This month’s Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) communications are now available and highlight key safety topics including safe sharps handling, proper chemical waste labeling and staying alert ...

Sharps are objects that can penetrate a worker’s skin, such as needles, scalpels, broken glass, capillary tubes and the exposed ends of dental wires. If blood or other potentially infectious materials ...

The following article is written by Matt Smith, marketing analyst for Healthmark Industries Co. Surgical instruments can be potentially dangerous to handle, transport and clean. These items are ...

Healthcare institutions produce a wide range of waste materials during daily clinical operations. The post The Need for ...

A needlestick injury is a percutaneous piercing wound typically caused by a needlepoint, resulting in exposure to potentially harmful body fluids, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Healthcare organizations are finding that increased patient volumes combined with employee exhaustion and supply chain disruptions can erode safety culture and contribute to issues with routine ...