ISIPS Newsletter October 23, 2009

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Welcome to the ISIPS Newsletter	October 23, 2009

USA News

USA Health News

Town Employee Files Complaint Over Safety Issues at Town Hall
"The sharps box continues to sit on the floor in the break area, ... others who come in contact with the trash, are exposed to risk of injury and infection.

House Approves Bill Helping Low-Income HIV Patients
"Federal investment in HIV/AIDS treatment and care is essential in stopping this epidemic and ensuring that people living with HIV/AIDS can live with...

Nurses protest H1N1 safety as vaccines are delayed
The nurses argue that hospitals have failed to provide enough protections against swine flu for its members, this is nothing new.

Global News

Taiwan haemophiliacs appeal over HIV-tainted drug
A group of Taiwanese HIV patients are appealing against a US court decision barring them from suing pharmaceutical giant Bayer, their lawyer said...

HIV vaccine: doubts over trial
Just a few weeks ago, some scientists thought they were one step closer to finding a vaccine for HIV/Aids. In the large-scale trial in Thailand,...

Police officer faces hepatitis scare
A Victoria police officer is waiting for blood test results after a man infected with hepatitis C spit at the officer. Police were called to the 700 block...

Avian Flu

First evidence that bird flu is spread
Bird flu may be a transmitted infection – at least in ducks. That's the suggestion of an analysis of flu prevalence and mating behaviour that also...

Avian flu could be transmitted by ducks
The avian flu virus may be a transmitted infection in ducks, therefore, explaining the seasonal peaks in outbreaks during the breeding season.

Swine Flu

L.A. County's fight against swine flu
Given the demographics and highly contagious nature of swine flu, it would be natural to think that when the county Department of Public Health begins...

Hospitals restricting visitors to stop swine flu
Hospitals around the country are turning away visiting children and tightening restrictions on adults, too, in hopes of limiting spread of swine flu in the...

Pig flu + avian flu = Bio-Armageddon
Is there a chance these two subspecies [swine flu and avian flu] could hook up and help each other? The answer is definitely yes, and that is the worry...

Hospitals plan for more H1N1 patients
Health officials said they started drafting the guidelines a few years ago, after the avian flu outbreak. The plan, which is only a draft, suggests how...

Nurses To Strike Locally Over Swine Flu Concerns
The California Nurses Association says nurses at 34 hospitals will walk-out on Friday October 30th, because swine flu protection recommendations are have...

Swine flu kills 4-year-old in Santa Barbara County
A 4-year-old boy has died from swine flu in Santa Barbara County, one week after a 5-year-old died girl from the sickness in San Diego County.

Swine flu 101: What you need to know
The new virus contains genetic material from human, swine and avian flu viruses. Technically, the term "swine flu" refers to influenza in pigs.

County, state draft worst-case H1N1 scenario
He said work on the plans began two years ago in response to a breakout of the H5N1 virus, or Avian Flu, but would provide the framework in the event of an...

The science of ignorance and swine flu hype
I was actually in rural Thailand among birds and pigs during the Avian Flu panic. I was actually mask-free in China during the SARS scare.

FDA warns about H1N1 product claims
PETA demonstrators in a pig and chicken costume call for a tax on meat and hold signs saying farming techniques lead to the growth of avian flu virus and...

Companies try to plan for flu problem
Travis said many companies are just dusting off and retooling their avian flu preparedness plans from 2007. For companies without those plans, her group has...

Is Your Ferret Sneezing? Pet Catches H1N1 Flu
The sick pig and ferret remind us that flu isn't just a human disease. Birds get it, too, and the avian flu that's been causing deaths in Asia has been...

State faces shortages of swine, seasonal flu vaccines
Swine flu vaccine shipments to Massachusetts are running three weeks behind schedule, forcing the state to direct local health departments to cancel vaccine...

Government Officials: US Equipped to Handle Swine Flu Epidemic
US health officials say that while the H1N1 swine flu is widespread in the nation, the country is better equipped than any time in history to...

Swine flu vaccine goal 50 million doses next month
The government now hopes to have about 50 million doses of swine flu vaccine out by mid-November and 150 million in December.

Tests show schoolkids responsible for spreading swine flu to the rest of the...
Quest Diagnostics, a maker of tests to verify the presence of the H1N1 virus, is asserting that US schoolkids are spreading the H1N1 virus (swine flu) to...

Swine Flu Cases Over Estimated?
After repeated attempts made by CBS News asking the CDC to provide state-by-state data of swine flu testing before they halted...

H1N1 immunization clinics set
When H1N1 influenza appears, when SARS shows up, when the West Nile Virus arrives, whether for one day or one time period, people pay attention to public...

Swept by swine flu? NFL policy gives teams relief
Some swine flu math: A dozen Cleveland Browns missed practice Wednesday with flulike symptoms, which is more than a quarter of the 45-player...

Officials quell swine flu rumor, update public on H1N1 in the county
Over the weekend, though, one adult was admitted to the hospital for suspected H1N1 flu virus with confirmation pending. “We wanted the community to have...

Medical News

Relapse common in HIV/HCV co-infected patients after treatment for HCV
Relapse after apparently successful treatment for hepatitis C virus occurs in over a third of individuals who are co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C,...

Treating HIV moms-to-be protects baby
A total of 130 infants -- about 6 percent -- became HIV-1-infected. The transmission rate for the virus was 1.8 percent in treatment-eligible mothers who...

Exciting progress in HIV vaccine research in one year
Another fascinating topic is the research on the elite controllers – a very rare group (about 0.5%) of the population who manage to keep their HIV viral...

Drinking Coffee Slows Progression of Liver Disease in Chronic Hepatitis C...
Patients with chronic hepatitis C and advanced liver disease who drink three or more cups of coffee per day have...

West Nile

Bird tests positive for West Nile virus in Ojai
... County environmental officials reported Thursday that a wild bird, collected the third week of September in Ojai, tested positive for West Nile virus.

First West Nile case on LI confirmed
With less than two weeks left in the mosquito season, this year's first West Nile case on Long Island was confirmed Tuesday. If there are no more cases by...

Medical Safety Technologies, Inc.

SafeShot™ Safety Syringe

The SafeShot™ Safety Syringe meets the established standards of needle safety in that it virtually eliminates the risk of needle-stick injuries without the hazardous and troublesome manipulation of a needle cover.

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One of the factors that sets the SafeShot™ Safety Syringe apart is its integrated safety feature. The protective sheath and locking tabs are part of the syringe design; unlike other needle covers, it cannot be removed or bypassed. This feature enables the SafeShot™ Safety Syringe to provide protection from the needlepoint at all stages.

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In This Issue

Home Health Workers At Increased Risk, Study Finds
Patients receiving home healthcare services are sicker than in the past, which is increasing the risk of needlestick injuries among home care nurses.

A Community Update on HIV Vaccine Research
The event will feature a guest speaker from MHRP who will discuss HIV vaccine trials as well as a community stakeholder speaking about their experience.

Feelings of stigmatization may discourage HIV patients from proper care
The feeling of stigmatization that people living with HIV often experience doesn't only exact a psychological toll —new UCLA research suggests it can also...

UCF Professor Lands Gates Foundation Grant for HIV Research
The research shows promise in reviving a dormant gene found in humans and coaxing it to produce retrocyclin, a protein that resists HIV.

Research and Markets: This Research Service Analyses the Rapidly Evolving...
This research service analyses the rapidly evolving European HIV/AIDS therapeutic market. The research service provides revenue estimation and forecast...

Research and Markets: The Medical Management of HIV/AIDS
The Medical Management of HIV/AIDS provides the active intermediate to advanced HIV clinician with a comprehensive review of the science and application of...

Outpatient Surgery E-weekly
Robotic Surgery May Increase Post-op Complications. Roaming Providers Are Greater Infection Risk. What Causes Most OR Fires? InstaPoll: How Do You Flash Instruments?

Ask the expert: Topping off soap dispensers
Is there any reason why we cannot buy liquid soap in bulk containers and fill our small ones? It would be a cost savings.

Doctors Not Following Heart Treatment Guidelines
Physicians sending patients home from the hospital seem to be ignoring a simple, easily accessible, and inexpensive medication for cardiac patients. According to the Associated Press (AP), although a program to increase physician awareness of program guidelines that include spironolactone exists, many doctors do not follow suggested treatment protocols.

Developing countries swamped in healthcare rubbish
Half the world’s population could be at risk from exposure to mounting volumes of improperly disposed medical waste, according to a review published this month in Tropical Medicine and International Health.

Botox lawsuit raises issues on injections: Doctor says sales representatives promote reuse of single-use vials
That practice at the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada, public health officials have repeatedly said, contributed to the hepatitis C outbreak in the Las Vegas Valley.

Over 80 Countries Mark World Handwashing Day
VOA News reports that more than 80 countries marked Global Handwashing Day Thursday. The news service writes that "[d]iarrhea is the third cause of death in West and Central Africa, which is responsible for 30 percent of the world's deaths of children under the age of five."

In the wash-up, doctors forget about hygiene
DOCTORS are by far the worst health workers when it comes to washing their hands, with fewer than half managing to do so despite knowing its importance in reducing infection rates, a survey of public hospitals has found.

Unilife to Exhibit at Two Major Pharmaceutical Industry Events
The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) Universe of Pre-filled Syringes and Injection Devices, Conference and Exhibition takes place between October 27 and 30, 2009 in Venice, Italy. It is the pre-eminent annual gathering of pharmaceutical companies and device manufacturers on matters relating to prefillable injection systems for parenteral drug formulations. Unilife can be found at Booth E.

Judge wants Vegas hepatitis case settlement redone
Washington alleges he contracted incurable hepatitis C during a colonoscopy. Desai, other doctors and his clinics face similar lawsuits from some 300 former...

Nurse Guilty Of Infecting 16 With Hepatitis C Will Be Sentenced
The William Beaumont Army Medical Center (WBAMC) nurse responsible for infecting patients with Hepatitis C will be sentenced Wednesday.

Needle exchanges prevented 32000 HIV cases: report
"Hepatitis C can lead to cirrhosis of the liver, can lead to cancer and so forth, and eventually one might require a liver transplant.

HIV-1 treatment in pregnancy can prevent transmission
In what could be good news to hundreds of HIV positive pregnant women, a new study by American researchers has found that mothers receiving antiretroviral...

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

As promised several weeks ago, ISIPS has teamed up with the Safety Lady® to provide you with a number of educational video products including

Personal Protective Equipment
Shipping Infectious and Biological Materials
Laboratory Ergonomics
Chemical Hygiene
Bloodborne Pathogen

In addition, two "Game Format" reviews are also available.

Bloodborne Pathogen Quiz Show
Shipping Infectious and Biological Materials Quiz Show

To find out more information about these products click here.

To purchase the products click here.

OSHA Violations

...recent citations issued

Big Bend Woods Healthcare Center

Valley Park, MO

$3,206

The employer shall ensure that the employee uses appropriate personal protective equipment unless the employer shows that the employee temporarily and briefly declined to use personal protective equipment when, under rare and extraordinary circumstances, it was the employee's professional judgment that in the specific instance its use would have prevented the delivery of health care or public safety services or would have posed an increased hazard to the safety of the worker or co-worker. When the employee makes this judgement, the circumstances shall be investigated and documented in order to determine whether changes can be instituted to prevent such occurrences in the future.

Lexington Internal Medical Care Plc

Lexington, NC

$350

Each employer having an employee(s) with occupational exposure shall establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure.

The outside contamination of the regulated waste container occurs, it shall be placed in a second container. The second container shall be closable.

The employer shall assure that employees who decline to accept hepatitis B vaccination offered by the employer sign the statement in Appendix A.

The employer shall train each employee with occupational exposure. Such training must be provided at no cost to the employee and during working hours. The employer shall institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program.

ISIPS Corporate Members

Please click on any ISIPS member below to view their sharps safety products!

Amgen

Covidien

B. Braun Medical, Inc.

Needlestick Prevention

SuturTek Incorporated

Becton Dickinson

Inviro Medical Devices, Inc.

Greiner Bio-One GmbH

Immunization Branch-California Dept. of Health Services

Smiths Medical

Retractable Technologies Inc.

Terumo Medical Corporation

ANFIM - Association of Needle-free Injection Mfrs

Angiodynamics

Medi-Dose, Inc. - EPS, Inc.

International Association of EMTs and Paramedics

ITL Corporation

Bemis Manufacturing Company

LifeChoice Donor Services

AOHP Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare

Canadian Intravenous Nurses Association (CINA)

Sarstedt

Myco Medical

Health Care Logistics, Inc.

Center for Phlebotomy Education, Inc.

Managing Infection Control Magazine

The Society of Permanent Cosmetic Professionals

Kawasumi Laboratories America

Starr Systems, LLC

Owen Mumford

West Pharmaceutical Services

Medical Safety Technologies, Inc.

Luminetx Corporation

Advantage Medical

Sandel Medical Industries

Infusive Technologies, LLC

Jai Surgicals Ltd.

Onyx Medical

Allen Medical Systems

AngioTech

DC Surgical Solutions

Purple Surgical International, Ltd.

Cory Bros Ltd.

Advanced Medical Innovations

Sharps Compliance, Inc.

Ethicon, Inc.

Real Needlestick and
Blood Exposure Stories

I try to use the safety devices especially when starting IV's maybe not as much as giving IVP. The only time I have been stuck was recapping a clean insulin syringe. The needle came right through the cap and adding pit to a hanging IV bag (after placenta delivery) I was holding the port and the needle came through the side of the bag so I had to get a whole new bag anyway. I always throw my needle away the only time luckily I've ever seen any not thrown away I knew where they were (anesthesia left them in the tray for me to clean up) or one left on a table when someone missed an IV and asked me to go look and they've left theirs on the table with the safety device on.

Many needle sticks I have seen are from needles in beds or I V needles left on tables or carts after IV was started. Here we have gone almost to a complete needless system. Our IV needles self cover after extracting from the site. I know of two nurses who have Hepatitis-c here from needle sticks. enforce safety on your units. Any body that has a slack attitude to needle safety does not need to be in nursing.

Featured Safety Product

VantageCath

Since the advent of safety engineered IV catheters, the primary concern among catheter designers has been the prevention of needlesticks rather than blood exposure.
Blood exposure frequently occurs after an unsuccessful attempt to tamponade the vein or premature separation of the safety tube. Before the provider can complete the IV line connection copious amounts of blood leak out and contaminate the IV site as well as the patient and potentially the provider. The VantageCath provides both needle stick injury prevention and exposure to the patient’s blood.

The VantageCath is the only Bloodless Peripheral Intravenous (IV) Catheter Safety System designed to significantly reduce exposures to blood borne pathogens without compromising the "pop and glide" that users want and need. Utilizing a patented “closed hub” design, blood is contained during the entire cannulation and needle retraction process. This eliminates the need to tamponade above the site of the IV catheter and allows the provider to have both hands free to secure the IV and attach tubing using sterile technique.

The VantageCath has many features that providers and patients will appreciate:

Built-in saline lock
Improved flash for confident cannulation
Safe and easy blood draws
Rapid delivery of life saving drugs – 20% reduction in tubing distance
Eliminates need to loop tubing
Built-in needle-free access
Flawless needle retraction mechanism
Rotating L-Tube allows for easy access to luer-lock port

Frontline providers have had to make do with the safety engineered IV catheters made available to them in the clinical setting; compromising their relationships with patients who must endure multiple sticks, a bloody mess and the risk of an infection.

The VantageCath offers a significant improvement in protection and utility. More importantly, the opportunity to gain back the confidence that the patient’s IV start will be safe and effective.

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ISIPS Articles

Managing Infection Control articles written by Ron Stoker

Most Recent Articles on Top

May 2009 - Advances in Needleless Connectors-Technologies assist in Prevention of Bloodstream Infections

April 2009 - Safety Enhancements for Blood Culture Processing-Protecting Staff From Harm

April 2009 - Neuropathy Testing - One of the Challenges of Diabetes

April 2009 - Where to Find Safety Products - Part Four

March 2009 - Accelerated Seldinger Technique - A faster, safer method for diagnostic and interventional procedures

March 2009 - Sharps Safety Matters - Where to find Safety Products - Part Three

February 2009 - Advances in Internal Bone Fixation - Sharps Safety for Orthopedic Surgeons

February 2009 - Sharps Safety Matters! - Where to find Safety Products Part 2

January 2009- Advances in Blood Drawing Using Evacuated Tubes - Improving Patient and Clinician Safety

January 2009 - Sharps Safety Matters! - Where to find Safety Products Part I

December 2008 - 2008 International Sharps Injury Prevention Awards

December 2008 - Zero Sharps Injuries - A Goal we can live with! Reducing Exposures in the Operating Room

November 2008 - Sharps Injuries - just part of the job, right?

October 2008 - Turning Point - New Safety Scalpel Handle System provides safety features and familiar feel

October 2008 - Eye Can See Clearly Now - the Positive use of face shields as PPE

September 2008 - Safety Scalpels - State of the Market Report

August 2008 Revolutionary Designs - New passive, self-sheathing safety syringe

August, 2008 - New Technology Replaces Multiple Syringes-Prevent contamination of IV lines and associated infections.

June 2008 - One Less Problem - Safe Practices When Administering IV Therapy

May 2008 - Scalpel Safety - Protecting patients and clinicians

May 2008 - Innovation in Vascular Access - Accidental needlestick injuries decreased via the utilization of the VeinViewer

April 2008 - Working in Harms Way - Understanding Sharps Safety Compliance

April 2008 - PPE Practices - Use of Personal Protective Equipment in Satellite Locations

March 2008 - Sharps Safety Matters - Where to find safety products? Part 2 of our annual sharps safety product review.

March 2008 - Simply Safe- Providing safety for the needle that saves lives

February 2008 - Sharps Safety Matters - Where to find safety products? Part 1 of our annual sharps safety product review.

December 2007 - Spreading the Word for Safer Sharps- 2007 International Sharps Injury Prevention Awards

November 2007 GET THE POINT? Laparoscopic surgery-protecting healthcare workers from sharps injuries due to trocars

November 2007 - A Fortune to Share -Changing attitudes toward sharps safety.

October 2007-New sheriff in town-common and costly doctors' office blood-borne pathogen standard violations.

September 2007 Advances in Safety in Cardiology
Reducing the potential of bloodborne pathogen exposure for healthcare workers.

September 2007 Safety Doesn’t Just Happen
Staff safety—is there a culture of safety at your facility?

August 2007 - Innovative Syringe Management System -For home users—and some healthcare workers— there’s an exciting development in sharps safety

June 2007 - OSHA’s Most Cited Hospital Violations - Strategies for Creating a Safe Workplace

June 2007 - Safety in the Hospital Pharmacy-Prevent Staff Injury and Exposure to Toxic Materials with Safety Devices

May 2007 - OR Safety - Improvements in Sharps Safety in the Operating Room

May 2007- Safety Product Review - Use Safety Products to Improve Staff and Patient Safety.

April 2007- Needlestick Safety-Not just a U.S. problem.

Feb 2007 A Change Of Heart - Set Goals To Improve Your Teams Safety

Jan 2007 Stuck at Work - Use Safety Blood Draw Products To Avoid Needlestick Injuries

December 2006 - Cutting the Cord - cutting, clamping, and obtaining blood samples from the umbilical cord

November 2006 - Don’t You Have Enough to Worry About Already? Single-Use vs. Reusable Sharps Disposal Containers

September 2006 -Evaluating Safety Products - Decision Making in the Selection of Safety Products

August 2006 -Safety Peripheral IV Catheters - State of the market report

June 2006 BESIDE THE POINT: Safety Huber Needles 2006 - State of the Market Report

May 2006 - Zero Needlesticks— A Goal We Can Live With! Current OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Citations

April 2006 - A Change of Heart - Set Goals to Change Your Team's Sharps Safety

February 2006 - How Can You Tell If Your OSHA inspection is going poorly? Part II

January 2006 - How You Can Tell If Your OSHA Inspection Is Going Poorly? Preparing for an OSHA Inspection - Part I

January 2006 Sharps Injury Prevention Resource Guide

December 2005 - The International Sharps Injury Prevention Awards

August 2005 - The Compendium of Infection Control Technologies

June 2005 - Selection of Safety Scalpels

April 2005 - Point Taken - Comply or Pay the Price

January 2005 - May I see your ID, please? Patient and Medication Misidentification

January 2005 - Safety in Urine Sampling

December 2004 Issue - The 2004 International Sharps Injury Prevention Awards

October 2004 Issue - Managing Diabetes without Jabbing Anyone Else!

July 2004 Issue - Steering Clear of Danger - IV Infection Prevention

June 2004 Issue - Smallpox 2004 - Are we prepared if our worst fears come true

April 2004 Issue - Sharps Injury Prevention in the Operating Room

December 2003 Issue - To The Point: Safety Huber Needles

December 2003 Issue - 2003 Sharps Injury Prevention Award Winners (html version) or Click here for pdf version

September 2003 Issue - Focus on ISIPS by MIC staff

June 2003 Issue - End of the Line

May 2003 Issue - A Special Report on Smallpox - Vaccination and Dressings

March 2003 Issue - Stuck in the ER - Sharps Safety in Emergency Rooms

February 2003 Issue - Birth of Occupational Safety in Labor and Delivery

December 2002 Issue - Sharps Safety Matters

October 2002 Issue - Healthcare Managers Re-tooling for Compliance by Dennis J. Ernst

August 2002 Issue - The Use of Protective Devices is More than a Suggestion - It's the Law! Safety Needles for Seldinger Procedures

June 2002 Issue - Retractable Needle Syringes - An Ideal Solution to the accidental needlestick problem

April 2002 - Global Needlestick Prevention Group Formed to Highlight Safety Products

Additional Articles

Anatomy of Needlestick Injury; Ron Stoker, Business Briefing: Global Healthcare- Advanced Medical Technologies 2004- Infection Control and Epidemiology
Needlestick Injury Prevention, Ron Stoker, Business Briefing: Global Healthcare 2003

Specially designed syringes maximize flue vaccine supply - Syringes reduce costs and and increase healthcare worker safety and patient comfort
Evaluation of The BD IntegraTM 3ml Syringe with Retracting BD PrecisionGlide™ Needle at Texas Children’s Hospital and Test-Med

Safety Wound Closure Presentation
Sharps Safety - Gaps and successes of safety device market conversion By Amber Hogan
Technology and the engineering of safety devices has increased since the promulgation of the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (BPS) (29 CFR 1910.1030) in 1991. As a result, OSHA revised its enforcement procedures in 1999 (CPL 02-02-069) to include guidance for its compliance safety and health officers to begin citing health care employers for failure to use safety devices where their use is feasible and effective.

Not Just painful, Deadly! Patients aren't the only ones scared of Needles By Ron Stoker
Future Healthcare, Summer 2006 p 121-3

ISIPS Service

Links

Academy for Safety Excellence

Needlestick Prevention Tour

Eureka! Sharps Disposal

Immunization Branch, California Department of Health Services

ANFIM - Association of Needle-free Injection Manufacturers

International Association of EMTs and Paramedics

LifeChoice Donor Services

AOHP - Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare

CINA - Canadian Intravenous Nurses Association

Quality America, Inc.

Center for Phlebotomy Education

Managing Infection Control Magazine

The Society of Permanent Cosmetic Professionals

Academy for Safety Excellence

Terry Jo Gile, MT (ASCP), MA Ed.
The Safety Lady
and
Ronald L. Stoker, MS
Executive Director and Founder - ISIPS
International Sharps Injury Prevention Society

The Academy for Lab Safety Excellence is a program designed by Safety Lady LLC to help you make the transition from bench tech to lab safety officer. You will learn to navigate the world of laboratory safety from the Safety Lady. You will discover the secrets to lab safety excellence that has taken others years to acquire. You will be able to network with colleagues to help you solve your most challenging safety issues.

This Academy is a perfect way to advance your safety knowledge if you:

Are new to lab safety or have limited experience in lab safety issues
Find it frustrating to locate safety information from a variety of sources
Want to expand the impact of your lab safety expertise
Want to increase your effectiveness in educating staff on lab safety issues
Need ready access to colleagues whose expertise in lab safety is well known
Would like to network with your peers on a regular basis for lab safety ideas
Have a limited budget for safety education

You can expect:

A 30 minute personal mentoring phone call to address your specific lab safety challenges
A minimum of eight conference calls over a 12 month period with other members of the Academy to brainstorm safety issues and cover a particular safety topic including:
- Conducting a proper safety audit and why it is important
- Designing and implementing a comprehensive chemical hygiene program
- Protecting employees through the use of ergonomic tools and PPE
- Shipping of infectious and biological substances
  Infection control and prevention
- Bloodborne pathogens and sharps injury prevention
- What's new in waste management
- Training methods that won't put your staff to sleep
- Timely updates via email with lab safety information before it is posted on the website or in the Safety Savvy newsletter
- Special audio conferences with guest experts on a variety of lab safety topics
- Sample safety templates to make documentation easier
- Unlimited emails to the ISIPS Executive Secretary
- Discounts on featured Safety products
- Ten(10) P.A.C.E. contact hours after successfully completing the Academy

An investment of $249 for all sessions
Dates for the Academy:
- October 22, 2009, November 12. 2009, January 14, 2010, February 11, 2010, March 11, 2010, April 15, 2010, May 20, 2010, June 10, 2010

The scheduled start time for all Academy webinars will be

10 am PDT, 11 am MDT, 12 pm CDT, 1 pm PDT, A preview webinar will be held on September 22 at 11 am MDT.

Preview Webinar - Academy of Safety
Tuesday, September 22nd at 11:00am Mountain
Simulcast! (Attend via Phone or Webcast -- it's your choice)
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For more information please contact Terry Jo Gile, the Safety Lady, at info@safetylady.com or call toll free 877-894-7004.
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