Healthcare Regulatory Agencies
- TJC Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals
- TJC Sentinel Event Alert: Updated surgical fire prevention for the 21st century (10/18/2023)
Federal Agencies:
- Healthcare Financing Administration (HCFA) Conditions of Participation
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Food and Drug Administration
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
State of Tennessee Rules
- Division of Radiological Health
- Division of Laboratory Licensing
- Division of Healthcare Facilities
- Division of Emergency Medical Services
- Division of Environment and Conservation
- Division of Food and General Sanitation
- Occupational Safety and Health
State of Tennessee Departments
- Tennessee Department of Labor (TOSHA)
- Tennessee Department of Health
- Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Metropolitan Nashville (Davidson County)
- Metropolitan Health Department of Nashville and Davidson County
- Metro Nashville Davidson County Health & Safety Regulations
Other Accrediting Agencies
General Healthcare Safety
- NIOSH Guidelines for Protecting the Safety and Health of Healthcare Worker, Sept. 1988
- OSHA Hospital eTool
- OSHA - Coronavirus
- OSHA - Hazardous Medications
- Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings
- FDA - Cleared Sterilants and High Level Disinfectants
- Recommendations to Reduce Surgical Fires and Related Patient Injury: FDA Safety Communication
- American Association of Nurse Anesthetists - Preventing Surgical FIres
Hazardous Drugs
- OSHA Safety & Health Topics - Hazardous Drugs
- Work Precautions for Handling Hazardous Drugs Highlighted by NIOSH, OSHA, Joint Commission
- NIOSH Hazardous Drugs in Health Care
- Illicit Drugs, Including Fentanyl: Preventing Occupational Exposure to Emergency Responders
- Occupational Exposure to Antineoplastic Agents and Other Hazardous Drugs
- Hazardous Drug Exposures in Healthcare: Antineoplastic Agents
- Publication No. 2004-165: Preventing Occupational Exposure to Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs in Health Care Settings
- List of Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings 2016
- ASHP Guidelines on Handling Hazardous Drugs
Professional Organizations that Promote Healthcare Worker Safety
- International Healthcare Worker Safety Center
The International Health Care Worker Safety Center at the University of Virginia Health System is dedicated to the prevention of occupational transmission of bloodborne pathogens. - American Hospital Association
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is the national organization that represents and serves all types of hospitals, health care networks, and their patients and communities. - American Society of Healthcare Engineers
American Society for Healthcare Engineering is the Advocate and Resource for Continuous Improvement in the Health Care Engineering and Facilities Management Professions. - International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety
The Foundation is a not-for-profit educational entity dedicated to the professional advancement of healthcare security, safety and risk management administrators. - American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
The mission of ASHP is to advance and support the professional practice of pharmacists in hospitals and health systems and serve as their collective voice on issues related to medication use and public health. - American Nurses Association
ANA advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the economic and general welfare of nurses in the workplace. - Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
Other
- HCPRO's Healthsafety Supersite (commercial site with free reference material)
- International Sharps Injury Prevention Society