Healthcare EHS Services
IESO, LLC announces a new OSHA 30-Hour General Industry course customized for healthcare. Many healthcare personnel have noted that the standard 30-hour OSHA course seems to have little in common with their needs. This healthcare-customized course will familiarize you with applicable OSHA standards while focusing on hazard recognition and prevention. Special emphasis is placed on those areas that are the most hazardous, using OSHA standards as a guide. What is unique about this course is that it was designed from the ground up to meet the specific needs of the healthcare industry, and it is currently the first and only one of its kind. It meets all OSHA requirements for time and content, and attendees who successfully pass the course will receive their 30-hour completion card.
Joint Commission accreditation standards reference some OSHA requirements. However, TJC certification does not insure OSHA compliance. Healthcare is a covered General Industry sector, and is 100% regulated by OSHA. While it may be true that historically OSHA paid little attention to healthcare facilities, the current regulatory climate indicates those days are over. OSHA is actively targeting and citing healthcare facilities for a host of violations ranging from exposure control plans to bloodborne pathogens to mishandling infectious materials. Lack of training in numerous areas, including emergency preparedness and response, has become a major issue.
We encourage our healthcare clients and web visitors to download and review our course brochure to learn what OSHA expects and how this course can help you prepare. Check our training schedule at outreachtrainers.org and select “OSHA 30 Hour General Industry for Healthcare” in the QuickSearch menu.
Dr. Scott Harris, PhD, MSPH is the Global Risk Manager for IESO, LLC. His experience covers over 29 years of Environmental, Health and Safety Management in Federal and State government, consulting, general industry and University instruction. Before joining IESO Scott was a Federal On-Scene Coordinator for EPA Region 6, a member of their Emergency Readiness Team and the Regional Coordinator of the BioWatch Program. He held DOD “Top Secret” and DOE “Q” security clearances, and directed multi-agency planning, emergency response and recovery activities for chemical, biological and radiological releases and exercises within the five-state region.
Scott received his PhD in Environmental Science, with a specialization in Disaster and Emergency Management, from Oklahoma State University, and holds degrees in Geology (B.S.) and Public Health (MSPH) from Western Kentucky University. As a faculty and Course Director at the NC OSHERC, part of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, Dr. Harris instructs courses at Summer and Winter Institutes, including Fundamentals of Environmental Health and Environmental Regulations for Safety and Health Professionals.
