The Chapter Leader's Guide to Life Safety: Practical Insight on Joint Commission Standards, Second Edition

Quick, concise standard explanations for Life Safety chapter leaders When life safety surveyors whether they come from The Joint Commission, CMS, or another accrediting organization arrive on site, they will explore your facility top to bottom for life safety compliance. Beat them to the punch by doing your own in-depth analysis of your organization with The Chapter Leader s Guide to Life Safety: Practical Insight on Joint Commission Standards, Second Edition. Formerly of The Joint Commission, current HFAP life safety surveyor and independent consultant Brad Keyes, CHSP, provides a practical, strategic approach to the life safety survey process. He walks you through a room-by-room, floor-by-floor analysis of the life safety measures you need to have in place to avoid costly citations. He also simplifies confusing Joint Commission standards and CMS requirements and reveals what you should be focusing on to pass your next life safety survey. Plus, to make staff training easy, this guide includes a downloadable PowerPoint presentation highlighting key compliance takeaways. Table of Contents Part I An Overview of the Life Safety Chapter Changes Compliance With the LSC Statement of ConditionsTM LS Standard Numbering System Differences Between Healthcare and Ambulatory Care Occupancies Part II Communication Steps to Open Lines of Communication Time Is the Major Investment Part III Implementation Breakdown of the Life Safety Standards The physical environment Protecting occupants from LSC deficiencies Minimizing fire, smoke, and heat Means of egress Protection from fire and smoke Fire alarm systems Extinguishing fires Special features Fire and smoke hazards Conforming to fire and smoke prevention requirements Benefits: A floor-by-floor analysis to help staff better prepare for a life safety survey Analysis by a life safety expert with experience in multiple accrediting organizations as well as CMS Photos illustrating where citations can happen to help you better understand potential trouble spots during survey Tips and tools for more efficient survey preparation