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Created exclusively for healthcare facility managers, plant operations professionals, and directors of engineering, this monthly 12-page, award-winning resource helps you comply with The Joint Commission’s Life Safety standards, NFPA codes, and related fire protection provisions. Written by Life Safety expert, Brad Keyes, CHSP, each issue is packed with analysis and advice on fire and life safety issues that’s easy to read and apply to your facility.

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Issue 9, September 1, 2016 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Your guide to the equipment and alarm systems that keep your facility compliant

  Your guide to the equipment and alarm systems that keep your facility compliant

• Controlling moisture can cut energy costs, infections, and maintain code compliance

  We all know that a healthcare facility's HVAC system can impact temperature, indoor air quality...

• The basics of the new Life Safety Code

  As CMS changes the date of expected compliance to new rules, let us help you get your house in order

Issue 8, August 1, 2016 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Expert: Proposed CMS emergency preparedness standards are 'not a radical departure'

  Now that the CMS has adopted the 2012 Life Safety Code® (LSC), safety experts are looking ahead...

• Creating a plan to protect and evacuate your facility during a fire

  In a February 2009 report, the NFPA indicated that from 2003 to 2006, municipal fire departments...

• Knowing how much hazardous waste your facility produces is critical. Here's your guide.

  Knowing how much hazardous waste your facility produces is critical. Here's your guide.

• Exciting updates for HLSC: More content, tools, and news at your fingertips!

  The challenges healthcare safety professionals tackle each day don't wait for solutions, and...

Issue 7, July 1, 2016 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Construction 101: What you need to know

  Starting a new facility project can be exciting, but here's how to stay in compliance

• The often-overlooked requirements of proper barrier management

  In the world above the ceiling tiles, out of sight can often mean out of mind. Facilities are...

• Integrating fire/life safety systems in existing and new healthcare facilities

  Many facility managers are challenged with integrating an old facility with new additions while...

• Survey etiquette and clarification

  When the surveyors show up at your hospital, the way you act can affect the outcome of their visit

Issue 6, June 1, 2016 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• CMS adopts 2012 Life Safety Code®

  You've been expecting and preparing for it. Are you ready?

• Conducting a chemical inventory and identifying hazardous waste in your facility

  Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from the upcoming HCPro book, Hazardous Waste in...

Issue 5, May 1, 2016 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Surviving your next survey

  You know The Joint Commission will be back: Here's what you can do to improve your next survey

• The Life Safety Code as you know it, and why it matters

  While anticipated changes are slow to arrive, here's why you'll be glad the LSC is written to be...

Issue 4, April 1, 2016 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Fire safety tips to keep you in compliance

  Here are some helpful tips as you do your tours

• FEMA helps you keep the lights glowing

  If the electricity goes off at your facility, new guidelines help you get them back on quickly

• Know the medical gas cylinder storage requirements

  Know the medical gas cylinder storage requirements

Issue 3, March 1, 2016 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• How to improve life safety compliance now

  Experts give you advice on improving your facility in just a few simple steps.

• Behold the mighty fire door

  Learn how to properly inspect and maintain your doors

• Fire walls, sprinklers, and corridor obstructions

  A look at some miscellaneous aspects of Life Safety Code® (LSC) compliance to be aware of at...

Issue 2, February 1, 2016 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Understanding surgical environment compliance

  Humidity levels and facility guidelines lead webinar discussion

• Test your Life Safety Code knowledge

  Editor's note: In the HCPro book The New Life Safety Code® Workbook for Healthcare Facilities...

• General Code Provisions: Administration and General Requirements

  Occasionally, we are faced with a Code violation and feel that there are only two alternatives...

Issue 1, January 1, 2016 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Make sure your exit is actually an exit

  When is a building exit not an exit? When it's an exit that COULD be an exit, but really isn't, and...

• The basics of fire alarm test reports

  One of the most essential life safety features in any building is the fire alarm system. It...

• HLSC 2015 index

  This handy index provides a listing of all Healthcare Life Safety Compliance articles from 2015.