The Chapter Leader's Guide to Life Safety: Practical Insight on Joint Commission Standards, Second Edition Brad Keyes, CHSP Quick, concise standard explanations for Life Safety chapter leaders When life safety surveyors--whether they come from The Joint Commission, CMS, or another accrediting organization--arrive on site, they will explore your facility top to bottom for life safety compliance. Beat them to the punch by doing your own in-depth analysis of your organization with The Chapter Leader's Guide to Life Safety: Practical Insight on Joint Commission Standards, Second Edition. Formerly of The Joint Commission, current HFAP life safety surveyor and independent consultant Brad Keyes, CHSP, provides a practical, strategic approach to the life safety survey process. He walks you through a room-by-room, floor-by-floor analysis of the life safety measures you need to have in place to avoid costly citations. He also simplifies confusing Joint Commission standards and CMS requirements and reveals what you should be focusing on to pass your next life safety survey. Plus, to make staff training easy, this guide includes a downloadable PowerPoint presentation highlighting key compliance takeaways. Table of Contents Part I--An Overview of the Life Safety Chapter Changes Compliance With the LSC Statement of Conditions(TM) LS Standard Numbering System Differences Between Healthcare and Ambulatory Care Occupancies Part II--Communication Steps to Open Lines of Communication Time Is the Major Investment Part III--Implementation Breakdown of the Life Safety Standards The physical environment Protecting occupants from LSC deficiencies Minimizing fire, smoke, and heat Means of egress Protection from fire and smoke Fire alarm systems Extinguishing fires Special features Fire and smoke hazards Conforming to fire and smoke prevention requirements Benefits: A floor-by-floor analysis to help staff better prepare for a life safety survey Analysis by a life safety expert with experience in multiple accrediting organizations as well as CMS Photos illustrating where citations can happen to help you better understand potential trouble spots during survey Tips and tools for more efficient survey preparation

Fire and Life Safety Educator: Principles and Practice, Second Edition Includes Navigate 2 Advantage Access, meets the objectives of NFPA 1035 (2015) for FLSE Levels I, II, III, Public Information Officer, Youth Firesetter Intervention Specialist, and Youth Firesetter Program Manager. It is written for practitioners, managers, and supervisors, as well as for those who are new to the FLSE field, covering fire behavior and prevention, code compliance, community risk reduction, risk assessment, and working with the public. Based solidly on research and proven tactics, it describes community outreach methods, how to effectively teach fire and life safety, and how to market prevention and preparedness messages to all age groups. In-depth instruction advises on developing fire and life safety curricula, objectives, lesson plans, and presentations. This second edition covers all aspects of designing, budgeting for, and managing a fire and life safety program; public relations and persuasion tactics; legal considerations; and best professional practices. The importance of program evaluation and how to conduct evaluation is explained. New chapters are included to address the public information officer role and specific responsibilities, Youth Firesetter intervention strategies, and Youth Firesetter program implementation.

Fundamentals of Fire Protection for the Safety Professional provides safety managers with a guide for incorporating fire hazard awareness and protection into their safety management plans. Industrial fires pose one of the greatest threats to organizations in terms of financial, human, and property losses. Understanding fire safety basics, the physics of fire, and the properties and classes of common hazards is key to designing fire safety management programs that not only protect an organization’s assets but also ensure the safe evacuation of all involved. Fundamentals of Fire Protection for the Safety Professional takes an in-depth look at fire hazards in the workplace—from the substances required to do business to the building construction itself—and provides practical fire safety principles that can be applied in any work environment. Readers will learn how to develop emergency action plans and fire prevention plans, implement effective alarm and detection systems and fire extinguishment systems, and develop a comprehensive fire program management plan that is in compliance with Federal Emergency Management Agency, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, and National Fire Protection Association standards. Each chapter includes a chapter summary and sample problems, making this an ideal training tool in the workplace or the classroom. Answers to chapter questions and a comprehensive glossary and index are provided at the end of the book.

Fire and Life Safety Educator: Principles and Practice, Second Edition Includes Navigate 2 Advantage Access, meets the objectives of NFPA 1035 (2015) for FLSE Levels I, II, III, Public Information Officer, Youth Firesetter Intervention Specialist, and Youth Firesetter Program Manager. It is written for practitioners, managers, and supervisors, as well as for those who are new to the FLSE field, covering fire behavior and prevention, code compliance, community risk reduction, risk assessment, and working with the public. Based solidly on research and proven tactics, it describes community outreach methods, how to effectively teach fire and life safety, and how to market prevention and preparedness messages to all age groups. In-depth instruction advises on developing fire and life safety curricula, objectives, lesson plans, and presentations. This second edition covers all aspects of designing, budgeting for, and managing a fire and life safety program; public relations and persuasion tactics; legal considerations; and best professional practices. The importance of program evaluation and how to conduct evaluation is explained. New chapters are included to address the public information officer role and specific responsibilities, Youth Firesetter intervention strategies, and Youth Firesetter program implementation.

Provides managers, architects, plant engineers, technicians, and others with a concise background in the principles of fire protection and property loss control (a new chapter on life safety elements was added to the second edition). Some of the topics are the characteristics and behavior of fire, t