• Healthcare facilities may be subject to requirements, standards, and guidance from a host of agencies and organizations other than OSHA.
• You may be able to adapt existing compliance tools and infrastructure to address ALL safety issues.

Your healthcare facility may be subject to requirements, standards, and guidance from a host of agencies and organizations other than the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Examples include the:

• American National Standards Institute (ANSI),
• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE),
• American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International,
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),
• Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ),
• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF),
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA),
• Department of Justice (DOJ) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA),
• Department of Labor (DOL),
• Department of Transportation (DOT),
• Det Norske Veritas (DNV) National Integrated Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations (NIAHO®),
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
• Facilities Guidelines Institute (FGI),
• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA),
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA),
• Health and Human Services (HHS),
• International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC),
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO),
• The Joint Commission (TJC) or other accreditation organizations (AOs),
• Municipal codes,
• National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA),
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA),
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
• National Institutes of Health (NIH),
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC),
• Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
• State and county health departments,
• State fire marshal,
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA),
• U.S. Postal Service (USPS), and
• Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC).

It can be overwhelming and a monumental task to comply with all these agency and organization provisions at once. As you’re concerned with patient and worker safety compliance, you may be able to adapt existing compliance tools and infrastructure to address ALL safety issues. Safety is safety, right? You may not need to differentiate between the different forms of safety.