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This checklist can be used to gather data on requirements of new health care construction and major renovation projects.

This training video provides a brief explanation on how temperature and relative humidity affect one another.How to buy/build your own beaker set 

Speakers: Damon Greeley, Thomas Gormley, Troy Markel, Jennifer Wagner

This monograph provides an overview of the requirements of ASHRAE Standard 188: Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building Water Systems and provides compliance guidance for health care facilities.

There are currently many different methods for determining the square footage of health care facilities. This monograph outlines a much-needed standard method for calculating the area of health care spaces.

Speakers: Roy Hirchack, David Lockhart, Devin Hugie and Robert Lucas  

Speakers: Damian Skelton and Nhut T. Bui  

Recorded October 27, 2016Speakers: Joe Fiorito, Caterpillar Inc., Electric Power Division, Rental Manager; Ben Thomas, Caterpillar Inc., Electric Power Division, North American Product Support ManagerA well-designed emergency power system is a quality asset to health care facilities by providing uninterrupted patient care and comfort during routine power outages, as well as through unplanned outages. This webinar will cover disaster preparedness, contingency and emergency response plans, and emergency system maintenance considerations.

Recorded October 29, 2015This webinar explains how a well-designed emergency power system can help health care facilities provide uninterrupted patient care and comfort during routine power outages—as well as during unplanned outages.Sponsored by

Recorded September 15, 2015This webinar discusses the latest information about an important Federal Communications Commission decision that will allow unlicensed devices to operate on the same channel as the Wireless Medical Telemetry Service used by hospitals.  

This downloadable Word document is a sample pressure relationship policy you can customize to fit the needs of your facility.DOWNLOAD NOW

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

Speakers: Gerry Kaiser and Lindsey Brackett  

The emergency power supply system (EPSS) is a critical hospital system, and its failure to function in a power outage can have tragic results. Not all authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) look at documentation of weekly inspections. Nonetheless, a weekly visual inspection is highly recommended.This checklist is based on charts in the Annex of the 2013 edition of NFPA 110: Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems.

The emergency power supply system (EPSS) is a critical hospital system, and its failure to function in a power outage can have tragic results. Not all authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) look at documentation of weekly inspections. Nonetheless, a weekly visual inspection is highly recommended.This checklist is based on charts in the Annex of the 2013 edition of NFPA 110: Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems.

A sprinkler system can be complex with many different zones and valves. Some of those valves may be easily to locate. Others may be in more obscure locations. If there is a inadvertent sprinkler activation, or when maintenance or system modifications are being performed, it is imperative that sprinkler system valves be properly identified and can be quickly located.There are many forms of documentation that can help manage this process including accurate drawings, valve charts, valve identification tags or labels or other documentation for the sprinkler system.

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  

This monograph describes an EPS management program that will equip health care facilities to meet the requirements and challenges they face today.

Speakers: Bob Bedard, Gordon Burrill, Eileen ClarksonHealth care facilities-acquired infections (HAIs) have become a key focus for many health care organizations and regulatory authorities. Often, HAIs are caused by pathogens deposited during construction that occurred years or even decades ago and are raised during renovation and maintenance activities. Implementing innovative construction techniques during new construction can significantly reduce and potentially eliminate these legacy HAIs. 

This 2013 ASHE Advocacy Report features articles on the unique hospital environment, improving codes and standards, and ways to get involved.