The Life Safety Code® Workbook and Study Guide for Healthcare Facilities

The Life Safety Code® Workbook and Study Guide for Healthcare Facilities

Jennifer O’Connell 
John Helton

The Life Safety Code® Workbook and Study Guide for Healthcare Facilities contains everything you need to help you understand and comply with the latest changes to the Life Safety Code (LSC).

This self-study desk reference gives you the in-depth analysis of LSC requirements for healthcare and ambulatory occupancies, survey preparation, and how to maintain accreditation, regardless of accrediting option. The latest edition removes outdated code references and highlights changes to the LSC from the 2000 to 2012 editions, including changes to the 2012 edition to prepare for CMS adoption (for example, healthcare occupancy changes such as the clarification of some suite requirements and locking requirements).

Benefits

• Expert advice—This workbook is packed with thorough analysis of the changes and what you need to do to comply, from sources you can trust.
• Confidence in preparation—Ensure your organization’s perfect compliance using the book’s charts, tables, and quizzes. 
• Straightforward coverage—This book covers all the elements of the LSC in straightforward, jargon-free language without being overly dry.

Published: November 2018

Dimensions: 8.5x11
Page count: 406
ISBN: 978-1-68308-869-1

About the Authors

Jennifer O’Connell is an independent Life Safety Code expert who wrote previous editions. She has more than a decade of extensive experience providing life safety consulting services to healthcare facilities, including the development of The Joint Commission Statement of Conditions, life safety assessments for large healthcare facilities, and consulting for new design and construction. O’Connell has worked with such facilities as Johns Hopkins Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, The Ohio State University Medical Center, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, and The Nebraska Medical Center. She provided the life safety consulting services for the design and construction of the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, and the new Martin Army Community Hospital in Fort Benning, Georgia.

John Helton is a life safety consultant who is a life safety risk analysis engineer for Gettysburg College. He was previously fire marshal at the Camp David presidential retreat for the Obama and Trump administrations. He is a member of NCIS-FPCONS and FBI pre-planned response for active shooters, improving safety, and response to modern threats.