Industry Safety
Health Care Safety
Hospital Safety

What to look for when storing blood products

Best Practices in Occupational Health and Safety in the Healthcare Industry

Initiative's reports on reporting quality information

Information necessary to assess the seismic vulnerability of hospital buildings and to implement a program

Talking about organ procurement when one of your patients dies

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) guidelines

Full text of a patient handbook in use by a hospital

Inspection checklist to accompany Chapter 25 of the Life Safety Code

Guidance to assist with compliance to Chapter 25 of the Life Safety Code

Numerous documents on a wide variety of topics such as staffing issues, ethics, consent, etc

The fire safety specs used by the US Veterans Administration

Guidance to OSHA field staff who conduct onsite inspections

Explore the potential hazards of this industry

Safety policies and procedures for a medical center

Series of safety manuals for a major university medical center

What to look for when conducting an inspection of a hospital

EPA's air emission regulations for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators

Protecting health care workers who respond to emergencies involving hazardous substances

A clinic survey tool and a hospital survey tool as well as audit checklists for research and clinical laboratories

Assessment form as implemented by a major university medical center

Access the Specifications Manual for National Hospital Quality Measures and more

Technical resources related to laser and electrosurgery

A Safe Patient Handling Lesson to be Learned

A chart lists the standards

Safety program materials for medical centers

In use by a major university's medical center

Full text of safety manuals in use by a major university's medical center (pdf)

Proper handling and disposal of mercury wastes produced by medical facilities

A series of risk management tips for hospitals, long term care facilities and physician office practice

Full text of the manual

Covers organ donation and transplant issues

A public-private partnership that links all of the professionals involved in the donation and transplantation system

From mass casualty incidents involving the release of hazardous substances

Patient handbook in use by the NIH's Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center

Bringing patients into the hospital safety process

Materials designed to educate the health care industry on eliminating pollution in healthcare

Pollution prevention opportunities in hospitals and healthcare systems

A surgical safety checklist and implementation manual

The practicalities of moving a hospital lab

Asbestos, biosafety, committees, occupational health, radiation safety, water quality

Medical safety templates, guidance, procedures

A common performance measurement framework for hospitals shared by JCAHO & CMS

Steps to identify and implement controls to minimize exposures to trips and falls

For the recognition, evaluation and control of occupational exposure to waste anesthetic gases