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The 2017 ASHE Advocacy Report includes articles on improving codes, code compliance, and outreach. DOWNLOAD NOW

By Chad Beebe, AIA, SASHE, ASHE Deputy Executive Director of Advocacy

Achieve compliance with Joint Commission Documentation Standards. Learn how to effectively document standards with our comprehensive guide.

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

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

This PowerPoint presentation details LS.02.01.20 and locking requirements included in the Life Safety Code. DOWNLOAD NOW

First significant benchmarking effort in health care facility management operations based on information collected by IFMA and ASHEDOWNLOAD NOW 

NFPA HITF interpretations, June 2010 on floor/ceiling assembly for occupancy separation, exit access from suites, fire doors, sprinkler clearance at perimeter. DOWNLOAD NOW

This collection of articles will help health care facilities professionals understand and prepare for new trends that experts anticipate emerging in the near future of our field.

Successfully pass any inspection related to compliance with NFPA 99, 2012 edition, by learning a risk-based approach to systems and equipment.

Taming building automation system alarm fatigue

Increase your understanding of electrical systems, the lifeblood of the health care facility.

Determine which requirements can be completed in-house and the possible cost benefits of each.

Door Inspection Tool 2019.

Understand the Storage and use of Medical Gas Cylinder with the 2012 Edition of NFPA 99 in Mind

Safeguard against fire-related hazards with NFPA 101 Life Safety Code. Protect patients, staff, and visitors in health care facilities.

This monograph provides a step-by-step model for building a business case in support of energy resiliency investments in health care facilities. It also includes other best practices and ways to support resiliency.

Speakers: Tim Adams, Sue Andersen, Kathy Tolomeo, David M. Sine and Kathryn PetrovicThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as well as the Joint Commission and other accrediting organizations are placing an increased emphasis on assessing risks and providing a physical environment consistent with the identified risks. This session focuses on the process of risk assessment and mitigation of behavioral health patient safety physical risks. 

Speakers: Jonathan Flannery, MHSA, CHFM, FASHE, FACHE, Senior Associate Director of Advocacy, ASHE; Jonathan Hart, P.E., Principal Fire Protection Engineer, NFPA; William Koffel, FSFPE, P.E., President, Koffel and Associates