Joint Commission Holiday Decorations
Therefore they create a fire risk.
Joint commission holiday decorations. Keyes is a safety consultant with the greeley company a division of hcpro inc in marblehead ma. Many of this newsletter s readers are regularly confronted with questions concerning holiday decorations. The joint commission and life safety code ban combustible decorations unless they are flame resistant so the hay and scarecrow while festive were in fact a potential fire hazard that could result in a citation from surveyors. As we prepare for the holidays and our upcoming joint commission survey it is important that all departments adhere to the unc health care decoration policy.
Learn about joint commission accreditation certification and standards plus measurement and performance improvement areas and our many helpful resources. Failure to do say may result in violations of joint commission standards. The joint commission and life safety code ban combustible decorations unless they are flame resistant so the hay and scarecrow while festive were in fact a potential fire hazard that could result in a citation from surveyors. Besides requiring compliance with the lsc under ec 5 20 which will expand into the new life safety standards in 2009 the joint commission specifically discusses decorations under ec 5 10 managing fire safety risks which will become ec 02 03 01 in 2009.
Remember decoration policies this holiday season. With halloween still a few weeks off now is a good time for ceos to sit down with safety officers review decoration policies and issue annual reminders about what. Joint commission ec 02 03 01 requires hospitals to manage fire risks. The joint commission and life safety code ban combustible decorations unless they are flame resistant so the hay and scarecrow while festive were in fact a time for hospitals to issue holiday.
The hospital prohibits all combustible decorations that are not flame retardant. Paper decorations crepe paper dried holiday wreaths cardboard boxes wrapped like presents metal and live christmas trees garland and menorahs with open flames are all examples of decorations that may be combustible. 1 trees and decorations. The joint commission s 2012 hospital accreditation standards standard ls 02 01 70 ep 1 states.
A live holiday trees tree branches pine cones and other dry vegetation shall not be displayed in any area of the hospital.