Transcript The New Emergency Management Standards

WASHINGTON STATE HEALTHCARE SAFETY COUNCIL
 Friday, January 28 from 0900 – 1200
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Videoconference between:
Providence Everett – Pacific Campus – Monte Cristo Conf. Room
Providence St. Peter’s - Olympia - Providence Conference Room
Sacred Heart - Spokane – Mary Bede Conference Room
Providence Health and Services Corporate Offices – Renton –
1801 Lind Ave. SW 98057 – Fairbanks Conference Room
John Furman, RN, PhD- Labor and Industries
– Formaldehyde Rule WAC 296-856
– Enforcement Guidance
– Investigative Case Studies
Jack Rogers- Multicare
– Employee Safety Training
– Glutaraldehyde, OPA, Formalin, and
Chemotherapy Case Studies
Suzanne Metz- Washington Hospitals Self-Insured
Workers’ Compensation Program
– Policy and Training Program
Alan Jones, PhD, Hospital Waste Management
-Chemotherapy Drug, OPA, Formalin and other
Chemical Waste Disposal Options
Objectives:
1) Discuss current standards related to chemical
sterilizers.
2) Discuss strategies for complying with chemical
sterilizers.
3) Share resources to achieve and sustain compliance.
4) Network with peers.
Chemical Sterilizers:
the standards, policies and procedures,
employee training and safety,
and waste disposal
Directions to each facility can be found at;
Providence.org
Free to WSHSC
membersor $25.00 for
nonmembers.
---Click on the facility you wish to attend
Membership information can be obtained
from www.healthcaresafety.org
RSVP for the site you plan to attend with
[email protected]
or at (206) 386-2549 for further information.