Art Goguen
ASHE Publishes Updated Infection Control Risk Assessment
On April 20, 2022, the American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) of the American Hospital Association published an updated...
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Art Goguen
- Mar 24
EPA Announces Clean Indoor Air Challenge
On March 3, as part of President Biden's National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the new...
Art Goguen
- Oct 20, 2021
New Hospital Water Management Requirements Take Effect in 2022
Effective water management is a crucial part of hospital operations. Establishing a comprehensive water management program allows...
Art Goguen
- Jul 29, 2021
Protecting Workers from COVID-19: New OSHA Guidance
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released new guidance for unvaccinated or otherwise at-risk workers....
Chris Higgins
- Jun 10, 2021
COVID-19 Impact to Phase I Environmental Site Assessments
A customer recently commented, “Why do they always wait until the last minute to request a Phase I assessment in a real estate...
Higgins Team
- Jun 1, 2021
Everything You Need to Know About Lead Testing
Lead (chemical symbol Pb) is called “plumbum” in Latin. Ancient alchemists believed it was the oldest metal in the world. Some even...
Higgins Team
- Apr 28, 2021
Have you seen the latest OSHA directive on COVID?
On March 12, 2021, OSHA published its COVID-19 National Emphasis Program – Coronavirus Disease 2019. This 19 page directive describes...
Higgins Team
- Apr 21, 2021
The Unsung Heroes of Healthcare… the EVS Staff
Who are the most crucial staff inside a medical facility? Ask any hospital patient or visitor, and they will usually give one of three...
Art Goguen
- Mar 31, 2021
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...
Art Goguen
- Mar 31, 2021
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...
Art Goguen
- Mar 31, 2021
How to Develop a Leading Construction/Renovation Program
for Construction Contractors working in Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities To work effectively in healthcare construction/renovation...
Art Goguen
- Feb 1, 2021
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...