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

This checklist can help health care facilities inspect fire doors to ensure compliance with according to the NFPA 80 Fire Rated Doors and Other Openings Protectives standard.

This tool helps determine the appropriate special locking arrangement to permit compliant egress in the event of a fire alarm activation.

This risk assessment tool has been developed to help health care facility staff comply with the risk-based, patient-focused approach described by the 2021 version of NFPA 99: Health Care Facilities Code.

Get ready for CMS surveys with our Hospital CMS Tag Checklists and Crosswalks. Download our resources now to ensure compliance and safety in your facility.

This tool helps facilities managers apply the tactics of building system maintenance to infection control by identifying opportunities for infection risk during rounding.

Use this self-assessment tool to prepare your non-hospital business occupancies for survey by accreditations organizations.

ASHE ICRA 2.0™ includes several improvements and clarifications to help in prevention planning for construction projects.

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

This water management tool is a gap analysis worksheet to assist facilities in implementing and maintaining a compliant water management program.

Classification schemas are designed to provide health care planners, designers, and operators with a common nomenclature, and to generate these benefits for health care facilities departments.

Delay inspection, testing, and maintenance requirements during COVID-19. Download the waiver template and recommendations table.

This downloadable Word document is a sample monthly log for maintaining special ventilation rooms.DOWNLOAD NOW

Door Inspection Tool 2019.

Hospitals and health systems are working to address the environmental risks associated with the care of patients at risk for suicide and self-harm. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is currently creating comprehensive interpretive guidance, which will incorporate Joint Commission patient safety recommendations. To help hospitals and other health care facilities understand and implement these recommendations, ASHE is developing tools and resources for members.

This downloadable Word document is a sample pressure relationship policy you can customize to fit the needs of your facility.DOWNLOAD NOW

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