Welcome to the Institutional Environmental Health Webpage

   Upcoming Events

    Alaska Safety Working Group Teleconference

  AUG 16th @ 2pm

 To participate send an email or call Valerie Herrera. Details and documents
 will be provided via email prior to each meeting.

Institutional Environmental Health Officers
         

 

                 We provide consultative services to the Alaska 

          Tribal Health System in the areas of radiation protection, 

      industrial hygiene, safety, and infection control. These services

       allow our partners to maintain safe and healthy facilities which

         are essential to providing the highest quality health services.

 

 

Information on consultative services we provide:

The links below explain some of the services we can provide to our customers and the

resources available.

Radiation Physics

Industrial Hygiene

Healthcare Accreditation

Occupational Health & Safety

Infection Prevention & Control

Environmental Protection

 


 

 

Other areas of expertise and services we can provide:

Compounded Sterile Preparations and USP 797

Hazardous Drugs

 

 

Who we are

Meet your IEH consultants.

 

 

Resources

Our program has both equipment and references available to assist with your needs. 

The following list is a sample of types of equipment available:

 

  • Air Quality - IAQ
  • Confined Space Entry
  • Evaluation of Air Contaminates and Particulates
  • Sound Level Measurements
  • Ventilation Measurements
  • Vibration Monitoring
  • Radiation

The following list is a sample of references available:

 

Accreditation AAAHC (Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care), The Joint Commission (TJC), EC News
Design and Construction

American Institute of Architects (AIA), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)

Emergency Preparedness TJC - Guide to Emergency Management: Planning in Health Care
Ergonomics The Occupational Ergonomics Handbook
Fire Safety All National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) Codes
IAQ American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
Industrial Hygiene AIHA (American Industrial Hygiene Association), ANSI, ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials)
Infection Control USP 797, ANSI, AAMI (Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation), APIC (Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology)
International Standards Uniform Building Code (UBC) - International Conference of Building Officials
Radiological Health Radiologic Science for Technologists, The Essential Physics of Medical Imaging, Radiation Protection, NCRP (National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements)
Safety/Security Health Care Security Management
Toxicology Casarett & Doull's Toxicology, Principles of Toxicology

Please contact our office to discuss or request any items available through our program.

 


External Links and Safety Connection Sources
Links to resources outside of our program here at ANTHC-DEHE.