Environment and Facilities

Two topics are on the rise in terms of potential impact on our facilities: electric vehicles and water threats.Read More »

Whether your healthcare facility is in Las Vegas or Bangor, Maine, extreme weather will always be on the table. For instance, winter ice, snow,...Read More »

Volcanic eruptions and La Niña expected to make for an interesting winter seasonRead More »

I think we all know that rounding as it might have once been...Read More »

Dale Lyman, CFPS, Life Safety Code^® consultant at Lyman Code Consulting, says “Fire extinguishers are...Read More »

Dale Lyman, CFPS, has lived and breathed fire and other kinds of safety for decades. He spent most of his career in various roles...Read More »

This should be a relatively quick news item that will impact organizations being surveyed by our friends in Chicago starting January 1, 2023. So,...Read More »

Myths and mysteries about surveys and why some Joint Commission RFIs are more about the hospital's policies than about the actual requirements. Read More »

We are constantly bombarded with interpretations of code and regulation that are oftentimes extrapolations on very basic principles. Certainly,...Read More »

During new lab employee orientation, safety training should be one of the first items, and it should include information about fire prevention and...Read More »