Links of Interest

Safety and Health - U.S. Government Agencies

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration - OSHA

• OSHA - Ethylene Oxide (EtO): Understanding OSHA’s Exposure Monitoring Requirements

• OSHA - Ethylene Oxide Factsheet

• OSHA - Formaldehyde Factsheet

• OSHA - Best Practices for the Safe Use of Glutaraldehyde in Health Care

• OSHA - Methylene Chloride (OSHA 3144-06R 2003)

• OSHA SEARCH - Regulations (Standards - 29 CFR)

• OSHA STANDARDS - Standard Interpretation and Compliance Letters

• 1910.1000 - Air contaminants

• 1910.1000 - TABLE Z-1 Limits for Air Contaminants

• 1910.1028 - Benzene

• 1910.1047 - Ethylene oxide

• 1910.1048 - Formaldehyde

• 1910.1052 - Methylene Chloride

• OSHA - Methylene Chloride Small Entity Compliance Guide Fact Sheets

• Environmental Protection Agency - EPA

• Environmental Protection Agency - Envirofacts Warehouse

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - CDC

• Infection Control in Healthcare Settings - CDC

• Food and Drug Administration - FDA

• Department of Health and Human Services - HHS

• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - NIOSH

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Healthcare - Organizations, Education and Professional Societies

• Assoc. for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. - APIC

• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations - JCAHO

• American National Standards Institute - ANSI

• Association of Operating Room Nurses - AORN

• Institute for Supply Management
  formerly/National Association of Purchasing Management

• National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) System

• Infectious Diseases Society of America

• Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)

• Association of Surgical Technologists - AST

• Society for Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA)

• Canadian Nurses Association (CNA)

• NurseCEU.Com - Internet Education Connection

• American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)

• The American Society for Healthcare Central Service Professionals

• The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM)

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Industrial Hygiene and Safety

• American Industrial Hygiene Association - AIHA

• American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists - ACGIH

• OSHA STANDARDS - Interpretation and Compliance Letters

• You Have A Right To Know - Sponsored by Kem Medical Products

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Sterile Processing - Professional Societies & Organizations
Sites of Interest

• NYU Hospitals Central Sterile Processing

• California Central Service Association (CCSA)

• Long Island Association For Central Services

• North Carolina Assoc. of Hospital Central Service Professionals (NCAHCSP)

• Michigan Society for Healthcare Central Service Professionals (MSHCSP)

• The National Institute for the Certification of Healthcare Sterile Processing and Distribution Personnel (NICHSPDP)

• The Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM)

• The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM)

• The American Society for Healthcare Central Service Professionals (ASHCSP)

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OSHA Regulations

• OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1910.1047 - Ethylene Oxide

• OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1910.1052 - Methylene Chloride

• OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1910.1048 - Formaldehyde

• OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1910.1028 - Benzene

• OSHA Regulation 1910.1000 - Air contaminants

• OSHA Regulation 1926.55 App A - Gases- vapors- fumes- dusts- and mists

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Publications & Web Sites

• Healthcare Purchasing News

• The Internet Medical Products Guide

• The New England Journal of Medicine

• AHA - American Hospital Association - News

• AORN Journal

• The Lancet-International journal of medical science and practice

• APIC - American Journal of Infection Control

• Infection Control Today

• Surgical Products Magazine Online 

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