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This tool supports a safe care environment by helping departments identify and respond to life safety deficiencies in protection, exits, doors, fire alarms, and sprinkler systems.

Weekly EPSS inspections are vital for hospital safety, as recommended by NFPA 110 (2013). Use this ASHE checklist.

This eBook features a collection of articles describing extreme weather events that have affected health care facilities across the country.

This supplement focuses on the roles of two leaders—the Facility Engineer and the Infection Preventionist—and how they can collaborate in all mitigation, preparation, response, and recovery stages.

Free PDF: A Back-to-Basics Approach to Infection Control and Emergency Management for Health Care Facilities

Help prepare your facility for adverse weather-related events through this article and adverse weather checklist available to ASHE members.

A step-by-step guide for developing a comprehensive integrated fire protection and life safety inspection, testing and maintenance (ITM) program for health care facilities. This timely publication will support facilities managers ahead of CMS’s adoption of NFPA 101-2018 (or later), which will require integrated life safety ITM for all high-rise buildings.

Get insights into the regulatory requirements and maintenance recommendations for smoke control systems in hospitals.

This downloadable Word document is a policy on maintaining utility system drawings and documents to aid in the shutdown process during emergencies. DOWNLOAD NOW

Lessons learned from previous disasters, explains how to assess vulnerabilities, and suggests new ways to safeguard emergency power through new technologies, innovative protocols, and information sharing.

Use this HVA tool to assist your multidisciplinary group in assessing and prioritizing exercises for potential hazards/risk.

Learn about the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) with the ASHE management monograph. Improve your hospital's emergency preparedness.