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This document explains how to document standards to comply with Joint Commission standard EC.02.03.05. DOWNLOAD NOW

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    

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 pressure relationship policy you can customize to fit the needs of your facility. 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

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

This monograph provides a detailed comparison between the 2000, 2012, 2015, and 2018 editions of NFPA 101: Life Safety Code® and the 2015 and 2018 editions of the International Building Code.

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

Barrier Management Symposium Video Series Improve your barrier management strategies and avoid some of the top citations through this video series. Then, take the following quiz to earn 12 CECs. "A great resource for all frontline staff, contractors, and healthcare leaders."

Health facility managers should start with an accurate inventory of all fire alarm and suppression devices to assure that the requirements are met. ASHE has created a sample template to track the inventory and compare it against testing completed throughout the year.

Recorded August 10, 2016 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has adopted the 2012 edition of NFPA 101. The 2012 edition contains a new chapter on rehabilitation projects in existing buildings. Chapter 43 covers repairs, renovations, modifications, reconstruction, change of use, and change of occupancy classification projects. With the amount of work that goes on in existing hospitals and other health care facilities, one needs to have a thorough understanding of the impact that Chapter 43 will have on such projects.

Recorded October 25, 2016 Speaker: George Mills, MBA, FASHE, CEM, CHFM, CHSP, Director of Engineering, Department of Engineering, The Joint Commission

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

Speakers: Tim Adams, FASHE, CHFM, CHC, Director of Leadership Development, American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE); and Chad E. Beebe, AIA, CHFM, CFPS, CBO, SASHE, Deputy Executive Director of Advocacy, American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE)

Speaker: Jonathan Hart, Senior Fire Protection Engineer, NFPA This session provides an overview of NFPA 101: Life Safety Code®. The overview includes how to generally navigate the code, where to find specific issues, and how the sections are applicable once found. Topics covered include occupancy classification, components of the means of egress, doors, suites, interior finish, and more. Other NFPA codes and standards applicable to health care facility managers will be referenced. Learning Outcomes:

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.

Speaker: Jonathan R. Hart, Senior Fire Protection Engineer for the NFPA This session provides an overview of NFPA 99:Health Care Facilities Code. This session includes how to generally navigate the code, where to find specific issues, and how the sections are applicable once found. Topics to be covered include risk assessments, medical gas and vacuum systems, essential electrical system, emergency management, and more. Other NFPA codes and standards referenced by NFPA 99 will be discussed. Learning Outcomes: