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Health care CEOs form worker safety coalition

June 9, 2021

San Jose, CA — Ten CEOs from health care systems around the country have formed a coalition they say is committed to improving safety, well-being and equity for all who work in the industry, and on May 4 unveiled a Declaration of Principles to serve as a standard of safety.

Secretary Walsh: OSHA’s forthcoming ETS to cover health care workers

June 9, 2021

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Washington — Health care workers will be the focus of OSHA’s emergency temporary standard on COVID-19, which will be issued June 10, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh told the House Education and Labor Committee during a June 9 hearing.

Female nurses face a greater suicide risk than female physicians, all women: study

May 17, 2021

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Ann Arbor, MI — Female nurses are nearly two times more likely to die by suicide than the general U.S. female population, and 70% more likely than female physicians, results of a recent study by researchers from the University of Michigan show.

FDA to health care facilities: OK to ‘transition away’ from reusing disposable respirators

May 14, 2021

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Washington — Prompted by an “increased domestic supply” of NIOSH-approved respirators, the Food and Drug Administration is recommending health care facilities transition away from strategies intended to conserve supplies of disposable respirators amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

‘Care bundle’ helps health care workers avoid PPE-related facial pressure injuries: researchers

May 12, 2021

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Dublin — Frontline health care workers treating COVID-19 patients can reduce their risk of developing a facial pressure injury caused by prolonged use of personal protective equipment by using the contents of a specially designed “care bundle,” claim researchers from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

COVID-19 vaccinations prompt CDC guidance on sharps disposal

May 4, 2021

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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.

House passes Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Services Act

April 19, 2021

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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.

House committee passes bill on preventing workplace violence in health care, social services

April 7, 2021

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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.

Health care accreditation group publishes lessons learned from COVID-19 pandemic

April 2, 2021

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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.

NIOSH researchers test the efficacy of facemasks, neck gaiters and faceshields

March 31, 2021

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Washington — Faceshields are ineffective at blocking small (0 to 7 microns) airborne particles caused by coughing, results of a recent NIOSH study show.

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