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Best practices for EpiPen users To those with allergies, EpiPens are lifesaving tools that they cannot be without. People with severe allergies often have several of these epinephrine auto injectors, keeping one at home, one in their car and one on their person at all times to ensure they are never caught in a dangerous…

What happens next? If you’re working with a qualified medical waste disposal company, it’s likely that you never give your medical waste a second thought after it leaves your facility. As a healthcare professional, managing hazardous and bio hazardous medical waste is key to your safety and the health and safety of your team and…

Best practices to reduce risk Diabetes has become more and more common in the United States. This condition requires the patient to inject themselves with insulin and check their blood sugar levels, two to four times a day. In 2015, more than 30 million Americans had diabetes, that’s nearly 10 percent of the population. Even…

Top Three Ways to Get in Big Trouble As a professional in the healthcare industry, it’s critical to ensure that your facility follows the regulations set forth by OSHA and your local and state government. But when you’re running a busy organization, it’s easy to let certain regulations slip or to become complacent on rules…

And what belongs in the red bag? Although most medical facilities spend their share of time training staff members about proper disposal of waste materials, it may surprise you to know that many items that don’t belong still end up in the red bag. And, it’s not uncommon for items that should be discarded in…

What you need to know to protect your business As the owner of a tattoo parlor, you’re no doubt well aware of the danger of needles and the risks involved with improperly discarding them. But it’s also critical for you to not only know and understand the mandates dictated by OSHA when it comes to…

Sharps Waste or not? When it comes to needles, syringes, lancets, auto-injectors, scalpels and any other sharp objects that can prick or cut the skin—the protocol for disposal is widely understood. These items, deemed by the medical industry as sharps, have their own approved waste disposal containers. But what about glass in your medical practice…

Top rules to follow to reduce risk As a medical professional you are well aware of the risks associated with sharps, needles and other materials used in your practice. Reducing the potential for exposure via an accidental prick, cuts or other forms of contact is key to protecting your staff, your patients, the environment and…

Improperly disposing of medical waste can cause the following diseases As a healthcare professional or provider, you know how important it is to properly dispose of medical waste—but did you know that when improperly handled, biomedical waste could cause several diseases? The World Health Organization has reported that the pathogens that exist within medical waste…

Key Considerations for safety As we near the end of Hurricane season all of us would like to breathe a sigh of relief. And while this year was not an easy one, it’s comforting to know that we’ll soon be closing the books on the season and can look forward to the holidays. But after…