LD standards for Life Safety Code tours? Yes indeed
Hi everyone, it's Scott Wallask checking in today.
When I was at the ASHE conference last month, George Mills (senior engineer at The Joint Commission) mentioned that life safety surveyors would now be reviewing a trio of leadership standards in addition to giving their well-known EC scrutiny.
Here's the list of the LD standards Mills specifically mentioned, along with examples from him about how they might work into life safety concerns:
- LD.2.20, EP #2--Facility leaders hold staff members accountable for their responsibilities. Example: Not having fire protection equipment inspection records available from third-party contractors.
- LD.3.80, EP #4--Leaders provide for adequate equipment and resources. Example: Administrators cut off budget spending for plans for improvement (PFIs) under the Statement of Conditions.
- LD.4.50, EP #2--Leaders give priority to problematic processes. Example: Establishing unrealistic PFI completion dates (e.g., fixing a large fire barrier penetration by 2015).
Mills covered a whole lot more about Life Safety Code matters, which we'll detail in the upcoming issue of Healthcare Life Safety Compliance.
Thanks, Scott Wallask, swallask@hcpro.com
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