Eldercare Facilities and Pollution Eldercare facilities must maintain a safe environment and protect their residents. One risk often overlooked is pollution. After all, there are many pollution hazards that, though normally harmless to the general population, can pose serious health threats for the elderly due to their weakened immune systems. Pollution is generally seen as […]

Green Practices in Health Care Facilities Sustainability has become increasingly important for health care facilities. Faced with regulatory requirements, cost-saving opportunities and growing public expectations for environmental responsibility, health care facilities are pursuing green initiatives that align with operational efficiency and risk management goals. This article explores key green practices that health care facilities can […]

The Benefits of a Safe Patient Handling Program Because of age or incapacitation due to illness or injury, patients in health care settings often need help with normal daily tasks, such as sitting up or walking. Helping patients with these tasks requires significant physical demands, putting employees in danger of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). MSDs—such as […]

Responding to OSHA Citations: Appealing An OSHA inspector visits a workplace and issues one or more citations. What happens next? Citations, which are mailed by the OSHA area director shortly after an inspection, indicate the fine assessed and the abatement period to correct the health or safety violation. Violation classifications include the following: Serious violations—A […]

Wheelchair Safety for Passenger Vans Passenger vans—which typically have an occupancy of between nine and 15 people—are used by many organizations to transport a wide range of passengers. Some of those passengers require the use of a wheelchair. Wheelchairs can either be stored as cargo when not in use or used as a seat during […]

Handling Communicable Diseases in Your Facility It’s important to be prepared for a range of events that could threaten your employees’ and patients’ safety and/or disrupt operations. One of these threats is a communicable disease outbreak. Communicable diseases are those that are easily transmitted among people, and include influenza, hepatitis, tuberculosis, HIV and many others. […]

Employer OSHA Liabilities for Remote Workers Encouraging remote work has become a new normal for a variety of reasons. Whether it is to reduce costs of operating a physical place of business, address pandemic reasons or allow employees to have a better work-life balance, more and more workers are working from home. However, many organizations […]

Understanding Environmental Liability Exposures for Businesses Environmental liability exposures refer to the legal and financial responsibilities organizations incur when their operations harm the environment. Environmental contamination can arise from many sources, adversely affecting air, water, soil and natural resources. Pollution incidents may also pose risks to human health, potentially causing illness or injury if people […]

Elopement Prevention and Response Strategies for Senior Living Facilities Ensuring resident safety is a key priority for all senior living facilities. A critical area of concern is the risk of elopement—when a resident leaves a senior living facility unexpectedly and unsupervised. Such incidents can lead to residents becoming disoriented or lost and expose them to […]