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		<title>Weekly poll: Who do you trust for N95 recommendations</title>
		<link>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/11/weekly-poll-who-do-you-trust-for-n95-recommendations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OSHA Healthcare Advisor Poll</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone thought the debate between N95s and surgical masks had been settled when the CDC released updated recommendations a few weeks ago. Now it has resurfaced with the retraction of some study findings and announcements that some state departments will allow surgical masks. Who do you trust, the CDC or your state health department?]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly poll: Hand hygiene games</title>
		<link>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/11/weekly-poll-hand-hygiene-games/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OSHA Healthcare Advisor Poll</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[IC experts stress hand hygiene as the single most important way to prevent the spread of infection, but healthcare facilities continue to struggle with compliance rates. Many have begun using games and contests to get better results with staff members. Does your facility do that?]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Poll: Patients or workers first?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/10/weekly-poll-patients-or-worker-first/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OSHA Healthcare Advisor Poll</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday New York Governor David A. Patterson announced that Health Commissioner Richard F. Daines would suspend the regulation mandating influenza vaccines for healthcare workers. Daines said that patients should get priority over healthcare workers for H1N1 shots. What do you think?]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly poll: State mandated quarantine</title>
		<link>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/10/weekly-poll-state-mandated-quarantine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OSHA Healthcare Advisor Poll</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Infection Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pandemic Influenza]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weekly Poll Questions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While the debate regarding required flu vaccines for healthcare workers rages on, another issue has surfaced regarding the state government's ability to quarantine people during health emergencies. Do you think that power should be granted to the state?]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Poll: OSHA and GHS</title>
		<link>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/10/weekly-poll-osha-and-ghs/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/10/weekly-poll-osha-and-ghs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OSHA Healthcare Advisor Poll</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hazard Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OSHA - General]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new rule in the Federal Register indicates OSHA has proposed aligning the hazard communication standard with the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). Are you familiar with how this change could affect the OSHA standard?]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Poll: Flu shot or mask?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/09/weekly-poll-flu-shot-or-mask/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/09/weekly-poll-flu-shot-or-mask/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OSHA Healthcare Advisor Poll</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Infection Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pandemic Influenza]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weekly Poll Questions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Healthcare facilities throughout the country have begun requiring flu vaccines in a very subtle way. Employees are given a choice: get the vaccine or wear a mask for all of flu season. For those of you who are opposed, or not-so-opposed, to the flu shot, what would you rather do? ]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly poll: Workplace violence</title>
		<link>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/09/weekly-poll-workplace-violence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OSHA Healthcare Advisor Poll</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[General Safety and Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lab Safety]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The importance of workplace violence education is fresh in everyone's mind after the death of a Yale graduate student that police are attributing to a workplace violence incident. Do you feel safe at your workplace? Take our weekly poll and let us know. ]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly poll: Just one shot for H1N1</title>
		<link>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/09/weekly-poll-just-one-shot-for-h1n1/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/09/weekly-poll-just-one-shot-for-h1n1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OSHA Healthcare Advisor Poll</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clinical trials published in the New England Journal of Medicine indicate that the H1N1 vaccine may work with just one dose rather than two, meaning more vaccines will be available. Would getting just one shot persuade you to get the vaccine?]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly poll: IC and safety market</title>
		<link>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/09/weekly-poll-9-7-09/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/09/weekly-poll-9-7-09/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OSHA Healthcare Advisor Poll</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recently released study says both the infection prevention and safety markets are expected to grow 4.8% annually, reaching $23.5 billion in 2013. Will this market growth make it easier or harder for you to do your job as a safety officer or infection preventionist?]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Poll: Sick leave policies</title>
		<link>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/08/weekly-poll-sick-leave-policies/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/08/weekly-poll-sick-leave-policies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:42:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OSHA Healthcare Advisor Poll</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sick leave policies have become a particular concern as the flu season approaches. CDC and federal guidelines recommend facilities develop sick leave policies to accommodate workers who may contract the flu this winter. Has your facility reviewed their policies so you feel comfortable calling in sick to work?  ]]></description>
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