Health and Safety Services for Hospitals

Hospitals and other medical facilities have unique needs when it comes to Occupational Health and Safety.

In the past few years, hospitals have been mandated to prepare for community and state-wide emergencies. This increase in emergency preparedness requires hospitals to develop programs and plans, and train their employees in case of a catastrophic event, including those involving deadly contaminants. Hospital management may be looking at a series of OSHA regulations with which they were previously not concerned.

In addition, the healthcare industry has seen tremendous growth necessitating facility expansions. The very environment of a hospital requires special precautions when construction projects are underway. Not only do OSHA regulations apply, but Interim Life Safety Measures (ILSM) must be taken and The Joint Commission (formerly JCAHO) requirements must be in effect at all times. Despite construction activities, a hospital must remain fully operational and its occupants cannot be put at risk.

EMILCOTT’s health and safety experience in the industrial hygiene, construction safety, hazardous materials management, and healthcare industries make our consultants the perfect resource for planning and managing the health and safety issues during hospital expansion projects and for meeting the new emergency preparedness requirements. Area hospitals look to Emilcott’s professional staff to provide construction safety oversight services and to help them meet all the requirements for emergency response planning and training. Our project experience includes: ILSM consulting; construction safety oversight; hazard surveillance; industrial hygiene services; EHS assessments and compliance audits; program development and employee training; and crisis planning and emergency response including respiratory protection services.

EMILCOTT has been providing industrial hygiene, environmental, health and safety, services to industry, commercial property owners, utilities, environmental engineering and construction firms, and government agencies for over 20 years.