Kirk, H. Ray; Busick, Jennifer

OSHA Compliance Guide for Medical Employers

Our Guide is a concise and authoritative manual designed for practitioner offices and clinics, medical and dental laboratories, health care facilities, nursing homes, home health, and allied services. In an easy-to-read jargon-free format, the OSHA Compliance Guide for Medical Employers discusses those OSHA standards most frequently overlooked and violated by employers. It helps businesses implement and comply with OSHA standards.This 3rd Edition of the Guide includes discussion of the permissibility of separate, per-employee citations for a single hazard, addresses recent guidance from OSHA on the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, contains a new training topic on infection control plus a revised training topic on personal protective equipment (PPE), and more.Chapter Headings are: Overview of OSHABloodborne PathogensHazard Communication and Laboratory StandardsSample Safety PlansReporting, Recordkeeping, and PostingSafety Inspection ChecklistsDigest of OSHA Safety Standards for Medical EmployersOSHA Training RequirementsDirectory of States with Approved Plans, OSHA Regional and Area Offices, and OSHA/State Consultation ProjectsUpdated annually.