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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.

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.

This tool leverages existing core infection control risk assessment (ICRA) principles to establish a framework for water safety management during health care construction and renovation projects.

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.

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.

Improve patient safety with our temperature and humidity control tool. Download the draft policy based on ASHRAE's white paper.

This tool is intended to help facilities professionals make good decisions about psychiatric unit toilet room renovations.

ASHE's medical air testing tool is the key to a reliable and efficient medical gas system.

Negative Pressure Room Guidelines: Learn about the importance of temporary negative pressure patient rooms and how to achieve it in your facility.

ASHE's "Life Safety Decommissioning Tool" breaks down a number of life safety features no longer required by code, as well as recommendations to either decommission or maintain these features.

ASHE's Life Safety Risk Assessment Tool, a matrix of risk tolerance, allows for an organization to document the severity of occurrence and the impact of a deficiency.

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 tool can be used to assess operating rooms to determine whether they are wet procedure locations. The tool can be used to help comply with the 2012 edition of NFPA 99.

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