Diverse group of health care professionals are meeting in hospital board room to review new patient and insurance policies. Doctors, nurses, and administrators are in casual meeting studying procedures and charts. They are wearing business casual clothing, scrubs, and lab coats. They're drinking coffee during the morning staff meeting.

Active Shooter Planning and Response

April 5, 2017

According to a study in Annals of Emergency Medicine, from 2000-2011 the United States had 154 hospital-related shootings. An FBI study noted that from 2000-2013, active shooter incidents have become more frequent. The first seven years of their study show …

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Get a free health and safety consultation from OSHA

March 29, 2017

Last year OSHA’s free On-Site Consultation Program helped more than 27,000 employers create safer workplaces. This consultation is available to small and medium-sized businesses in every state, and it helps employers find out about potential hazards at their workplace, improve …

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Safety at work

What you need to know about OSHA’s new injury tracking rule

August 11, 2016

The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) is revising its Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses regulation. The publication states “the final rule requires employers in certain industries to electronically submit to OSHA injury and illness data that employers …

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