AUDIOCONFERENCE ON TAPE
Sponsored by Briefings on Long-Term Care newsletter
presented on June 3, 2004
Are you still taking all of the necessary precautions to protect your residents and satisfy regulators?
With recent fatal fires in a number of nursing homes, fire safety and prevention has become a major issue. Even National Fire Protection Association President James M. Shannon recently addressed the issue in a press release, suggesting that while the nursing home industry has made significant progress in fire prevention strategies in recent years, there is still more work to do.
Meanwhile, all nursing homes must adjust to the 2000 edition of the Life Safety Code®(LSC). CMS is now enforcing these provisions-many of which have changed dramatically since the 1985 LSC.
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Listen to the audioconference, "Fire in long-term care: How to protect residents and satisfy regulators," where our experts detail the most recent provisions, offer a specific case study in which the loss of resident lives could have been prevented, and describe critical actions that could have averted such tragedies. They also offer specific guidelines to make sure that your facility is in compliance with the new regulations. This is information that you cannot afford to miss!
The agenda is as follows:
- I. Case Study Analysis of LTC fires involving the loss of resident lives
- A. Case studies that resulted in the loss of resident lives
- B. Determine what would have prevented it, and who is responsible
- II. Critical actions nursing home staff need to take during a fire to reduce the potential for deaths and building damage. Actions taken by:
- A. Leadership
- B. Fire response teams
- C. Other key individuals
- III. How to use realistic training to ensure appropriate responses
- IV. Drill ideas to test the effectiveness of the program.
- V. From a regulator's perspective.
- A. Why the switch from the 1985 to the 2000 Life Safety Code better protects residents
- B. New code developments you need to know concerning sprinklers and fire doors
- C. An overview of other Life Safety Code changes
Target Audience:
Long-term care administrators, safety officers, risk managers, facilities managers
Upon Completion of this activity, attendees will have gained:
- A solid understanding of how the most recent LSC regulations impact your nursing home
- An ability to identify fire-safety risk areas and who is responsible for these areas
- A plan for complying with the new LSC regulations
About the speakers:
Russell Phillips is the founder and a principal of Russell Phillips & Associates in Rochester, NY. He has been a healthcare fire and emergency management professional since 1970 and specializes in providing hands-on team training programs for surgical fire suppression and operating room evacuation. Russ is currently chairperson of the emergency management technical committee for NFPA 99, Healthcare Facilities, and a member of the JCAHO's Committee on Healthcare Safety.
Jack Johnson has been with Russell Phillips & Associates in Rochester, NY since 1999. Jack is a graduate of distinction with a degree in Fire Protection Technology and a member of Phi Theta Kappa. He has been a firefighter since 1974 and advanced life support technician since 1978. Jack holds numerous state and federal certifications in areas such codes, safety officer and fire investigation. He is also a member of the NFPA. Jack developed and organized a dive rescue team that serves the western portion of his home community. Additionally, he frequently speaks for his local county STOP-DWI program.
Pier-George Zanoni is a former employee of the Michigan Office of Fire Safety, as well as the Michigan Hospital Association. He also worked for the Michigan Health and Hospital Association for 20 years. Between working at the hospital association and the State of Michigan, he was also a facilities manager in several hospitals. He is a registered professional engineer, certified safety professional and certified industrial hygienist.
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