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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describe Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) as a type of staph that can be resistant to several antibiotics. The agency cautions that anyone can get a MRSA infection or carry MRSA. The risks increase for those with hospitalizations or nursing home stays, skin-to-skin contact with others, and exposure to crowded or unhygienic places. ...
Armed with data, we can tailor site-specific mitigation strategies to reduce exposure risk with tools like training, engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment (PPE).” CSC recently sponsored an educational video about work-related asthma and occupational exposure risks that can be ...
“Basic facility cleaning and disinfection procedures, personal hygiene, wound care, and personal protective equipment (PPE) can all contribute greatly towards mitigating infection risks on the job and in the built environment. ...
Work-related asthma is described by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) as asthma triggered by exposures at work. The agency goes on to report there are over 300 known substances in the workplace that can cause or worsen asthma. Symptoms of work-related asthma are the same as those for non-work related asthma, and may include wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, ...
We also help to mitigating exposures through training, personal protective equipment (PPE) use, and engineering and administrative ...
Exposure to airborne carcinogens can be an occupational hazard for countless workers if the proper health and safety regulations are not being followed. Some of these same carcinogens could even be an exposure risk for anyone entering a building or worksite. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that more men and women die in this country from lung ...
International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW) has been championed by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology since 1986. The annual event highlights the importance of infection prevention professionals and their efforts and control practices. These are crucial tasks as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that on any given day, about 1 in ...
“At CSC, our infection control and indoor environmental quality professionals are dedicated to protecting patients, residents, workers, and building occupants. What is the one thing CSC and other infection prevention professionals can do to help you reduce HIAs in your facility? ...
SCALING PRODUCTION IN RESPONSE TO THE CHALLENGES OF COVID-19 Micropore. Inc. located in Elkton. Maryland, is a manufacturer of reactive plastics which incorporate various powders into a molded matrix including products that are used as a C02 absorbent powder and formed into a cartridge to create an absorbent and life supporting system. Through the use of these proprietary technologies and ...
The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) reports that in at least one out of every six asthmatics, their condition is caused or made worse by workplace exposures. Occupational asthma, also referred to as work-related asthma, can dramatically impact a person’s quality of life, reduce productivity, and increase costs. The condition is one of the most common occupational lung diseases ...
Protecting the eyes requires understanding of the OSHA Eye and Face Protection standard (29 CFR 1910.133), which protects employees from flying particles, chemicals and radiation. One must refer to the OSHA’s General PPE standard (29 CFR 1910.132), which covers personal protective ...
Rithem Life Sciences, a Wilmington, Delaware-based medical device company and developer of safe and efficacious life-saving portable products, has announced the formation of its Medical Advisory Board. The Medical Advisory Board will collaborate with Rithem's leadership team as the company continues advancing the development of its portable, hands-only CPR aid – ResQR and the automated ...
According to the Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan, supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cancer is a leading cause of death in Puerto Rico, accounting for 17.7% of all deaths. While cancer mortality has gradually declined over the past several decades, there is still much that can be done to help prevent new cases. The American Association for Cancer ...
Staph bacteria are commonly carried on the skin or in the nose of healthy people. It can sometimes cause infections and is one of the most common causes of skin infections in the United States. Most of these skin infections are minor. But, with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a strain of staph that is resistant to a commonly prescribed antibiotic known as methicillin and is ...
Enhance ventilation throughout the worksite, including in break areas, where feasible. Allow workers to return to personal vehicles during breaks to use air conditioning, when possible. ...
456 million gloves and above all a billion masks. Is the amount of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) we consume every month. Impressive numbers, so much so that if we only throw 1 percent of the masks on the ground, we will disperse 10 million into the environment. ...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today introduced two new SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests: the Thermo Scientific OmniPATH COVID-19 Total Antibody ELISA test, and the Thermo Scientific EliA SARS-CoV-2-Sp1 IgG test. These new tests for detecting COVID-19 antibodies expand the company's leading response to the pandemic, which ranges from molecular diagnostic ...
The new mini™ UVC disinfection robot, jointly developed by BlueBotics and Engmotion, is a robust, industry-proven solution that disinfects as programmed every time. Based on proven mobile robot and UVC lamp technologies the mini™ UVC, jointly developed by BlueBotics and Engmotion, can be used alone or in a connected fleet to autonomously disinfect hospitals and other public buildings ...
The JV partners are investing several million euros in the purchase of manufacturing equipment and the construction of new manufacturing facilities to produce meltblown polypropylene, the critical material layer in medical facemasks that filters viruses, and to produce medical masks. ...
This new US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved product, called zEEG from Zeto, (headquartered in Santa Clara, USA), can be set up in less than five minutes; which offers a more efficient and comfortable experience for the patient. The patient wears equipment that looks like a high-tech bicycle helmet. The electrodes do not need to be glued to the patient’s scalp, ...