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The emergency power supply system (EPSS) is a critical hospital system, and its failure to function in a power outage can have tragic results. Not all authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) look at documentation of weekly inspections. Nonetheless, a weekly visual inspection is highly recommended. This checklist is based on charts in the Annex of the 2013 edition of NFPA 110: Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems.

A sprinkler system can be complex with many different zones and valves. Some of those valves may be easily to locate. Others may be in more obscure locations. If there is a inadvertent sprinkler activation, or when maintenance or system modifications are being performed, it is imperative that sprinkler system valves be properly identified and can be quickly located. There are many forms of documentation that can help manage this process including accurate drawings, valve charts, valve identification tags or labels or other documentation for the sprinkler system.

This monograph describes an EPS management program that will equip health care facilities to meet the requirements and challenges they face today.

The study compares anticipated plug load with energy intensity data provide guidance for designers in estimating a facility's design load.

This literature review looks at the effects of room ventilation rates on airborne disease transmission in health care facilities.

This monograph provides guidance on how to determine replacement needs for electrical distribution equipment, including strategies for upgrading an electrical distribution system.

Examine a utility management program for managing power shutdowns, allowing hospitals to use lessons learned to improve electrical infrastructure & power system reliability.

This monograph explores the role of the health care environment in infection control, provides information on common pathogens, and gives details on strategies to reduce health care-associated infections.

Operating room setback is a proven energy-saving strategy for hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. This paper presents possibilities and question to ask to determine a facility's approach.

ILSM-ICRA precautions daily monitoring checklist A checklist for monitoring compliance with infection control risk assessment (ICRA) precautions used as interim life safety measures. Intended to be used daily.  Download Tool  word  

Speaker: Tom Stewart and Jonathan Flannery The day-to-day operations of the health care environment can be overwhelming and intimidating to the point of paralysis. This session provides insight into managing the patient care environment and ensuring success as a leader in the field of health care engineering. Topics discussed include leadership skills, effective maintenance and operational strategies, and available resources.

Lessons learned from the perspective of health care facility managers, clinicians, and executive staff Speaker: ASHE In 2011 a tornado in Joplin, Missouri, devastated a community, including Mercy hospital. Mercy’s incredible story offers an opportunity to assess your facility’s emergency preparedness and to use their lessons learned to better prepare for potential future emergencies.  

Recorded May 24, 2016 This webinar was jointly offered by ASHE and the Association for the Healthcare Environment.

Speakers Ronald Gorham, Frank Peropat

As deadlines approach for complying with OSHA's GHS-aligned Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom 2012), environmental health and safety (EH&S) professionals' questions are becoming tougher. To better prepare you, this session examines questions frequently asked by informed EH&S professionals regarding OSHA's adoption of GHS, the resulting changes to requirements for labels and safety data sheets (SDSs), OSHA's HazCom 2012 phased-in compliance deadlines, chemical classification, SDS authoring, and other critical topics.

Speakers: Roy Hirchack, David Lockhart, Devin Hugie and Robert Lucas    

Speaker: ASHE This New Hospital walks you through all the phases of a construction project from the planning to the occupancy phase. This program details the impact that renovation and construction has on a hospital including patients, visitors and staff. This New Hospital provides the viewer with an insider’s tour of what it truly takes to keep a hospital operational as the healing environment is renovated.