Kathryn Quinn

Oct 21, 2024 | hfmmagazine.com | Kathryn Quinn |Stephen Smith

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) manages more than 300 codes and works with more than 250 technical committees in its codes and standards development process. Below is a list of NFPA committee happenings for the week of Oct. 14-18. Open for public commentFirst draft reports for seven NFPA documents are open for public commenting. The reports can be found under the “Next Edition” tab for each respective code, standard, guide and recommended practice.

Oct 14, 2024 | hfmmagazine.com | Kathryn Quinn |Stephen Smith |Lisa Walt

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) manages more than 300 codes and works with more than 250 technical committees in its codes and standards development process. Below is a list of NFPA committee happenings for the week of Oct.7-11.  Meeting newsNFPA 30B, Code for the Manufacture and Storage of Aerosol Products.The committee posted first draft meeting minutes from its Sept. 16-18 meeting as it progresses on the code’s 2027 edition.

Oct 8, 2024 | hfmmagazine.com | Kathryn Quinn |Stephen Smith

When disaster strikes, every hospital needs a plan of action. When disaster strikes, every hospital needs a plan of action. Will it stay open indefinitely? Stay open for a defined period and then close? Close immediately? It’s a nuanced and site-specific decision that requires collaboration between community leaders, emergency management agencies, public health entities and internal stakeholders.

Jun 24, 2024 | hfmmagazine.com | Jeffrey E. Henne |Kathryn Quinn

The concept of safety huddles has been around for years and can take various forms. In general, they involve organizational stakeholders who provide a briefing on safety topics relevant to the past 24 hours and future 24 hours of operations to improve information-sharing and accountability. Facilities managers are important members of the huddle team, and many safety incidents that have impacts across departments fall under their leadership purview.

Oct 30, 2023 | hfmmagazine.com | Kathryn Quinn

Communication issues are noted prevalently as opportunities for improvement during post-emergency event and after-action review processes. A specific factor commonly identified is that key stakeholders were not informed soon enough during the event initiation. Time is critical in a crisis, and early notification can expedite the coordination of staff and resources to respond. Trauma staff, house supervisors and senior leaders are all common roles that are typically notified early in an event.