Environment and Facilities

Environmental disinfection is a key component of a safe and effective laboratory. Disinfection protects researchers and public health, prevents...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 »

While I think I knew intrinsically that tamper-resistant and tamper-proof were not terms to be used interchangeably, I had never really...Read More »

Rounds, tours, tracers. These are all time-honored approaches to monitoring conditions in the environment, but how are folks using those...Read More »

A key component of medical environments is a sink. In healthcare facilities, they are present in exam rooms and laboratories and are necessary for...Read More »

How do we as safety and facilities professionals get better about asking for, and accepting, assistance from above? I’ve listened to many...Read More »

We have now reached the furthest end of our countdown. Read More »

Hospital security leaders face an enormous task: maintaining a safe, compliant, and open environment for patients, staff, and visitors—often with...Read More »

​Moving on through the rest of the list (we’ll finish this up next week), again no surprises if you’ve been paying attention to...Read More »

The Joint Commission’s (TJC) 2026 revisions to the Emergency Management (EM) chapter mark a reshuffling of element numbers and represent a...Read More »