Marge McFarlane, PhD

Marge McFarlane brings over 45 years of comprehensive experience in the environment of care, life safety, emergency management and infection prevention for construction. McFarlane has authored handbooks on the GHS update to the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, OSHA training for Medical Facilities and was a contributing author on the special Dark Report for “COVID Risk Assessment/Testing for Laboratories.” She is a frequent presenter for seminars and conferences on the environment of care, OSHA topics, infection prevention for construction, legionella, COVID-19, hazardous materials/RCRA waste streams, and emergency management. She is currently working with healthcare systems and clinics nationally to identify and mitigate risks in the physical environment and help ensure regulatory compliance. She is an active member of the Wisconsin Healthcare Engineering Association (WHEA) Code Committee and the American Society For Health Care Engineering (ASHE)