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COVID-19 vaccinations prompt CDC guidance on sharps disposal

Washington — Two new fact sheets from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are intended to help health care workers, managers and purchase agents ensure the safe handling and disposal of sharps during the nation’s COVID-19 mass vaccination effort.
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House passes Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Services Act

Washington — The Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Services Act now moves to the Senate after passing in the House by a 254-166 vote April 16, with 38 Republicans voting in support.
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House committee passes bill on preventing workplace violence in health care, social services

Washington — The House Education and Labor Committee approved the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Services Act, in a 27-20 vote March 24.
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Health care accreditation group publishes lessons learned from COVID-19 pandemic

Oakbrook Terrace, IL — In response to the COVID-19 pandemic “pushing health care organizations to their limits and workers beyond physical exhaustion,” accreditation organization The Joint Commission has published a special edition Sentinel Event Alert highlighting adverse events and high-risk conditions.

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Lawmakers reintroduce bills to prevent suicide, burnout among health care workers

Washington — Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA) have reintroduced legislation intended to help reduce and prevent suicide, burnout, and mental and behavioral health conditions among health care professionals.
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FDA warns about improper use of thermal imaging systems to take worker, visitor temps

Washington — Improper use of thermal imaging systems can result in inaccurate temperature readings, the Food and Drug Administration is warning health care providers, consumers and other users.
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Lawmakers reintroduce bill on preventing workplace violence in health care, social services

Washington — A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has reintroduced the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act.
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COVID-19 pandemic: Health and safety experts call for more federal action on preventing transmission

Falls Church, VA — Former OSHA administrator David Michaels is among more than a dozen health and safety experts calling on the Biden administration to update and strengthen Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance to help prevent COVID-19 transmission.
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Infectious diseases standard for health care industry a priority, OSHA tells court

San Francisco — OSHA is prioritizing an infectious diseases standard for the health care industry, according to a motion filed Feb. 16 in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Needlesticks among medical residents most likely when academic year kicks off: study

New York — New resident physicians – who onboard in July each year – face the highest risk of needlestick and other sharps injuries during the first three months of the academic year, according to researchers from the New York University Grossman School of Medicine.
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