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Speaker: George Mills, MBA, FASHE, CEM, CHFM, CHSP, Director of Engineering, Department of Engineering, The Joint Commission

Speakers: Anne Guglielmo, CFPS, LEED AP, Engineer and chief FSES reviewer, The Joint Commission; and Chad Beebe, AIA, CHFM, CFPS, CBO, SASHE, Deputy Executive Director of Advocacy, ASHEACCESS THE ASHE FSES TOOLRecorded February 10, 2015

This checklist can help health care facilities inspect fire doors to ensure compliance with Joint Commission standard LS.02.01.10.

This document provides a checklist for hospitals to document the inspection, testing, and maintenance of fire safety equipment and fire safety building systems.DOWNLOAD TOOL  

Recorded December 4, 2013Speaker: Mike Daniel, President of Daniel Consulting, Ltd.This webinar provides a brief overview of the 2012 edition of NFPA 101: Life Safety Code® with specific emphasis on health care occupancy chapters. General information related to chapter content and requirements will be discussed, but the main focus of the session will be on major changes between the 2000 and 2012 editions of NFPA 101 and their benefit to health care facilities.

CMS Adoption of the 2012 Edition of NFPA 99 and What It Means for Health Care FacilitiesThursday, September 15

Tool for Assessing Compliance with Joint Commission Life Safety Specialist Areas of EmphasisThis checklist can be used to help evaluate a facility's compliance with certain elements of the 2010 Joint Commission Environment of Care and Life Safety standards that might be reviewed by a Life Safety Specialist Surveyor.

ILSM-ICRA precautions daily monitoring checklistA checklist for monitoring compliance with infection control risk assessment (ICRA) precautions used as interim life safety measures. Intended to be used daily. Download Tool  word 

A building’s HVAC system is designed to perform several tasks: filter, cool, heat, humidify, dehumidify, pressurize, and/or exhaust. Each of these tasks affects indoor air quality. For example, if incom­ing air is not properly filtered, excessive dust from the outdoors is drawn into the building. If supplied air is not conditioned or heated satisfactorily, occupants may experience thermal discomfort. If supplied air is not dehumidified appropriately, excessive relative humidity levels may promote microbial growth.

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Two principles for air-conditioning operating rooms are that air should be supplied at the ceiling, in a unidirectional or laminar air pattern, and that higher air change rates result in lower bacte­rial counts within the room. However, these principles are applied along a wide spectrum, and ongoing research is being conducted to optimize air distribution airflow patterns and quantities.

The ASHE CMS State Operations Manual Appendix A Crosswalk provides A-Tag information along with the related codes and standards applicable to the requirements for each A-Tag. To ensure that the tool is relevant to health care facility professionals, it focuses specifically on A-Tag requirements that affect the physical environment.

All three parts of this webinar series are available for members by clicking below.

All three parts of this webinar series are available for members by clicking below.

Recorded May 18, 2016 Speakers: William E. Koffel, P.E., FSFPE and Mark J. Aaby, P.E. The 2012 edition of NFPA 101 contains numerous reference standards that impact the operation of health care facilities, and this webinar covers those changes.