Resources

Life Safety and survey readiness guides.

Written for facilities directors, administrators and compliance officers in Healthcare facilities.

The Most Common Life Safety Code Deficiencies in Healthcare Facilities

The Life Safety Code findings surveyors cite most in hospitals, surgery centers and nursing facilities, why they happen and how to prevent each one.

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CMS Life Safety Survey Checklist

A practical checklist for preparing a hospital, surgery center or nursing facility for the CMS Life Safety Code survey: documents, building, staff.

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Fire Door Inspection Requirements in Healthcare Facilities

What NFPA 80 and the Life Safety Code require for annual fire door inspections in Healthcare facilities, what inspectors check and how to document it.

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Emergency Generator Testing Requirements in Healthcare Facilities

Weekly, monthly, annual and three-year emergency generator testing under NFPA 110 and NFPA 99 for Healthcare facilities, and how to document it.

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The Environment of Care Documentation Binder

How to organize Life Safety and Environment of Care documentation for a CMS or accreditation survey: what surveyors request and in what order.

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Interim Life Safety Measures (ILSM) in Healthcare Facilities

When Interim Life Safety Measures are required during construction or a Life Safety deficiency, which measures apply and how to document them.

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Medical Gas and Vacuum System Testing Requirements

What NFPA 99 requires for inspection and testing of medical gas and vacuum systems in hospitals and surgery centers, and what surveyors ask to see.

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Fire Drill Requirements in Healthcare Facilities

How often hospitals, surgery centers and nursing facilities must run fire drills under the Life Safety Code, what to include and how to document them.

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K-Tags Explained: Life Safety Code Deficiencies on CMS Surveys

What K-tags are, how CMS Life Safety surveyors use them, the K-tags cited most often and how to respond to a K-tag citation.

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What to Expect During a CMS Life Safety Code Survey

How a CMS Life Safety Code survey unfolds: entrance conference, document review, building tour, staff interviews and exit conference.

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