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Top Life Safety Code violations and how to address them

December 16, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Fire & Life Safety

While there are many Life Safety Code® (LSC) violations identified throughout an accreditation survey, many of them are “low hanging fruit” and some of the most common findings, according to Lance Woo...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Double check infection control and fire safety with onsite laundry rooms

December 16, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Fire & Life Safety

Check manufacturer’s instructions for use (IFU) as well as nationally recognized standards when updating your policy on the regular maintenance and cleaning of washing machines and dryers used for pat...

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Tips for running successful fire drills

December 16, 2025

Physical environment, Fire & Life Safety, Cybersecurity & Technology

Someone’s always checking for compliance when it comes to fire safety, especially in healthcare facilities. Naturally, that includes several regulatory agencies: CMS, The Joint Commission (TJC), Depar...

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Healthcare Life Safety Compliance, January 2022

December 16, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety

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How many times a year should we train on oxygen transportation?

December 16, 2025

Fire & Life Safety, Quality & Errors

Q: We just had a CMS validation survey and received a finding under K-tag K-926 for not having good enough documentation of training on oxygen transportation. How many times a year do we have to give ...

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Vary your fire drills because surveyors will be checking

December 16, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Fire & Life Safety

Vary the start time of your quarterly fire drills by at least an hour on each shift because surveyors will be checking. And beware of establishing a pattern of scheduling drills because both The Jo...

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Vary your fire drills because surveyors will be checking

December 16, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety

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Smoke barriers, blocked fire extinguishers continue to be problematic

December 16, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Fire & Life Safety

Develop a protocol for any above-ceiling work, schedule weekly inspections of eyewash stations, and ensure that fire extinguishers are not blocked. Those actions might steer you clear of common def...

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Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - November 2021

December 16, 2025

Fire & Life Safety

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Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - October 2021

December 16, 2025

Fire & Life Safety

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Top Life Safety Code violations and how to address them

Double check infection control and fire safety with onsite laundry rooms

Tips for running successful fire drills

Healthcare Life Safety Compliance, January 2022

How many times a year should we train on oxygen transportation?

Vary your fire drills because surveyors will be checking

Vary your fire drills because surveyors will be checking

Smoke barriers, blocked fire extinguishers continue to be problematic

Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - November 2021

Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - October 2021

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