On December 1, 2015 (World AIDS day) the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued the following two separate fact sheets addressing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protections for…
Are You Aware of the New OSHA Reporting Requirements?
All employers under Federal OSHA jurisdiction are required to report any work-related fatality within 8 hours. As of January 1, 2015, all employers are also required to report any work…
Is your staff practicing hand hygiene that complies with your policies and procedures?
Compliance with hand hygiene is one of the most important ways to prevent spread of infection. In the United States about 1 in 25 hospital patients a year acquire an…
What Should You Do If An Employee Has An Exposure Incident
According to the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard, an exposure incident occurs with blood or other potentially infectious material (OPIM) coming in contact with the eye, mouth, mucous membranes, non-intact skin…