Hazardous waste is a routine byproduct of medical laboratories, and proper handling and disposal are critical for workplace safety and regulatory...Read More »
In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety officer for multihospital system Sentara Healthcare in Virginia, and otherwise...Read More »
Thermal events tied to medication management devices are drawing heightened regulatory scrutiny—and hospital safety, facilities, and clinical...Read More »
Laboratories are a unique environment from an OSHA training standpoint. They include complex chemical and biological materials, potentially...Read More »
For many hospital safety and quality leaders, accreditation once followed a predictable arc: a ramp up to survey day, stress during the survey...Read More »
Laboratory compliance programs have never suffered from a lack of policies. Instead, what they often struggle with is consistency—particularly...Read More »
It’s no secret that one of the major threats to laboratory safety is the chemicals used within them. Yet, failure to properly store chemicals is...Read More »
