Compliance and Operations
CHECKLIST
Plus: New standards for water safety and health care ventilation.
ADVOCACY ADVISER
ASHE's life safety risk assessment tool helps facilities managers determine when to implement interim life safety measures.
COMPLIANCE + OPERATIONS
Deferred capital and operational costs can lead to major problems in health care facilities.
ADVOCACY
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.
PLANNING
A four-step process for preparing health care facilities for natural and manmade threats.
ADVOCACY
ASHE's Advocacy Team addresses a question about sterilized instruments kept in business occupancies .
CHECKLIST
Plus: NFPA codes open for public comment and ASHE issues new alert on ligature risks.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Experts explain the process to make changes to ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170, Ventilation of Health Care Facilities.
CHECKLIST
Plus: CMS updates survey process and The Joint Commission issues a pandemic-related Sentinel Event Alert .
ASHE TOOLS
A new ASHE Tool can help to determine when and where to place eyewash stations in health care facilities.