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OSHA creates protections related to pandemic
Plus: New standards for water safety and health care ventilation
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Regulatory
Advocacy Adviser
Help in determining the basis of an ILSM
ASHE's life safety risk assessment tool helps facilities managers determine when to implement interim life safety measures
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Advocacy
ASHE reports on successes at International Code Council hearings
The Committee on Health Care saw 10 of its proposals — all aimed at helping to unify varying codes and standards — approved by ICC at recent hearings
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Planning
Managing for the unexpected
A four-step process for preparing health care facilities for natural and manmade threats
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Checklist
The Joint Commission returns to in-person surveys
Plus: NFPA codes open for public comment and ASHE issues new alert on ligature risks
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Infrastructure
An overview of the Standard 170 addendum process
Experts explain the process to make changes to ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170, Ventilation of Health Care Facilities
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Checklist
FDA reissues decontamination system authorizations
Plus: CMS updates survey process and The Joint Commission issues a pandemic-related Sentinel Event Alert
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ASHE Tools
Taking a good look at eyewash station requirements
A new ASHE Tool can help to determine when and where to place eyewash stations in health care facilities
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Advocacy Adviser
Changes to NFPA 101 and associated standards
Updates to the 2021 Life Safety Code of which facilities managers should be aware
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Regulatory
Clarifications shed light on permitting access to health care facilities
Health care facilities can look to state and federal requirements when devising policies on health screenings and permitting access to surveyors
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