Links to External Websites and Resources

 

Alphabetized by topic.

 

Accreditation

• Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) 
• Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS)
• Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
• Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP)
• The Joint Commission (TJC) 
• TJC Facility Accreditation Info

Compounded Sterile Preparations and USP 797

• American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists (ASHP)
• United States Pharmacopeia (USP)

Chemical Safety

• Database of Hazardous Materials
• CAMEO Chemicals (NOAA)
• NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
• TOXNET (NLM)
• Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders (WISER, NLM)

Dental 

• Dental Evaluations & Consultation Service - Air Force Medical Service (AFMS)
• Global Dental Safety - Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP)
• State of Alaska Registration of Dental Radiological Equipment (12 AAC 28.960)

Emergency Preparedness

• Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHS&EM)
• Alaska Emergency Programs: Public Health Preparedness (State of Alaska)
• Alaska State Emergency Response Commission (State of Alaska)
• Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association (ASHNHA)
• ALOHA (Areal Locations of Hazardous Atmospheres, NOAA)
• Anchorage Hospital Divert Status (AFD)
• Civil Liability for Emergency Aid (State of Alaska)
• Emergency Management Institute (FEMA)
• Emergency Management Templates and Guides (ANTHC)
• Emergency Preparedness Preparing Hospitals for Disasters (CHA)
• Hospital Incident Command System (HICS)
• Hospital Preparedness Exercise Resources (AHRQ)
• National Response Framework (NRF)
• Noble Training Center (NTC)
• Public Health Preparedness (State of AK)
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Preparedness (DHHS)
• Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders (WISER, NLM)

Ergonomics

• Elements of Ergonomic Programs - NIOSH (NIOSH)
• Army Ergonomics Program (USAPHC)

Fire Safety

• Alaska Fire Extinguisher Permits (AK Public Safety, Fire and Life Safety)

Hazardous Drugs

• NIOSH List of Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs (2010, NIOSH)
• NIOSH Hazardous Drug Exposures in Healthcare (NIOSH)

Hazardous Waste and Disposal

• Hazardous Waste (EPA)
• Hazardous Waste Regulations (EPA)
• Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)

Infection Prevention and Control / Epidemiology

• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• CDC - Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008 (CDC)
• CDC - Issues in Healthcare Settings (CDC)
• State of Alaska - Safe Needle Devices (AS 18.60.880-890)
• Selected EPA-registered Disinfectants (EPA)
• The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHAE)

Industrial Hygiene

• American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
• American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH)
• American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienist (ACGIH)

Laboratory

• Accreditation and Laboratory Improvement (College of American Pathologists, CAP)

Lockout/Tagout

• OSHA Energy Control Program

Medical Equipment

• Medical Device Safety

Medical Gas

• Compressed Medical Gases (Medical Gases Are Drugs, Too) (FDA)

Patient Safety

• Association of Safe Patient Handling Professionals (ASPHP) *NEW
• Facts about Patient Safety (TJC)
• Quality and Patient Safety - Institute of Medicine (IOM)
• Safe Patient Handling (CDC-NIOSH) *NEW
• United States Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS)

Physical Environment

• American Society of Healthcare Engineers (ASHE)
• Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities (FGI)

Radiation Protection

• Alaska State Public Health Laboratories - Radiological Health (State of AK)
• Board of Dental Examiners (State of AK) *NEW
• Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD)
• FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH)
• Medical Aspects of Radiation Incidents (ORISE)
• Radiological Health in Alaska

Respiratory Protection

• Respiratory Protection for Healthcare Workers Training Video (OSHA)

Safety Program

• Alaska Statutes, Needle Stick and Sharps Injury Protections AS 18.60.880
• Electronic Library of Construction Occupational Safety & Health (eLCOSH)
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 1910
• OSHA Compliance Assistance (OSHA)
• Physical Agent Data Sheets (State of AK, PADS)
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) - Health Care Workers
• Naval Safety Center (NSC)
• Slip, Trip, and Fall Prevention for Healthcare Workers (NIOSH)
• US Army Public Health Command, Workplace Safety & Health (USAPHC)
• US Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center (USACR/Safety Center)
• WorkSafe British Columbia

Security in Healthcare

• International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety (IAHSS)

Other links of interest

• Alaska State Codes - not a gov't site but good resource for AK State Codes
• Alaska Environmental Health Association (AEHA)
• Alaska Public Health Association (ALPHA)
• Alaska State Legislature - State of Alaska official codes site *NEW
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
• IHS Division of Environmental Health Services
• IHS Health Facilities Advisory Committee (HFAC)
• Safety Connection Sources