Program is a condition of each employee's employment. No employee is required to work. at a job that he or she knows is not safe. Therefore, we must work to make every. workplace safe by detecting and correcting unsafe working conditions, as well as the. detection of unsafe work practices.
Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) occur when germs enter the bloodstream through a central line. A central line is a tube that is placed in a large vein to give fluids, blood, or medications, or to do certain medical tests quickly.
Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) result in thousands of deaths each year and billions of dollars in added costs to the U.S. healthcare system, yet these infections are preventable.CDC is providing guidelines and tools to the healthcare community to help end CLABSIs.acilities can monitor the rates of CLABSI and assess the effectiveness of prevention efforts through CDCâs National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) . 1  Checklist for Prevention of Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections [PDF - 177 KB]. 2  O'Grady NP, Alexander M, Dellinger EP, et al.