Compliance and Operations
DESIGN
Categorizing items as noncritical, semicritical or critical brings efficiency to processing workflow.
ADVOCACY ADVISER
How to propose a new Underwriters Laboratories standard or suggest changes to an existing one.
CHECKLIST
Plus: NFPA standards open for public comment, CDC issues Ebola preparedness reminder.
INTERVIEW
Therese Poland of AAAHC discusses design and engineering challenges facing ambulatory care facilities.
CHECKLIST
Plus: New hazardous waste rule and a recent report on health care-associated conditions.
ASHE TOOLS
Deciding when and how to bring code-required testing and inspection in-house.
ADVOCACY ADVISER
A list of noteworthy revisions up for approval for the next edition of NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code.
COMPLIANCE + OPERATIONS
Three cases that resulted in inaccurate lists of deficiencies after fire and smoke door inspections.
COMPLIANCE + OPERATIONS
Facility managers must be well-versed in recent codes and compliance data to avoid deficiencies.
CODES & STANDARDS
Share your input on topics including NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code, life-safety system testing and more.