Applying NFPA 101 Life Safety Code to Statement of Conditions - April 20-22, 2009, Atlanta, GA

Applying the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code to the Joint Commission Statement of Conditions

This 3-day comprehensive seminar provides information on the Life Safety Code as it is applied to health care occupancies under four parts of the Joint Commission’s Statement of Conditions (SOC).  The seminar is taught by seminar leaders with direct experience in code content, application and inspection.  You will develop a comprehensive understanding of the seven components of the EC standards:  safety, security, hazardous materials and waste, emergency preparedness, life safety, medical equipment, and utility systems.  Updates will be provided on new Joint Commission EC standards.

Objectives:
• Describe the key components of the seven required management plans for the Environment of care
• Identify strategies to measure and assess the effectiveness of the required management plans
• Identify key standards and discuss practical examples and strategies of how to implement them
• Apply the core chapters of NFPA 101 and the occupancy-specific requirements for healthcare occupancies
• Describe how to complete the SOC and how surveyors will use the document.

Target Audience: 
Hospital engineers, hospital facility managers, hospital safety directors, risk managers, nursing home safety directors, architects and designers, administrators responsible for Joint Commission compliance.

Program runs from 8 am-4:30 pm each day.