PRIOR to the early 1980s and the introduction of AIDS into our society, infection control practices were designed almost exclusively to protect the patient from developing a nosocomial infection--an ...

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) places significant emphasis on organizations meeting OSHA regulations and performing proper waste management. However, these are areas ...

Industries should keep records of waste generation and testing, report any unprecedented events, be prepared to handle emergencies with trained professionals, and have reliable hazardous waste storage ...

Environmental Health and Safety is responsible for managing regulated waste streams that could harm the environment, including hazardous chemicals, mercury-containing lamps and equipment, batteries, ...

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cleared Waste Management of any wrongdoing in the February death of an Erie native who was fatally injured while collecting refuse for the ...

Here are three frequently asked questions about OSHA’s rules concerning regulated waste and the federal agency’s responses to those questions. OSHA: The Bloodborne Pathogens Standard uses the term, ...

Federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration officials are investigating the workplace death of a Ripley, New York, man who had been operating a Waste Management refuse vehicle in Millcreek ...

OSHA alleged that Mid-Nebraska Disposal, which provides trash, yard waste and recycling pickup services, failed to ensure that energy sources were locked out, which would have kept the machine’s ...

The Section develops the IAEA Safety Standards regarding radioactive waste management, decommissioning, remediation and environmental releases. It also provides the Secretariat for the Joint ...