The Joint Commission, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and 22 other organizations are celebrating National Fire Prevention Week, October 7-13, by commemorating the one year anniversary of the...

True or False: Most hazardous materials/waste spills in hospital are of a minor threat to people or the environment. As a result, most of the time, the spills can be easily mopped up. ...

True or False: Hospitals must have a procedure in place that explains what to do and how to respond to hazardous materials or waste spills. ...

Consumer Reports magazine has issued hospital safety ratings for 1,159 hospitals in 44 states, using several different measures than the Leapfrog Group’s recent and controversial hospital lett...

True or False: The Life Safety Code® standards are primarily focused on the building/maintaining of fire safe buildings and environment. ...

Q: What are the requirements for fire alarm systems and sprinkler systems? ...

Q: Our assessment for compliance with the LSC has been made, and some deficiencies have been identified. The problem is that some of these deficiencies will take longer than 45 days to resolve. Wha...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a memorandum allowing hospitals and nursing homes to comply with certain sections of the National Fire Protection Agency’s (NFPA) ...

After reading this article, you will be able to: Understand the reason for Sentinel Event Alert 47 Identify contributing factors to the issue of radiation overexposure Recognize ways to p...

True or False: Power failures, loss of water or utilities, floods, and tornados are all examples of situations that could result in the activation of all or part of the Emergency Operations Plan. ...