Preparing for severe weather, especially during hurricane season, is a very important part of safety planning at HMSL. Having an emergency preparedness plan that covers “all hazards” is the best strategy and the beginning of hurricane season gives the safety committee an excuse for taking a close look at what we would do if there is flooding and high winds associated with … [Read more...]
Nursing Competency Skills Fair
It's time for the 2017 Annual Housewide Nursing Competency Skills Fair. This is mandatory (policy HR 07) for all nurses; there will be no make up dates . All nurses must register for the competency skills session in LMS SuccessFactors (MARS). Type “2017 HMSL comps” in the Find Learning search bar and select the date/time of your choice. Download flyer. … [Read more...]
Start of Hurricane Season – Be Prepared!
June 1 marked the beginning of the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season that continues through Nov. 30. The above prediction was released by the National Hurricane Center noting “an above normal” season due to “weak or non-existent” El Nino factor. [Source: www.noaa.gov]. While an average season produces 12 named storms of which 6 become hurricanes including 3 major hurricanes, NOAA … [Read more...]
Compliance & Labeling
Global Harmonization and Changes to the Hazard Communication Standard – Part 3 Global Harmonized System (GHS): An International approach to hazard communications providing criteria for classification of chemical hazards and a standardized approach for labeling elements and Safety Data Sheets. In the last newsletter, we learned more about Safety Data Sheets. This segment … [Read more...]
Compliance & Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
Global Harmonization and Changes to the Hazard Communication Standard – Part 2 As mentioned previously, the Hazard Communication Standard requires that a copy of the Safety Data Sheets for each chemical used or stored in the work area be readily available to employees. The term “material safety data sheet” or MSDS changed to “safety data sheet” or SDS. There is also now a … [Read more...]