Download The Joint Commission’s (TJC) document review checklist and ensure you have all the documents available for surveyors before they leave the premises. You may not get another chance.
Whether it's extreme heat or intense freezing temperatures, extreme weather will always be on the table and can put healthcare facilities and their occupants in danger. Winter, in particular, offers challenges, especially with Life Safety Code® compliance.
Review your Environment of Care (EC) and Life Safety (LS) policies and procedures now that The Joint Commission has issued another round of revisions,...
Take time to consult with your organization’s staff before reverting to pre-pandemic practices and procedures. Some things might not need to change. Some things might need to change quickly. And some might need to change as slowly as possible.
During new lab employee orientation, safety training should be one of the first items, and it should include information about fire prevention and preparedness. Orient the new staff to the layout of the department. Show them the exits and the designated evacuation meeting location.
Complete workplace violence (WPV) site analyses, designate a leader to oversee and report that work to the governing board, and ensure float staff are trained on your organization’s WPV prevention policies.
TJC is increasing its number of LS surveyors and they are all being trained that nothing can hang from or even touch sprinkler pipes unless it is part of the fire suppression system itself, warned Herman McKenzie, MBA, CHSP, director of the Standards Interpretation Group’s...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is focusing on healthcare safety with some of its upcoming standards, according to OSHA officials at a safety conference in late September.
