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What information do you need that you are not getting today, in order to be successful in your job?
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Open enrollment for coverage under the new healthcare marketplaces is set to open in about three month, and opponents of the law are raising new concerns with the plans.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued five general duty clause citations against hospitals in Fiscal Year 2013, based on a provision of the Occupational Safety and Health Act that requires employers to provide a workplace free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm.
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Sixteen years have passed since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the 1998 Guideline for Infection Control in Health Care Personnel. Occupational health professionals and infection preventionists may soon get the updated, user-friendly guidance they need.
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Sharps safety is widespread in U.S. hospitals, thanks in large part to the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act in 2001. However, a recent study shows a persistent hazard: A high proportion of sharps are being discarded unsafely.
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Health care workers exposed to hazardous chemicals in the workplace often lack training or awareness of safety measures, according to the largest-ever federally sponsored survey on health and safety practices in health care.1
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Memories are still fresh of the challenges of respiratory protection during pandemic flu: Inadequate supplies, stockpiles with the wrong size or model, massive fit-testing. But good news is on the horizon.
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Increasing numbers of hospital employee health departments will move to electronic health records (EHRs) in coming years as health systems see the need for big data to better inform population health decisions.
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Thirteen years after the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act required health care employers to use safer sharps devices, hospitals were more frequently cited for violations of the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard than any other occupational health and safety regulation.
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Hospitals that hire temporary workers share responsibility for their safety with the temporary staffing agency, according to a recent bulletin by the Occupational Safety & Health Agency (OSHA).
