Safety Newsletters

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Healthcare Life Safety Compliance

• Keyes Q&A: Generator tests, fire watches, spare sprinkler heads, energy cut-out switches

  Q: Where can I find the exact documentation requirements for weekly and monthly generator tests...

• Beware of fraud when searching to bolster supplies in a crisis

  When trying to procure necessary supplies during a disaster or emergency, be aware of potential...

• NFPA ramps up online resources with COVID-19 related compliance information

  Look to two white papers available online from the NFPA to help you sort Life Safety Code®...

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Hospital Safety Center

• Unresolved POC first target as CMS urges surveyors to resume schedules

  Dust off any outstanding plans of correction (POC) for CMS and intensify survey readiness prep...

• "Hope is not a plan": Points to consider as flu adds to COVID-19 surge

  Managing both kinds of highly contagious respiratory infections will pose unique challenges...

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Medical Environment Update

• Needle phobia: An underappreciated threat

  As the nation keeps a close watch on the development of COVID-19 vaccine candidates that might...

• Case study: Virtual reality at Vanderbilt

  How the academic medical center designed a virtual reality course for point-of-care ultrasound...