Engineering Compliance
SPECIAL REPORT
The Joint Commission updates its requirements, reflecting the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid's Conditions of Participation..
ADVOCACY ADVISER
Safety must always be top of mind when balancing how to best care for patients while remaining code-compliant.
CHECKLIST
Plus: ASHRAE reviews comments on proposed standard, ASPR emergency planning tool and FBI warns of cybersecurity threat.
COVER STORY
ASHE helps to reduce regulatory conflicts and overreach amidst heightened focus on pandemic preparedness and sustainability.
CHECKLIST
Plus: CMS shares updates on ambulatory surgical center rules and emergency management exercises; NFPA presents new research on fire door gaps.
ADVOCACY ADVISER
Determining when to embark building remediation for code compliance requires thorough investigation.
COMPLIANCE + OPERATIONS
Examining model codes from two major organizations illustrates the need for greater unification.
ADVOCACY ADVISER
Recent editions of NFPA 25 include subtle but important changes to testing requirements.
CHECKLIST
Plus: OSHA cracks down on unreported injuries, cyber actors target power supply devices and Pacific PPE loses NIOSH approval.
CODES & STANDARDS
Combining load bank generator testing is an alternative solution for facilities unable to meet certain minimum requirements of their monthly test.