2000 Life Safety Code Field Guide for Health Care Facilities (Book)

Navigate the new 2000 Life Safety Code® with the only fire and life safety references completely dedicated to health care facilities

The new 2000 Life Safety Code® brings significant challenge to health care

Deciphering the requirements of the Life Safety Code and applying them to health care has always been a complicated and time-consuming process. And now, with both the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) adopting the 2000 Life Safety Code, there is added urgency for you to understand and comply with the new Code. Your JCAHO accreditation or Medicare certification hinges on it.

Plus, the 2000 Life Safety Code has undergone a complete reorganization for the first time since 1981, and navigating through the revised Code is even more challenging.

The good news? We're pleased to announce that the new editions of our popular guides to the Life Safety Code are now available. We brought you the only health care-specific references to walk you through the 1997 Life Safety Code, and now we have done it again with our new editions of the popular books: 2000 Life Safety Code Workbook & Study Guide for Health Care Facilities and 2000 Life Safety Code Field Guide for Health Care Facilities.

Both the Field Guide and the Workbook & Study Guide draw from the experience and expertise of authors James K. Lathrop, former chief life safety engineer for the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and Jennifer L. Holloman, who provides Code-consulting services to a wide range of occupancies and conducts JCAHO Statement of Conditions consultations to health care facilities nationwide. The authors have done the work for you by interpreting, translating, and presenting the 2000 Life Safety Code in a clear and easy-to-follow format to make becoming familiar and comfortable with the Code effortless.

What does the 2000 Life Safety Code Field Guide for Healthcare Facilities cover?

The handy, 175-page Field Guide has also been updated to reflect the revised Code requirements and reorganization. The Field Guide contains many of the great features of the Workbook & Study Guide including:

• 100 detailed figures and tables
• Code review references
• And most importantly, the "critical issue" review
sessions so you can easily identify the most important requirements you need to remember about the Code to apply on the job

The Field Guide focuses solely on the immediate requirements of the 2000 Code in a smaller, easy-to-carry format, so you'll be able to quickly reference the Code while on the job. With the concise format of the Field Guide you'll spend less time searching and more time complying!

Use the Life Safety Code Workbook & Study Guide to understand the revised and reorganized Code so you can become proficient with the health care requirements.

Don't forget about the 2000 Life Safety Code Workbook & Study Guide for Healthcare Facilities!

At 450 pages, the Workbook & Study Guide contains more than 30 chapters, or modules, of comprehensive Code coverage to help you understand and comply with the changes from the 1997 to the 2000 edition of the Code. With the Workbook & Study Guide you'll receive an in-depth look at Code requirements for health care, business, and ambulatory occupancies, including the latest changes related to new and existing construction.

The Workbook & Study Guide features learning objectives at the beginning of each module, commentary from experts in the field of life safety, and quizzes to measure your progress, making this the ultimate resource for all your Life Safety Code needs! Take a look at what you'll get:

• Review sessions called "Critical Issues" break down the chapters of the Code to identify and highlight the most important parts. With these review sessions, you'll be able to:
• More than 100 detailed figures and tables offering explanations for understanding the complex requirements of the Code
• Code review references so you know exactly what each module covers
• Advice, commentary, and tips from experts in the field about the National Fire Protection Association's intent of the 2000 Code
• Detailed articles on "real-life" applications of the Code
• Dozens of answers to pressing Life Safety Code questions posed by health care professionals just like you
• More than 30 quizzes to help you understand and retain the Code changes
• A concise timeline of the significant changes in the Code from 1994 through 2000.

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What if I want to order both the Workbook & Study Guide and the Field Guide?

Order both the Workbook & Study Guide and the Field Guide, which compliment each other as Code resources and save $50! Used together, these guides are ideal if you want to study the Code and have an in-depth look of the requirements as well as have a transportable reference at your side on the job.

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About the Authors

James K. Lathrop, former chief life safety engineer for the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and the editor of four editions of the Life Safety Code Handbook, is currently an instructor of NFPA seminars and vice president at Koffel Associates, Inc., a fire protection engineering and Code-consulting firm.

Jennifer L. Holloman conducts life safety inspections, fire protection systems inspections, acceptance testing for systems, shop drawing, and plan reviews for Koffel Associates. She provides Code-consulting services to a wide range of occupancies. She has gained considerable knowledge in the institutional code criteria as a result of her extensive work in the health care field. On an annual basis, she conducts JCAHO Statement of Conditions consultations to health care facilities nationwide.

With all of these features in the Workbook & Study Guide and the Field Guide, you'll be able to approach the task of learning and understanding the Code with confidence.