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Mattress and Upholstery Flammability Update

 number of hospitals have received a notice regarding flammability requirements for mattresses and upholstery....
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NFPA Approves Alcohol Hand Rub Amendment

On April 28, 2004, the NPFA announced the amendment of the 2000 and 2003 editions of the Life Safety Code.....
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JCAHO issues Clarification on Surveying of USP 797

The June 2004 Joint Commission Perspectives provides a clarification to the expectations outlined in the April 2004 Perspectives establishing....
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Medical Telemetry: FCC Extends Freeze on High Power Use in 460-470 MHz Band Until Dec. 31, 2005

The American Society of Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) of the American Hospital Association (AHA) is pleased to advise that.......
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FDA will accept comments on Bed Rail Entrapment Guidance until December 29, 2004

FDA announced that it will continue to accept comments to the draft document Hospital Bed System Dimensional Guidance to Reduce Entrapment.....
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NFPA proposal for annual testing of fire and smoke dampers is defeated - ASHE member’s grass roots advocacy is credited for the reversal

The NFPA 90A committee proposal to increase testing of dampers from every four years to annual testing.....
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FDA issues safety alert on Vail hospital bed systems

In a response to ongoing concerns about quality and labeling, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Justice yesterday seized three models of “enclosed bed systems”......
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Revised JCAHO Standard Focuses on the Statement of Conditions LSC Assessment

Effective July 1, 2005, the Joint Commission (JCAHO) will survey for an additional Element of Performance.....
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DHS issues Bulletin on False Hospital Inspections

On Monday April 25, the American Hospital Association (AHA) released a Disaster Readiness Advisory to members disseminating information....
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JCAHO announces 2006 Patient Safety Goals

On June 1, 2005 the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations released six National Patient Safety Goals......
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