Archive for August 17th, 2017

Palmetto Health fined for mishandling hazardous waste

This post, Palmetto Health fined for mishandling hazardous waste, first appeared on http://www.thestate.com/. By Jeff Wilkinson [email protected] August 15, 2017 1:32 PM The Palmetto Health Richland has been fined $28,000 by DHEC for mishandling hazardous materials. Among the violations were that hospital staff failed to keep containers holding hazardous waste closed during storage; failed to mark containers of hazardous waste; failed to maintain aisle space to allow the unobstructed movement of personnel and emergency equipment; and […]

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