Creating and sustaining a culture of safety has been a challenge for many healthcare organizations, but the objective value in having one can’t be...Read More »
You can have clutter in your bedroom, your car, or your home closet, but you can’t have it in your laboratory. Hazardous chemicals can’t be stored...Read More »
No single healthcare facility will beat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) alone—nor will one industry, field, or even country. To prevent a world...Read More »
Five medical organizations have teamed up to recommend best practices for hand hygiene in healthcare settings to protect patients and providers...Read More »
If you’ve ever ridden a roller coaster, you have some idea about what specimens go through when being transported via a pneumatic tube system (PTS...Read More »
The wrong label on the wrong container in the laboratory can be dangerous, even lethal. Given the wide variety of chemicals, biologicals,...Read More »
Be sure you understand the requirements of your state or local fire authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) when evaluating the annual testing of your...Read More »
We can finally close the book, so to speak, on survey year 2022 and, in so doing, ponder the forces that come into play to increase the degree(s)...Read More »
In the absence of embracing of a culture of safety throughout all levels of any organization, the folks who manage the physical environment would...Read More »
How do you remove harms and dangers from your medical environment? Safety officials have studied this question for years and found many innovative...Read More »