Consultative services we provide to the Alaska Tribal Health System:

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I. Overall Services   *Common Safety Findings* 

 

  Program assessments (includes Joint Commission, AAHC, OSHA, EPA, or infection control)

  Health care facility plan reviews (new construction or renovation)

  Industrial hygiene assessments 

  Institutional environmental health & safety officer consultations

    

II. Radiological Health

 

  Radiological health surveys                   Radiation dosimeter program

  Radiation shielding evaluations              Diagnostic x-ray imaging training

 

III. Physical Environment & Infection Control 

 

  Training                    Program development          Safety committee involvement 

 

IV. Safety and Health (OSHA) 

 

  Bloodborne pathogens       Hazard communication      Nitrous oxide

  Confined space entry         Hazardous drugs              Personal protective equipment

  Communicable disease      Hearing conservation        Radiation safety

  Ergonomics                       Indoor air quality             Record keeping

  Eye safety                         Laser safety                    Respiratory protection

  Formaldehyde                   Lock-out/tag out              Tuberculosis

  Glutaraldehyde                  Mercury                           Waste anesthetic gases     

                                                                               Workplace violence     

V. Environmental Compliance (EPA)

 

  Medical waste mgmt & transport            Asbestos                Lead based paint                

Hazardous materials and waste issues (includes Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures Plan (SPCCP) and Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)).

 

VI. Regional Environmental Health Staff Support 

 

  Training                           Industrial hygiene                 Indoor air quality

  Clinic issues                      Headstart programs             Other institutional settings

 

VII. Other Support

 

  Compounded Sterile Preparations & USP 797

The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) General Chapter 797 Pharmaceutical Compounding – Sterile Preparations

  Healthcare Accreditation 

The Joint Commission (TJC) & Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC)

TJC areas include: Environment of Care (EC), Emergency Management (EM), Life Safety (LS), and Infection Control (IC)

  Hazardous Drugs 

Hazardous Drugs are a group of drugs associated with, or suspected of causing, adverse health effects in humans.