How Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) training helps healthcare workers during COVID-19
CISM is usually intended to help medical professionals in a sudden emergency. But what if the emergency lasts for months and not hours?
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12 of the best, free downloads for cybersecurity planners and preparation
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. These 12 free reports, factsheets, planners, and slide decks are a great way for you or your IT teams to think about your preparedness.
When more people return to work, are we at a higher or lower risk of workplace violence?
It’s been a rough mental health year for a lot of people. Americans who have suffered job losses or strained wages are at additional stress. So what happens when all those workers return to the workplace?
UV decontamination boxes at Good Samaritan Hospital put to work during COVID-19
The boxes use UV-C germicidal irradiation to disinfect whatever can fit, including phones, keys, stethoscopes, and other frequently used but rarely disinfected items.
Union Health incident command leans on disaster exercises during the pandemic
Union Health in Terre Haute didn’t have a surge in cases early in COVID-19. But from March 9 to May 30, their incident command center ran 14 hours a day.
De-escalation and calming techniques for dementia sufferers
To better understand ways of communicating with someone who is upset, recognize that dementia comes in three broad phases.
What to do before the fire marshal and fire inspections come
Do your doors fit and shut? When’s the last time you had a drill? Marshals and OSHA are looking at more than just your fire extinguishers.
OSHA enacts new policies to increase inspections and enforcement, here’s what you need to know
OSHA is increasing audits, inspections, and record keeping requirements.
How tabletop “war games” prepared scientists years ago for COVID-19
Government officials were wargaming something resembling COVID-19 in 2006. Then things fell by the wayside. Now, it feels more prescient.
