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With the constantly evolving criteria required to address the surge of patients impacted by the COVID-19 virus, there are many options that health care organizations will explore and deploy.

Delay inspection, testing, and maintenance requirements during COVID-19. Download the waiver template and recommendations table.

Grainger is committed to helping you keep your operations up and running during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. During this webinar Grainger and its key service partners HSS and BCS will present COVID-19 Pandemic Planning Strategies & Solutions for Consideration.

Increase patient capacity across the country by making additional spaces for our patients via converting alternate care sites to patient space options.

VACCINE, HVAC/NEGATIVE PRESSURE, CONSTRUCTION, LIFE SAFETY/STAFF SAFETY, DISINFECTION, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, FILTRATION, & ALTERNATE CARE SITES.

Save energy and money with energy conservation methods from ASHE's Energy to Care program.

The American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) and Koffel Associates performed a study to investigate the hazards posed by non-sprinkler system components being supported by and/or touching sprinkler pipes.

"The second edition of this monograph (2020) summarizes storage requirements for medical gas cylinders, including bulk tank storage, in health care occupancies. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and accrediting organizations (AOs) require compliance with the 2012 editions of NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code and NFPA 101®, Life Safety Code®, therefore this monograph references those editions of the codes."

Speaker: Tom Stewart and Jonathan FlanneryThe day-to-day operations of the health care environment can be overwhelming and intimidating to the point of paralysis. This session provides insight into managing the patient care environment and ensuring success as a leader in the field of health care engineering. Topics discussed include leadership skills, effective maintenance and operational strategies, and available resources.

Prioritizing the strategic modernization of the essential electrical systems in health care facilities is important.

USP compliance is essential for health care facilities. Protect workers and patients by following guidelines for handling hazardous drugs.

ASHE’s “Life Safety Decommissioning Tool” breaks down a number of life safety features no longer required by code, as well as recommendations to either decommission or maintain these features.

Tuesday, July 16, 2019Speakers: Dennis Ford, Mike Mango and Tyler GreenwoodThe Joint Commission is focusing on the certification process for pharmacy sterile compounding clean rooms in 2018-2019 surveys. The Central Division of Atrium Health was surveyed in 2018 and conducted a multidisciplinary review of requirements, roles, and responsibilities around clean rooms. This session presents a resulting road map to developing a program for continual certification. 

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.

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

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

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

Taming building automation system alarm fatigue