Compliance and Operations

NEWS
Also this week: FGI updates design guide and hospital combats alarm fatigue.
ASHE PERSPECTIVE: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
ASHE initiative aims to build stability and resiliency in the face of adverse weather events.
NEWS
Also this week: ASHE Energy to Care nominations due April 1.
NEWS
Also this week: OSHA seeks input on health care violence-prevention standard.
NEWS
Also this week: Updates from the Facility Guidelines Institute and a new emergency preparedness study.
CHECKLIST
New tools put spotlight on mitigating violence in health care facilities.
CODES AND STANDARDS
Oregon medical clinic installs temperature monitoring system to track refrigerated medicine.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Unit can handle small-scale or mass casualty incidents involving chemical exposure.
NEWS
Also this week: ASHE extends deadline on Energy and Water Survey.
CHECKLIST
ASPR, VA and USP 797 also release compliance information.