OSHA Inspections

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 requires that every worker be provided with a safe and healthful workplace and authorizes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to conduct workplace inspections. OSHA conducts workplace inspections in hospitals and checks for complian...

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Published in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 1995-08, Vol.16 (8), p.478-482
Main Authors: Valenti, August J., Decker, Michael D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Dialysis
Disease transmission
Employees
Epidemiology
HIV
Infection control
Legislation. Organization
Medical sciences
Occupational hazards
Occupational medicine
Pathogens
Practical Healtcare Epidemiology
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Tuberculosis
Workplaces
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Summary:The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 requires that every worker be provided with a safe and healthful workplace and authorizes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to conduct workplace inspections. OSHA conducts workplace inspections in hospitals and checks for compliance with the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, the Enforcement Policy and Procedures for Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis, and the Hazardous Chemicals Standards, among others. The hospital epidemiologist bears considerable responsibility for developing and implementing plans to protect employees from occupational exposures to infectious hazards such as bloodborne pathogens and tuberculosis. To prepare for an inspection, the hospital epidemiologist must understand the basis on which OSHA operates and must proceed in a thoughtful, coordinated manner.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1086/648364