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OSHA Watch—General duty clause, hazardous drug list, and respirators in the pandemic influenza plan
July 17th, 2009 
The July-Aug. 2009 issue of OSHA Watch updates your Quality America Safety Program manual to keep you in compliance with recent changes in the general duty clause, the NIOSH hazardous drug list, and respirator safety as a component of the pandemic influenza plan.
A recent OSHA revision to the Field Operations Manual, the bible for how compliance safety and health officers conduct inspections, has broadened the scope for the general duty clause in the area of recognizing hazards.
OSHA Watch—Compliance for disinfection, sterilization, and MRSA policy
January 8th, 2009
This Jan.-Feb. 2009 issue of OSHA Watch updates your Quality America Safety Program manual to keep you in compliance on the recently issued CDC Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008 and OSHA’s eTool on MRSA.
OSHA Watch—Compliance for fit-testing and glutaraldehyde spills
November 2nd, 2008
This Nov.-Dec. 2008 issue of OSHA Watch updates your Quality America Safety Program manual to keep you in compliance on fit testing for N-95 respirators and determining spill response procedures for glutaraldehyde.
OSHA is inspecting and citing healthcare facilities for not conducting annual fit-testing for respirator protection from tuberculosis exposure, and now healthcare facilities are scrambling to come up to compliance on what is sometimes a time-consuming and expensive exercise.
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Each bimonthly issue of OSHA Watch features the latest OSHA information to update your Quality America Safety Program manual plus practical tips to ensure medical and dental practice compliance, the latest news on OSHA regulations and healthcare guidelines, and helpful Ask The Expert question and answer section.
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