Environment and Facilities

Once again, the reality of a potential active shooter in the healthcare environment takes ...Read More »

Risks in the laboratory can be split into two categories, says Sean G. Kaufman, CEO and founding partner of the lab safety...Read More »

Lance Woolf, MBA, CHSP, former life safety surveyor for The Joint Commission, knows what’s top of mind for those charged with...Read More »

In recognition that armed conflicts can have a wide-ranging impact, the HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response’s Technical...Read More »

This photograph of a door to a fire exit was taken in a medical building. Those signs are the only signage for this door. Can you tell what’s...Read More »

Questions about the safety training of traveling staff in a "hit the ground running" environment.Read More »

The infection control risk assessment (ICRA) for construction and renovation projects is updated to make it more user friendly and specific.Read More »

Hospital projects have slowed throughout the pandemic as construction supplies and worker shortages, along with infection control mandates, have...Read More »

A fairly brief missive this week primarily to alert you to a couple of newly available/accessible resources.Read More »

Fire drills are required by the Life Safety Code^®  and serve as part of any strong fire safety training program. And virtual...Read More »