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presented on August 22, 2007

Are you feeling on edge about The Joint Commission’s life safety requirements?

A New Jersey hospital received a preliminary denial of accreditation for not including fire pump repairs in its plan for improvement and not documenting its interim life safety plan.
--Healthcare Life Safety Compliance, June 2007

Hospitals that have recently been surveyed by The Joint Commission know full well of the expertise brought by the life safety specialists. Because these surveyors understand the ins and outs of the Life Safety Code® (LSC), EC.5.20 has put many facilities in the hot seat.

Further, your plans for improvement under the Statement of Conditions (SOC), and interim life safety measures (ILSMs) tie into automatic conditional accreditation if surveyors aren’t satisfied with your efforts.

The life safety specialists are charged with surveying five EC standards:

• EC.5.20 (LSC and Statement of Conditions compliance)
• EC.5.40 (inspection and testing of fire protection equipment)
• EC.5.50 (interim life safety measures)
• EC.7.40 (emergency power inspection and testing, i.e., generator testing)
• EC.7.50 (medical gas and vacuum equipment)

Increase your ability to successfully pass a life safety survey by joining HCPro and industry experts on August 22 for this 90-minute Webcast. You will get valuable first-hand advice so you will know what to expect during a survey and be prepared when your survey day arrives. You can also expect a thorough explanation of the above five standards including the substantial documentation involved with each.

Don’t assume you understand the five standards The Joint Commission's life safety specialists review during surveys. Get an expert’s advice!

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PROGRAM MATERIALS

You will receive presentation slides, and other materials that you can print and distribute to all of your peers at your location.

PROGRAM AGENDA

1. Current status of facilities
   1. The role of the life safety specialists
   2. How that role will expand in 2008
   3. Hard-hitting citations from The Joint Commission
2. EC.5.20—Life Safety Code and Statement of Conditions compliance
   1. What code areas are the biggest pitfalls
   2. The electronic SOC requirements
   3. The building maintenance program
3. EC.5.40—Inspecting, testing, and maintenance of fire protection equipment
   1. What National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards apply
   2. Documentation tips for continual survey readiness
4. EC.5.50—Interim life safety measures
   1. The Joint Commission’s increased focus in this area in 2007
   2. How to evaluate and document ILSM use
5. EC.7.40—Emergency generator testing
   1. The latest generator testing requirements for 2007
   2. Tying these provisions with NFPA requirements
6. EC.7.50—Medical gas and vacuum systems
   1. Why you should not overlook this topic
   2. Areas that surveyors will ask you about
7. Survey compliance
   1. How to assemble and dispatch a pre-survey team
   2. Why a dashboard approach is a good way to highlight your EC accomplishments
8. Q & A

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. State the specific areas that life safety specialists are focusing on within the environment of care standards
2. Recall which National Fire Protection Association standards tie into The Joint Commission’s life safety surveys
3. Describe how to use tools such as a dashboard to show evidence of compliance
4. Explain how to use documentation to demonstrate compliance

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Thomas J. Huser, MS, CHSP, is a safety coordinator for a healthcare system in Indianapolis, IN. He's a health and safety professional with more than 21 years of health care and public safety experience.  Huser’s specific responsibilities include hazardous materials and emergency preparedness. Huser has published over 13 articles in the Journal of Healthcare Security on topics including: disaster drill planning, emergency decontamination, the Incident Command System, and the Hazard Communication Program.  He has authored "The Environment of Care Handbook" published in 2003 by HCPro, now in its third edition.

Thomas Salamone is the director of safety & security and Environment of Care Coordinator at Norwalk Hospital, in Norwalk, CT. Salamone has been working with the healthcare industry for more than 25 years. He is a well respected Accreditation Preparation and Environment of Care Coordinator, Trainer, Educator and Consultant. At Norwalk Hospital is responsibilities include overseeing safety, security, fire prevention, bio-medical engineering, emergency management and utilities management from the regulatory compliance standpoint. Salamone is also the chairperson of the Environment of Care Committee and serves on the Patient Safety and Quality Executive Committee.

WHO SHOULD LISTEN?

Safety officers, facility directors, hospital fire marshals, engineering staff, directors of plant operations, survey coordinators

Purchase a CD of the program and listen when you can. It's also a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff.

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