Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is increasingly becoming a threat to global public health, not least in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where it is contributing to longer treatment for illnesses, use of higher generation drugs, more expenditure on antimicrobials, and increased deaths attributed to what should be treatable diseases. Some of the known causes of AMR include misuse and overuse of antimicrobials in both humans and animals, unnecessary use of antimicrobials in animals as growth promoters, and lack of awareness among the public on how to protect antimicrobials. As a result, resistant organisms are circulating in the wider environment, and there is a need to consider the One Health approach to minimise the continuing development of AMR. Environmental Health, specifically water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), waste management, and food hygiene and safety, are key components of One Health needed to prevent the spread of antimicrobial-resistant microorganisms particularly in LMICs and reduce the AMR threat to global public health. The key Environmental Health practices in the prevention of AMR include: (1) adequate WASH through access and consumption of safe water; suitable containment, treatment and disposal of human excreta and other wastewater including from health facilities; good personal hygiene practices such as washing hands with soap at critical times to prevent the spread of resistant microorganisms, and contraction of illnesses which may require antimicrobial treatment; (2) proper disposal of solid waste, including the disposal of unused and expired antimicrobials to prevent their unnecessary exposure to microorganisms in the environment; and (3) ensuring proper food hygiene and safety practices, such as sale and consumption of animal products in which adequate antimicrobial withdrawal periods have been observed, and growing vegetables on unpolluted soil. Environmental Health is therefore crucial in the prevention of infectious diseases that would require antimicrobials, reducing the spread of resistant organisms, and exposure to antimicrobial residues in LMICs. Working with other professionals in One Health, Environmental Health Practitioners have a key role in reducing the spread of AMR including health education and promotion, surveillance, enforcement of legislation, and research.
Developing Countries ; Disease Transmission, Infectious/prevention & control* ; Drug Resistance, Microbial ; Environmental Health/standards* ; Food Safety ; Health Personnel/standards* ; Humans ; Hygiene/standards* ; Role ; Sanitation/standards* ; Waste Management/standards*

Betacoronavirus ; Coronavirus ; Coronavirus Infections ; epidemiology ; prevention & control ; Disease Transmission, Infectious ; prevention & control ; Guidelines as Topic ; Humans ; Infection Control ; organization & administration ; Pandemics ; prevention & control ; Personal Protective Equipment ; standards ; Pneumonia, Viral ; epidemiology ; prevention & control ; Primary Prevention ; methods ; standards ; Safety ; standards ; Safety Management

Established in 1997, the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) provides consumers with a safety performance assessment for the majority of the most popular cars in Europe. Thanks to its rigorous crash tests, Euro NCAP has rapidly become an important driver safety improvement to new cars. After ten years of rating vehicles, Euro NCAP felt that a change was necessary to stay in tune with rapidly emerging driver assistance and crash avoidance systems and to respond to shifting priorities in road safety. A new overall rating system was introduced that combines the most important aspects of vehicle safety under a single star rating. The overall rating system has allowed Euro NCAP to continue to push for better fitment and higher performance for vehicles sold on the European market. In the coming years, the safety rating is expected to play an important role in the support of the roll-out of highly automated vehicles.
Accident Prevention ; methods ; Accidents, Traffic ; prevention & control ; Automobiles ; standards ; Europe ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Program Evaluation ; Safety ; standards ; Safety Management ; organization & administration

Concern about the biological hazards involved in microbiological research, especially research involving laboratory animals, has increased in recent years. Working in an animal biosafety level 2 facility (ABSL-2), commonly used for research on infectious diseases, poses various biological hazards. Here, the regulations and standards related to laboratory biosafety in China are introduced, the potential biological hazards present in ABSL-2 facilities are analyzed, and a series of strategies to control the hazards are presented.
Animal Diseases ; epidemiology ; prevention & control ; Animals ; Biomedical Research ; legislation & jurisprudence ; China ; epidemiology ; Containment of Biohazards ; methods ; standards ; Government Regulation ; Laboratories ; legislation & jurisprudence ; standards ; Safety Management ; legislation & jurisprudence ; standards

Consumer Product Safety ; Drinking Water ; standards ; Equipment Safety ; Food Safety ; Public Health ; instrumentation ; methods ; Safety Management ; Water Supply

In clinical practice, incubators can contribute to better diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Currently, insulation medical equipment used for the newborn are mainly warm-boxes. With the use popularity of warm-boxes in the country, medical accidents caused by improper use are on the increase. According to neonatal insulation technology and standardized management of practice, this article puts forward technical requirements of infant incubators with constant temperature and humidity, operation regulations and management specifications to better regulate the use of such devices. Meanwhile, it also suggests national related departments to formulate "incubator technology management norms" and "warm-box technology and practice", intending to standardize industry behaviors and ensure medical safety.
Humans ; Incubators, Infant ; standards ; Infant, Newborn ; Materials Management, Hospital ; organization & administration ; Safety Management ; Temperature

Biological Products ; standards ; China ; Clinical Laboratory Techniques ; instrumentation ; standards ; Laboratories ; standards ; Safety Management ; legislation & jurisprudence ; standards

This article describes the measure to decrease the emission of a domestic infusion pump which can't pass the radiated emission test when performing EMC tests. Then optimizes the measure and evaluates whether these measures affect the original electrical safety of the pump.
Electricity ; Infusion Pumps ; standards ; Quality Control ; Safety Management

Medical equipment is important means and powerful tool in using for disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, care and rehabilitation. It is widely used in clinical medicine and daily life. But, the relevant laws and regulations and technical capacity is lagging behind, resulted in their use of the process may cause harm to patients. In this paper, Guangdong Medical Devices Quality Surveillance and Test Institute found the the problems in testing of medical devices in use in guangzhou city and in other areas of guangdong province four years and summarizes, provide advice how to strengthen and improve in the regulation of medical devices in the future.
Equipment and Supplies ; standards ; Quality Control ; Safety Management

PURPOSE: This study was conducted to investigate the clear concept of patient safety and obtain theoretical evidences. METHODS: Research was conducted using Walker & Avant's conceptual analysis process. RESULTS: Patient safety was defined as an activity that minimizes and removes possible errors and injuries to patients. It includes a basic desire to secure the patient's right to safety, and the legal regulations and duties of medical teams. The results of the establishment of a safety culture are patient-centered medical treatment and caring. Antecedents were found to be open and clear communications, continuous education and training for health care personnel, sufficient allocation of qualified personnel, cooperation among departments, improvements in the recognition of patient safety. Consequences were found to be the provision of high quality medical care and treatment, and increase in patient satisfaction. CONCLUSION: Patient safety as defined by the results of this study will contribute to the foundation of institutionalization of the pursuit of patient safety and creation of a hospital culture focusing on patient safety as a first priority.
Health Personnel/education ; Humans ; Models, Theoretical ; Nursing Care ; *Patients ; Safety Management/*standards