Dale Lyman, CFPS, has lived and breathed fire and other kinds of safety for decades. He spent most of his career in various roles for the city of Greeley, Colorado. That 35-year stint included roles as firefighter, fire lieutenant, battalion chief, deputy fire marshal, city...
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 10
Several pieces of U.S. legislation are seeking to address the problem of healthcare workplace violence. Let’s take a look at the latest details for two of the federal bills in the mix.
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 10
The healthcare industry has long been familiar with the problem of workplace violence. But the facts are clear: Since COVID-19, the problem has gotten worse. Healthcare leaders need to bolster—or start—their workplace violence prevention programs, while keeping an eye on potential legislation...
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 10
Lance Woolf, MBA, CHSP, has many years’ experience as a Life Safety Code®(LSC) professional. Currently, he serves as director of engineering support at JLL. Prior to that, he had other LSC-related roles, notably as a surveyor for The Joint...
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 10
These threats are everyone’s game, and that means anyone in charge of life safety and healthcare security from a physical and technical perspective can be affected. And government regulators are taking cybersecurity very seriously.
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 9
Nothing like the last month of summer to clean out the files in the arena of life safety compliance and healthcare security.
Without further ado, here’s a compilation of some news and advice for practitioners in the space as we close out another summer and look forward to the final...
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 9
The International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS) has released its Incident Categories and Data Analysis guidelines in which it...
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 9
Last year, the healthcare industry hit a high of 45 million individuals affected by breach attacks, up from 34 million in 2020 and 14 million in 2018. That’s according to Critical Insight, which analyzes breach data that healthcare organizations report to the Department of Health and Human...
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 9
The Joint Commission’s newly reorganized and revised Emergency Management standards do not address crisis of care standards now, but the accrediting organization will be considering them in the near future, said Jim Kendig, MS, CHSP, HEM.
