Environmental Health and Safety's Speaking of Safety blog discusses safety items of interest to members of the Loma Linda University Health community.
Recently, the organization was cited regarding placement of waste receptacles by the Joint Commission survey. Henry Cairus explains, "We could easily be cited for this again if we are not intentional about compliance and where we place our waste receptacles." It is important to review the organizational guidelines for these containers in this Speaking of Safety blog post.
Mihray Sharip, in her post Labels, Labels, Labels, describes the importance of labels on waste receptacles, especially the biohazard containers. "The label is the communication tool to identify the hazard and risk," she explains.
Review guidelines and further explanation on these two issues in the Speaking of Safety blog. For questions regarding waste receptacles or other safety topics, contact the Environmental Health & Safety department at 909-651-4018, or on-campus at ext. 14018.