Calendar
May 2012 M T W T F S S « Oct 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Tag Archives: “worker training”
OSHA Looking Hard at Healthcare Worker Infectious Diseases
In the May 6, 2010 Federal Register, OSHA published a Request for Information (RFI) to collect information from the healthcare industry on “occupational exposure to infectious agents in settings where healthcare is provided.” This includes hospitals, outpatient clinics, clinics in schools and correctional facilities and “healthcare-related” settings ranging from laboratories that handle potentially infectious materials to medical examiner offices to mortuaries. OSHA is specifically interested in current infection control strategies and practices and will use the information to “determine what action, if any, the Agency may take to further limit the spread of occupationally-acquired infectious diseases in these settings.” The deadline for comments is August 4, 2010. Download our Healthcare Alert for a brief summary.
Posted in Health and Safety Compliance, Hot List, Management Systems, Risk Management
Tagged "Cal-OSHA", "culture of safety", "Dr. Scott Harris", "exposure control", "healthcare accreditation", "healthcare industry", "healthcare worker", "healthcare workers", "hospital acquired infection", "ieso llc", "iesollc", "infection control", "infectious agent", "iso 14001", "kenneth Harris", "Kenneth Scott Harris", "management systems", "nosocomial infection", "occupational exposure", "proposed rule", "public health", "safety culture", "Scott Harris PHD", "Scott Harris", "The Joint Commission", "winter institute", "worker training", ADT, HAI, HCW, IESO, infection, nosocomial, OSHA, RFI, TJC, training
Leave a comment
Florida Worker Grant Funding Alert
The state of Florida has just received nearly $62 million in new stimulus money for worker training programs. Since this is the time of year that states are usually out of funds and not accepting applications, they are in the very unusual position of having funding, but few applications. The Incumbent Worker Training grant coordinator has told IESO, LLC that with such low application volume, at least for the short term she can achieve an unheard-of two-day turnaround time for approval.
Posted in Hot List, Resources
Tagged "cost recovery", "Dr. Scott Harris", "grant program", "ieso llc", "iesollc", "incumbent worker training", "incumbent worker", "iso 14001", "kenneth Harris", "Kenneth Scott Harris", "Scott Harris PHD", "Scott Harris", "stimulus money", "training provider", "worker training", florida, grant, IESO, ISO, iso14001, reimbursement
Leave a comment