Hi everyone -
It’s Scott Wallask checking in. I saw a posting on the listserv run by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, in which someone was kind enough to post a link to OSHA’s 2006 informal opinion about Crocs in healthcare settings.
As many of you know, few fashion concerns bring up a good ol’ fashioned debate as well as Crocs do. I actually saw a Crocs store in downtown Boston a few weekends ago.
Anyway, the OSHA posting isn’t official, nor is it a letter of interpretation, so take it for what it’s worth.
Happy holidays,
Scott W.
swallask@hcpro.com
Filed Under: OSHA
About the Author: Scott Wallask is senior managing editor for HCPro's Hospital Safety Center (www.hospitalsafetycenter.com) and the award-winning newsletters, Briefings on Hospital Safety and Healthcare Life Safety Compliance. He has written about healthcare for HCPro since 1998, with a focus on occupational and building safety, emergency management, fire protection, and infection control. Prior to joining HCPro, he worked as a reporter for several newspapers in eastern Massachusetts. He holds a BA in print journalism, magna cum laude, from Northeastern University in Boston. Contact Scott at swallask@hcpro.com.