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Although the primary role of hospital engineering and maintenance staff is to service and maintain the building and equipment, it also plays an important role in preventing infections and other safety issues. By being constantly aware of their surroundings and watching for issues that can increase the risk of infection and other dangers, facility professionals can do even more to improve the safety of their buildings. This checklist provides a guide they can use as they walk through their facilities.

Ensure that preventive maintenance operations are ingrained into the building of new facilities, a health care project management best practice.

The performance of hazard surveillance rounds, as it relates to indoor air quality (IAQ), provides a key opportunity to identify IAQ issues. ASHE's “Indoor Air Quality Checklist Tool” can be used to supplement hazard surveillance rounds and incorporate items related to IAQ.

Energy to Care Dashboard offers an at-a-glance view of health care facilities' energy use. Reduce user burden with easy-to-use benchmarks and monitoring tools.

Find additional resources that will help you reduce energy use and get the most out of the Energy to Care program.

Get real-world sustainability tips from professionals in health care facilities. Learn how to thrive in energy sustainability best practices.

This 2 day event brings together health care facilities professionals on a quest to discover low-cost energy savings opportunities at a hospital or clinical site.

Since 2010, over 3,500 facilities have recognized significant energy savings through the Energy to Care program.

Achieve compliance with Joint Commission Documentation Standards. Learn how to effectively document standards with our comprehensive guide.

This downloadable Word document is a policy on maintaining utility system drawings and documents to aid in the shutdown process during emergencies. DOWNLOAD NOW

This downloadable Word document is a sample monthly log for maintaining special ventilation rooms.DOWNLOAD NOW

This PowerPoint presentation details LS.02.01.20 and locking requirements included in the Life Safety Code. DOWNLOAD NOW

First significant benchmarking effort in health care facility management operations based on information collected by IFMA and ASHEDOWNLOAD NOW 

NFPA HITF interpretations, June 2010 on floor/ceiling assembly for occupancy separation, exit access from suites, fire doors, sprinkler clearance at perimeter. DOWNLOAD NOW

Expanded analysis of Health Facilities Management 2012 compensation survey by primary area of responsibility, organizational setting, number of beds, etc.

The 2017 ASHE Advocacy Report includes articles on improving codes, code compliance, and outreach. DOWNLOAD NOW

By Chad Beebe, AIA, SASHE, ASHE Deputy Executive Director of Advocacy

This collection of articles will help health care facilities professionals understand and prepare for new trends that experts anticipate emerging in the near future of our field.

Successfully pass any inspection related to compliance with NFPA 99, 2012 edition, by learning a risk-based approach to systems and equipment.