Every healthcare facility staff member should be familiar with the acronym RACE, used to provide guidelines when responding to a fire emergency. Today we will discuss one of the often overlooked and frequently cited life safety deficiencies, which is the letter C in the RACE acronym: Confine.
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 12
With a new year on the horizon, it’s always good to know the latest trends in fire and life safety compliance.
Ernest Allen, ARM, CSP, CPHRM, CHFM, knows the life safety arena intimately. We revisited some of the most pressing topics with him and discussed how Life...
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 12
“Because we are still on the 2012 edition [of the Life Safety Code® (LSC)], there isn’t anything new,” Wytosick says. “I think the biggest focus is maintaining older systems combined with construction projects updating departments.”
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 12
Workplace security. Life safety compliance. HIPAA privacy and security. They’re all intertwined with a common goal: safety for healthcare employees and patients.
With that, we’re providing some HIPAA compliance tips, data, and information from regulators as we work toward a new year.
