Expect OSHA inspectors to scrutinize your written pandemic flu plans
Reading through OSHA’s new directive on H1N1 inspections at healthcare facilities, the document notes how inspectors will review written pandemic flu plans.
Such plans do not have to be separate documents if they are already incorporated into a broader emergency management plan, OSHA says.
In such cases, OSHA inspectors don’t need to expand their evaluation beyond pandemic measures. In other words, “… a limited review addressing issues related to exposure to pandemic influenza viruses would be adequate,” the compliance directive states.
About the Author: Scott Wallask is senior managing editor for HCPro's Hospital Safety Center (
