Beginning on January 1, 2009, EC.5.20 and provisions from the Statement of Conditions (SOC) become the heart of the new life safety chapter. That means Life Safety Code® (LSC) compliance is no longer entirely under the EC requirements.
The Life Safety Compliance Manual: A Guide to the Joint Commission Standards, is your solution to understanding the new 2009 life safety standards.
The chapter for healthcare occupancies now includes 10 standards and more than 100 elements of performance-that means that where you could expect one requirement for improvement in previous years, you can receive up to 10 in 2009. This significant shift in Joint Commission requirements will have a resounding affect on hospitals and safety professionals. Take action now and be prepared for January 1, 2009.
Author aBrad Keyes, CHSP-a safety consultant with The Greeley Company and formerly a life safety surveyor for the Joint Commission-wrote this valuable reference to help clear the confusion and help you understand the new life safety chapter. The manual provides a detailed outline of the new requirements and gives you point-by-point, easy-to-understand descriptions, compliance tips, and tools to get the job done.
The Life Safety Compliance Manual is a comprehensive resource that offers you:
An overview of the life safety chapter, including The Joint Commission's new scoring methodology Tools to comply with the LSC and the electronic SOC Strategies to meet unique challenges for healthcare occupancies, such as carts in corridors and the code benefits of having sprinkler protection Hotspots for each chapter that help you anticipate LSC pitfalls before they happen Expert interpretation of commonly confused requirements Bonus CD-ROM included with your binder
The companion CD-ROM includes a crosswalk of The Joint Commission's 2008 life safety references in the EC standards and SOC old standards with the 2009 life safety standards, so the changes are crystal clear to help you stay in compliance. You also get completely customizable electronic versions of all the forms and tools provided in the Life Safety Compliance Manual.
A customizable tool that you'll refer to daily
This manual is packaged in a portable 10 x 11 binder, making it easy to snap it open and add your own documents and policies.
Meet the author
Brad Keyes, CHSP, is a safety engineer, former Joint Commission surveyor, and healthcare consultant. His expertise lies in the management of the environment of care, development of leadership effectiveness, and efficiency in work processes. This work focuses on life safety issues, assessing an organization's preparedness for survey, evaluating processes in achieving preparedness, and guiding organizations toward compliance.
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