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ASHE blocks change to NFPA 13 to protect health care facilities
Advocacy leaders say proposed change to sprinkler code had potential to negatively impact safety
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Regulatory
Compliance + Operations
ASHE seeks fire extinguisher testing data
Your data could help to shape future regulations regarding testing requirements
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Compliance + Operations
ASHE seeks feedback on exit-sign inspection requirements
Your data could help to shape future regulations regarding testing requirements
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Compliance + Operations
Survey examines value of monthly elevator-recall and exit-sign testing
ASHE seeks input from field on additional regulatory requirements
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Codes + Standards
NFPA releases active shooter/hostile even standard
Plus: Joint Commission and IAHSS also weigh in on strategies to reduce health care violence
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ASHE Tools
Crosswalk tool helps to ensure facility compliance with CMS K-tags
New ASHE tool provides resources to comply with health care life and fire safety requirements
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Emergency management
HHS conducts large-scale drill for transporting infectious patients
The department shares lessons learned from drill in which more than 50 organizations participated
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My ASHE Messenger
Questions and answers from ASHE members
Members address testing of new dampers and location of pressure monitors
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ADVOCACY ADVISER
Navigating the NFPA code-revision process
This summer marks the beginning of the revision process for the 2021 edition of many important health care-related NFPA codes
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Codes + Standards
Joint Commission's Top 5 requirements identified most frequently as “not compliant”
Plus: CDC urges aggressive action to stop the spread of antibiotic-resistant germs
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