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Tighten up on OSHA compliance as inspectors are urged to cite serious problems incident by incident

March 14, 2023

Workplace safety, Infection Control

Ensure your workers are up to date on respirator fit testing and falls protection protocols, especially if OSHA has cited your healthcare facility for those safety problems in the last five years. If ...

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Readers weigh in on what’s wrong with this picture

December 13, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Can you tell what’s wrong in this photograph? If so, you are not alone. ...

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Keyes offers workshops on emergency preparedness, fire safety compliance

January 04, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

by A.J. Plunkett (aplunkett@decisionhealth.com) Brad Keyes, CHSP, a Life Safety Code® expert and longtime contributor to Healthcare Safety Leader, Healthcare Life Safety Compliance and other HCPro ...

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Check kitchen fire suppression systems for these problems

December 17, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Fire & Life Safety

Train kitchen employees on how to use the exhaust hood fire suppression system, ensure the system is inspected regularly, and verify that Class K fire extinguishers have the appropriate signage to avo...

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Fire doors: A critical component of life safety in healthcare facilities

December 17, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Physical environment, Workplace safety

Every healthcare facility staff member should be familiar with the acronym RACE, used to provide guidelines when responding to a fire emergency. Today we will discuss one of the often overlooked and f...

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Environment, safety remains key targets for surveys into the new year

December 27, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety

Be ready for surveyors with The Joint Commission to be ramping back up pre-pandemic levels. And the environment of care, fire safety and facilities, as always, will be key targets during surveys. ...

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Surveyors may cite old problems anew as COVID-19 focus recedes

December 20, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Be forewarned that CMS and other surveyors who were lax on some requirements within the physical environment during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) may be looking for those deficiencies now...

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Steps are being taken to combat workplace violence as assaults on nurses rise

November 29, 2022

Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety

Violence against nurses is rising. Here are some steps about what's being done to combat workplace violence. ...

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Tips for Life Safety compliance during extreme winter weather

November 15, 2022

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety

Whether it's extreme heat or intense freezing temperatures, extreme weather will always be on the table and can put healthcare facilities and their occupants in danger. Winter, in particular, offers c...

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Get documents ready for surveyors because they may only ask once

November 22, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Physical environment

Download The Joint Commission’s (TJC) document review checklist and ensure you have all the documents available for surveyors before they leave the premises. You may not get another chance. ...

Tighten up on OSHA compliance as inspectors are urged to cite serious problems incident by incident

Readers weigh in on what’s wrong with this picture

Keyes offers workshops on emergency preparedness, fire safety compliance

Check kitchen fire suppression systems for these problems

Fire doors: A critical component of life safety in healthcare facilities

Environment, safety remains key targets for surveys into the new year

Surveyors may cite old problems anew as COVID-19 focus recedes

Steps are being taken to combat workplace violence as assaults on nurses rise

Tips for Life Safety compliance during extreme winter weather

Get documents ready for surveyors because they may only ask once

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