Maintenance and Operations
"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…
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…
Prioritizing the strategic modernization of the essential electrical systems in health care facilities is important.
USP<800> 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…
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…
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.
This downloadable Word document is a sample monthly log for maintaining special ventilation rooms.DOWNLOAD NOW