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Mar 31

Latest Recommendations on Indoor Air Transmission of COVID-19 in Schools and Workplaces

The latest American Society for Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) COVID-19 Epidemic Task Force Core...

Understanding New Surgical Smoke Protection Policies

Art Goguen

Mar 31

Understanding New Surgical Smoke Protection Policies

for Hospitals and Surgical Centers Surgical smoke is a gaseous by-product produced by energy-generating surgical devices. If not properly...

How to Develop a Leading Construction/Renovation Program

Art Goguen

Mar 31

How to Develop a Leading Construction/Renovation Program

for Construction Contractors working in Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities To work effectively in healthcare construction/renovation...

How Solid is Your Healthcare ICRA Construction Program?

Art Goguen

Feb 1

How Solid is Your Healthcare ICRA Construction Program?

Undertaking construction projects in operational healthcare facilities is risky business. Across the U.S., hospital-acquired infections...

COVID-19 Pandemic and HVAC Filter Replacement Safety Precautions

Art Goguen

Oct 28, 2020

COVID-19 Pandemic and HVAC Filter Replacement Safety Precautions

By now everyone is clearly aware of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic first identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019. The world is also...

COVID-19 Guidance: OSHA Recommends Facemasks at Work

Higgins Team

Jul 17, 2020

COVID-19 Guidance: OSHA Recommends Facemasks at Work

According to an article published on July 16, 2020 by The National Law Review, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration...

Personal Protective Equipment: Good Intentions and Unintended Consequences

Higgins Team

Apr 22, 2020

Personal Protective Equipment: Good Intentions and Unintended Consequences

By Chris Higgins The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought both personal hygiene and personal protective equipment (PPE) to a new level...

How to Convert a Patient Room into an Airborne Infection Isolation Room (AIIR)

Higgins Team

Apr 17, 2020

How to Convert a Patient Room into an Airborne Infection Isolation Room (AIIR)

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has created a demand on the US healthcare system which has not been experienced in many years, creating an...

How long can SARS-CoV-2 live on surfaces?

Higgins Team

Apr 1, 2020

How long can SARS-CoV-2 live on surfaces?

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to persist across the globe, epidemiologists, medical professionals, and public health experts have...

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