Hospital Employee Health
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Prevent fines, needlesticks: Our experts will tell you how
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OSHA delays new MSD record keeping — again
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Will your employees be willing to take the smallpox vaccine?
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Bioterrorism Watch Supplement
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No excuses for failing to get influenza vaccine
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FDA seeks comment on banning of some sharps
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Overall hearing loss riggers OSHA reporting
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Bring a culture of health to health care
The quest to reduce both injuries and medical costs is leading hospitals to turn their health-driven mission toward their own employees. -
HAIs a high priority: Joint Commission gives infection prevention its own web portal 'We have both carrots and sticks.'
In yet another sign that infection control is becoming a national priority across a wide range of accreditors, regulators and state and federal agencies, the Joint Commission has created a new web portal to combine its full array of initiatives to prevent health care associated infections (HAIs). -
NIOSH: No lab tests in chemo monitoring
Hospitals should provide medical monitoring of employees who work with hazardous drugs, but they don't need to conduct periodic blood tests or urinalysis, according to new recommendations from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).