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Manual: Life Safety and Interim Life Safety Management Manual (Ver 4) Department: HOSPITALWIDE External Reference: (JCAHO EC.5.10)
MCN’s customizable template, Fire Safety Chain of Command - Key Personnel, is taken from our Life Safety and Interim Life Safety Management Manual. MCN Healthcare’s proven policy and procedure templates, competencies and compliance tools have assisted more than 20,000 health care organizations worldwide meet their regulatory compliance goals. MCN provides more than 80 health care specific policy and procedure manuals for Acute Care Hospitals, Ambulatory Care, Behavioral Health, Home Health, Physician Practice, and Long Term Care. MCN’s policy and procedure manuals focus on the latest healthcare "hot topic" issues related to patient safety and prevention of medical healthcare errors. Here is some sample content from Fire Safety Chain of Command - Key Personnel:
| | Chief Executive Officer
Station: Administrative Offices - Operations Center
Directs and supervises overall fire operations.
Initiates telephone alert system as required.
Maintains hospital Operations Center.
Obtains and coordinates all information and action taken.
Orders evacuation procedures, when necessary.
Gives all clear after receiving notification from the fire chief on scene.
Assistant Administrator/Nurse Executive
Station: Scene of Fire
Assumes the duties of the Chief Executive Officer in his/her absence.
Reports to the scene of the fire and coordinates all activities at... |
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Turns off air conditioning and central heating equipment.
Turns off main electrical switch, as necessary.
Department Managers and Supervisors
Station: Individual Departments and Nursing Stations
Act as area fire marshal and coordinate all activities within each department.
Direct personnel to other areas of the hospital as needed.
Prepare sector for evacuation, if necessary.
Stand by for further orders.
Evening and Night Supervisors
Station: Scene of Fire
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