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Healthcare Safety Leader

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From paperwork to practice: Healthcare facilities brace for real-world emergency scenarioswe

May 06, 2024

Climate Change, Cybersecurity & Technology, Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety, Physical environment

Scott Wytosick, a fire and life safety consultant at Jensen Hughes, catches up this month with Healthcare Safety Leader to discuss topics such as adapting Life Safety Code® (LSC) compliance for a post...

Medical Environment Update

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Safe use of compressed gases

December 13, 2025

Fire & Life Safety, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

Darryl saw the low CO2 level alarm on the microbiology incubator and went to change the tank in the nearby storage room. The valve cover seemed stuck on the replacement tank and Darryl was unable to r...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Extinguishing risk: Advanced fire safety for ambulatory surgery centers

December 13, 2025

Fire & Life Safety

Ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) face unique challenges in fire safety and compliance. For example, the fire extinguisher used in an ASC may be different than the one used in a hospital due to the ASC...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Know where your fire and smoke dampers are to help avoid RFIs at survey

December 13, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Fire & Life Safety

It’s time for your survey: Do you know where your fire and smoke dampers are? ...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Put healthcare life safety compliance training and education front and center

December 13, 2025

Fire & Life Safety

Training and education in any professional role can help individuals improve their skills and learning competencies. Training and education opportunities, however, often get sidelined by day-to-day du...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Smoke detectors should be at least 36 inches from HVAC vents to avoid survey deficiency

December 13, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety

Check whether smoke detectors are at least 36 inches from heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) vents to ensure they detect smoke right away. ...

Mac's Safety Space

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Mac’s Safety Space: Risk takes a holiday…not!

December 13, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety, Physical environment

As one might imagine, I’ve had the chance to review a lot of different risk assessments over the course of the last little while (OK, maybe more than a little while…unless 20-plus years is a little wh...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Emergency readiness in healthcare through smart solutions

December 19, 2023

Fire & Life Safety, Cybersecurity & Technology

In an era of rapid technological advancement and shifting regulatory landscapes, healthcare facilities face the dual challenge of ensuring patient safety and meeting stringent compliance standards. Or...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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CMS lowers initial training requirement to get surveyors in the field more quickly

December 13, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Fire & Life Safety

Facilities might start seeing more CMS surveys soon as the agency lowers the initial level of certification for its own Life Safety Code® (LSC) surveyor candidates. ...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Analyzing the hospital life safety survey: The roof and penthouse equipment rooms

December 13, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Fire & Life Safety

The whole purpose of the building tour is to determine if your facility is in compliance with the Life Safety Code® (LSC). The surveyor will most likely start at the top of your building inspecting me...

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From paperwork to practice: Healthcare facilities brace for real-world emergency scenarioswe

Safe use of compressed gases

Extinguishing risk: Advanced fire safety for ambulatory surgery centers

Know where your fire and smoke dampers are to help avoid RFIs at survey

Put healthcare life safety compliance training and education front and center

Smoke detectors should be at least 36 inches from HVAC vents to avoid survey deficiency

Mac’s Safety Space: Risk takes a holiday…not!

Emergency readiness in healthcare through smart solutions

CMS lowers initial training requirement to get surveyors in the field more quickly

Analyzing the hospital life safety survey: The roof and penthouse equipment rooms

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