{"id":36345,"date":"2010-04-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-08T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2010\/04\/08\/smdc-oversees-osha-regulations-for-the-medical-center\/"},"modified":"2010-04-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-08T05:00:00","slug":"smdc-oversees-osha-regulations-for-the-medical-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2010\/04\/08\/smdc-oversees-osha-regulations-for-the-medical-center\/","title":{"rendered":"SMDC oversees OSHA regulations for the medical center"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>It&#8217;s not only patient safety that&#8217;s a priority at UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center &#8212; making sure employees have the resources to do their job safely is also very important.<\/p>\n<p>The Safer Medical Devices Committee (SMDC) is focused on doing just that. The SMDC is a sub-committee of the Infection Control Committee, made up of people from UNMC, The Nebraska Medical Center and UNMC Physicians. <\/p>\n<p>The SMDC oversees the implementation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations to prevent transmission of blood borne pathogens through the use of safer medical devices. 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