuel requirements for EM.02.02.09

State warning: Novartis vaccine lacks safety device

Mac’s Safety Space: Document all your ILSM assessments--even if you don’t implement an ILSM

Tip of the week: Let TV play a role in your emergency management exercises

Emergency management experts to discuss 2009 changes on Monday

NTSB targets medical flight safety for next year

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