Hospital OSHA Compliance - A Comprehensive Audit 

Why EH&E? 

EH&E’s broad range of expertise and hands-on experience within hospitals allows us to conduct a comprehensive OSHA assessment to ensure your program meets all areas of OSHA compliance.  

• Provided Occupational Safety & Health (OS&H) services to healthcare clients for over 20 years.
• In-house safety experts all have significant experience in the healthcare environment. 
• Able to assemble a team of experts to address all areas of OSHA compliance including: 
  • Facility and Maintenance Areas 
  • Clinical and Inpatient Areas
  • Laboratories 
  • Ancillary Services (pharmacy, central supply, etc.)
• Direct OS&H consulting experience with approximately 150 healthcare institutions nation-wide.
• Direct responsibility for managing and implementing OS&H programs for healthcare environments at numerous complex facilities in New England.
  

EH&E’s Approach 

Documentation and Program Review
Review of relevant OS&H program documents such as:

• OSHA injury and illness logs
• OS&H plans such as:
  • Hazard Communication Policy
  • Bloodborne Pathogens Policy
  • Chemical Hygiene Policy
  • Formaldehyde Policy
  • Ethylene Oxide Policy
  • Permit Required Confined Space Entry Policy
  • Hot Work Permit
  • Lockout / Tagout Policy
  • Fall Protection Policy
  • Laser Safety Policy
• Training records/database
• Exposure monitoring records (especially for OSHA regulated substances)
• Respirator fit test records
• Laboratory inspection reports
• OS&H initiative documentation for last several years (e.g., Safe Lifting Programs, Sharps Injury Control/Needle Prevention program)

Site Inspection and Work Environment Survey
Perform a walkthrough of representative locations of your facility with input from hospital stakeholders. The site walkthrough will target critical areas, including a random sample of non-critical areas. 

Compliance Assessment and Program Gap Analysis
Identify gaps in compliance and highlight areas for improvement, identifying specific OSHA compliance concerns as well as high level management concerns. 

OS&H Status Report Recommendations and Presentations
Present a final report including recommendations to improve overall OS&H program performance. This information is summarized in a prioritized action list based on compliance implications and/or serious injury or illness.