Cleveland, OH -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/16/2015 -- The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) is responsible for improving the safety of working conditions across all industries, both by setting and enforcing standards as well as through training, education and assistance. In a recently published report regarding workplace safety in the healthcare industry, several violations of OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogen Standard were discovered. This standard protects hospital employees, from delivery workers to facility cleaners, against bloodborne hazards and, as such, any violations of it present serious risks. Because of the seriousness of potential consequences when these standards are not adhered to, OSHA does inspections both when given a reason to do so as well as randomly. These inspections concern all OSHA standards, not just the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard, and they play a crucial role in ensuring facilities are aware of risks they may accidentally be exposing their employees to.
ImageFIRST Cleveland is committed to helping their clients create a safe and well-functioning work environment with exceptional healthcare laundry services for items such as linens, robes and medical uniforms in Cleveland, OH. That's why they have created services like the Triple Bioshield Protection system. It consists of three steps designed to ensure the possibility of infection is minimized. First, the linens and garments go through a sanitization process that adheres to the highest sanitizing standards. Then the items are coated with the Bac Stat Bioshield, which protects the products after they leave the ImageFIRST facility. In the third step, all items are delivered to the customer in plastic wrap. By strictly following these steps, ImageFIRST Cleveland can make a difference in helping create a safer work environment for a client's hospital, as well as in improving overall patient impression by decreasing the likelihood of readmissions due to healthcare-associated infections.
Anyone interested in more information on ImageFIRST Cleveland and the wide variety of laundry services they provide, from patient linens to medical scrubs and uniforms in Mansfield, OH, can either visit the company website or call 1-800-932-7472.
About ImageFIRST
Founded in 1967, ImageFIRST is the largest and fastest growing national linen rental and laundry service specializing in the outpatient medical market. ImageFIRST's 36 locations nationwide serve over 5,500 medical offices every week, providing linen, patient gowns, scrubs and much more while partnering with facilities to better manage linen inventory. With a customer retention rate of over 95%, ImageFIRST is dedicated to improving patient satisfaction through quality linens and remarkable service: their Comfort Care gowns product line increases patients' favorable perception of a facility by more than 50%.
To learn more about the ImageFIRST in Chicago, IL, please visit their website at http://cleveland.imagefirst.com/.