The Joint Commission/NFPA Life Safety Book for Health Care Organizations

A Guide to the Joint Commission Life Safety Standards and Related NFPA Life Safety Code Requirements By George Mills, MBA, FASHE, CEM, CHFM, CHSP, director, Department of Engineering, The Joint Commission and James K. Lathrop, FSFPE, vice president, Koffel Associates, Inc, New London/Norwich, Connecticut Written by two of the leading fire safety experts in the field, this new book explains exactly how each Joint Commission life safety (LS) standard and element of performance (EP) relates to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Life Safety Code, plus other applicable NFPA regulations. The book is designed for organizations classified as a health care occupancy. Facility managers, emergency managers, life safety experts, risk managers, and others will find this book to be an invaluable resource in sorting out and meeting Joint Commission and NFPA fire safety requirements. Key Topics: Joint Commission LS standards and NFPA Life Safety Code requirements Life safety compliance Key Features: Explanation of the LS chapter s relation to the Life Safety Code Full Joint Commission standards language; full applicable NFPA code language Authorship by nationally-recognized fire safety experts Strategies to help simplify compliance with the LS chapter and the NFPA codes Easy-to-read format Highly useable and practical layout Life Safety Code is a registered trademark of the National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA.