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On April 20, 2022, the American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) of the American Hospital Association published an updated...

On March 3, as part of President Biden's National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the new...

Effective water management is a crucial part of hospital operations. Establishing a comprehensive water management program allows...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released new guidance for unvaccinated or otherwise at-risk workers....

A customer recently commented, “Why do they always wait until the last minute to request a Phase I assessment in a real estate...

Lead (chemical symbol Pb) is called “plumbum” in Latin. Ancient alchemists believed it was the oldest metal in the world. Some even...

On March 12, 2021, OSHA published its COVID-19 National Emphasis Program – Coronavirus Disease 2019. This 19 page directive describes...

Who are the most crucial staff inside a medical facility? Ask any hospital patient or visitor, and they will usually give one of three...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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