Washington: Department eyes safety when handling hazardous drugs

The Department of Labor and Industries proposed new rules regarding the safe handling of hazardous drugs.

The requirements are derived from the 2004 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health alert on the safe handling of hazardous drugs. The rule includes requirements relating to occupational exposure, a hazardous drugs control program, hazard assessment, personal protective equipment, engineering controls, safe handling practices, waste handling, spill control, medical surveillance, training, and recordkeeping. The rule also provides a list of jobs that may involve occupational exposure to hazardous drugs, including physicians, nurses, home health care workers, and pharmacists. The rule does not apply to the drug manufacturing sector.

Read more at the WorkersComp Forum homepage.

Ohio: Bureau seeks to change medication formulary rule (05/07/12)
California: Researchers make pitch for payer access to monitoring program (03/04/13)
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Florida Legislature targets repackaged drug costs (01/30/12)
Ohio: Coordinated services program rule in the works (03/05/12)

December 5, 2011

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