Surgical fires are the seventh most hazardous healthcare technology for 2012, according to an ECRI Institute report. The report, “2012 Top 10 Health Technology Hazards,” discusses the dangers of ...

The Joint Commission recently updated its 20-year-old guidance on preventing surgical fires and burns, the organization said Oct. 18. There is no national reporting system that tracks the rate and ...

On Thanksgiving Day 2022, Kathy Stark watched as her husband of 35 years, Bobby Ray Stark, caught fire at a Nashville hospital. According to Clint Kelly, Kathy Stark's attorney, the hospital staff was ...

Bryan Tiamson, a resident assistant at the University of Delaware, has never had to put out a fire, and hopefully he will never need to. But should an emergency occur in his residence hall, now he is ...

Industries worldwide are undergoing a transformative shift toward digitalization, and fire safety training is no exception. The traditional approach, characterized by live drills and physical ...

October 5 - 11 is Fire Prevention Week! Read the new edition of Shop Talk (pdf) to learn more about lithium ion battery safety. At William & Mary, fire safety is practiced to reduce the destruction ...