Summer is just around the corner! This year the first official day of summer is Sunday, June 20th, although it has felt like we’ve already been in summer for a couple months now. As a facility manager you probably have a lot to do before your Joint Commission survey. Unfortunately, documentation requirements are complex and can often be misunderstood. Not to mention the requirements and code adoptions will vary from one Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) to another. This makes it difficult to know whether your facility is in compliance with the code’s standards. And even after spring cleaning, there still may be deficiencies hidden in your facility that could result in fees or loss of accreditation. It can be overwhelming, and you may not be certain that your facility is prepared for a Joint Commission Survey. Therefore, commercial Fire and Life Safety Consulting can help you make sure your facility will be incompliance and ready for it’s Joint Commission survey!
Commercial Fire and Life Safety Consulting Services
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) have developed these life safety codes to protect people’s lives based on the building’s construction, protection, and occupancy features. A Life Safety Consultant is knowledgeable of these codes, and can help ensure that your facility will meet all of the code’s standards.
Documentation Review
LSS Life Safety Consultants are up-to-date with the Life Safety Code and will help you to prepare your facility for your Authority Having Jurisdiction survey. Whether it’s the Joint Commission, CMS, or any other accrediting agency, A Life Safety Consultant will thoroughly review your documentation personalized to your specific AHJ and their requirements. They can help you understand what the code’s standards say, and which requirements have been adopted in your area. Having the proper documentation ready and available is important to your inspection and will help prove to your AHJ you are properly prepared.
- Fire Safety
- General Safety
- Emergency Preparedness
- Security
- Hazardous Materials and Waste
- Utility Systems
- Medical Equipment
- Departmental policies and procedures
Mock Survey / Physical Inspection
Although your facility’s documentation is important, a physical inspection is crucial to the integrity of your building and the safety of its occupants. An LSS Life Safety Consultant will tour the facility to preform a mock survey and inspect each of your facility’s fire and life safety systems. They will help you find hidden deficiencies to help ensure your facility is in compliance with the required codes. Not to mention, this will save you time and money from having multiple inspections done or having to pay a fine. Having a physical building inspection helps prove that the AHJ standards and code requirements are being met and enforced.
- Verification of Barrier Management
- Egress Markings
- Hazardous Areas
- Corridors and Suites
- Emergency Generators & Transfer Switches
- Emergency Preparedness
- Medical Equipment
- General Safety
- Security
- Hazardous Materials & Waste
- Fire Safety
- Utilities
Whether you have your Joint Commission, CMS, or any other accrediting agency’s Life Safety survey soon, or just need a little extra help on certain issues that need to be addressed, now is the perfect time to prepare. Having an expert on the Life Safety Code will help to ensure your facility will meet the code’s standards by going over your records and physically inspecting your facility’s fire and life safety systems. Once the mock survey has been completed, you’ll know exactly what needs to be repaired. This can also help save you time and money from having multiple inspections done.
Don’t stress over the documentation and hidden deficiencies. Contact Us Here, or call 888-675-45-19 to learn how an LSS Life Safety Consultant will help you be in compliance by going over your records and performing a mock survey of your facility’s fire and life safety systems.
