During a fire, it’s not just the flames you need to worry about. Most fire deaths are due to smoke inhalation, and inside a hospital, nursing home, or clinic, there are plenty of patients who are extra sensitive to changes in air quality. While the wildfires in Los Angeles this January were...
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) outlined in a blog post, “Prioritizing Our Healthcare Workers: The Importance of Addressing the Intersection of Workplace Violence and Mental Health and Wellbeing,” the critical link between workplace violence and the mental...
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and the FBI have joined forces to address workplace violence in healthcare, blending the FBI’s expertise in behavioral threat assessment with the AHA’s understanding of hospital operations.
If you’re at your hospital, lab, or clinic when reading this and look up, odds are you can see a sprinkler overhead ready to put out a fire. These ubiquitous safety devices have saved countless lives ever since the first modern sprinkler was installed, though it was many more years before they...
Ensuring safety within hospital environments is a multifaceted challenge that requires constant vigilance and adaptation. Healthcare facilities must navigate complex regulatory landscapes, maintain intricate safety systems and foster a culture of continuous improvement to protect patients, staff...
Life safety professionals will have their work cut out for them in 2025, says Scott Wytosick, CFPS, CFI-II, life safety expert and consultant with Jensen Hughes in Independence, Ohio. In addition to evergreen issues like sprinkler piping and scab patches, healthcare facilities...
Life safety professionals should use 2025 as an opportunity to work more closely with other healthcare departments, says Scott Wytosick, CFPS, CFI-II, life safety expert and consultant with Jensen Hughes in Independence, Ohio. With many waiting for a sign that CMS or The Joint...
Security budgets, though critical for safeguarding patients, staff, and visitors, aren’t immune to cuts. Drew Neckar, a security consultant with COSECURE Enterprise Risk Solutions, caught up with HSL for some insights on how hospital security leaders can make...
When changes to your healthcare organization occur, your emergency management plan might have to change with it. The last thing you want if a fire or active shooter event happens is to open your emergency plan and find out that the person in charge of a crucial element has retired and their role...
In this Q&A, Darren Osleger, a consultant for Jensen Hughes with expertise in the surgical world, shares his insights on fire safety in hospital environments. Osleger discusses the importance of comprehensive fire risk assessments, effective communication among surgical...
