GH Schuller and Associates, Inc.

This training module focuses on identifying the details of The Joint Commission requirements and applying them to your Facilities Management processes. We start by using Best Practices already identified within your program.  Then we focus on improving processes that may be ineffective or impeding requirement fulfillment.  We look at facility areas such as work-order flow/management for the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems, including medical gas systems and emergency power generation.  This simple approach utilizes procedures and forms developed specifically for your organization to get your team’s effectiveness up and requirements met with your improved methods.

This course provides the attendees with the ability to identify the correct EOC performance monitoring points for application to their organization.   It helps develop an understanding of what makes effective performance monitors and assists with developing first round monitors for your organization.  It provides specific insight to working with EOC team members and facilitating improvements through monitoring. 

This is a primer for the EOC committee chairperson(s).  This working review provides a framework to jump start the EOC committee and facilitates effective changes, follow-through, and accountability to the group.

This course provides a complete overview of The Joint Commission’s EOC chapters to include Environment of Care, Life Safety and Emergency Management.  Utilizing the most current JC surveyor interpretations and focus areas the instructor will present salient proven methods and insights for compliance within each element of performance.  Since every organization is different each session is tailored for your team.

Understanding Joint Commission concepts with respect to risk is paramount in correctly applying the standard.  This course:

• Presents risk assessment methodology 
• The tools needed to quickly and correctly perform a risk assessment
• Training to identify the areas needing assessments (including report format development) 
• Walkthrough of some of the more common risks associated with your facility

This course covers all aspects of ILSM requirements. This includes the criteria needed for inclusion, application of “Administrative Actions” and the scheduling and documentation required to meet ILSM plans. Students will develop ILSM plans reviewing current facility issues and produce recommendations for improvements.

During a construction/renovation project, there are key requirements necessary to remain compliant with standards while minimizing patient and hospital operational impact. This course provides relevant information to all levels of construction/renovation projects.  It includes understanding project management have to have's within an operating health care environment.  This course reviews and discusses the requirements necessary to stay compliant while minimizing operational impact; critical for keeping your facility open during these periods of improvement.

 Quality Construction/Renovation projects begin with the documents necessary to effectively communicate with the organizations entire staff about timing and duration of these projects.  The instructor will discuss the fundamental requirements of developing a quality schedule specifically discussing Manday Estimating, Duration, Logic Networks and Precedence Networks.  This is not a Planning and Estimating course rather it is specific to Managing Projects. 

 This course prepares attendees to meet OSHA requirements for first responders.  First responders at the awareness level are individuals who are likely to witness or discover a hazardous substance release and who have been trained to initiate an emergency response sequence by notifying the proper authorities of the release.  They would take no further action beyond notifying the authorities of the release.  This course trains first responders to objectively demonstrate competency in the following areas:

• An understanding of the potential outcomes associated with an emergency created when hazardous substances are present.
• The ability to recognize the presence of hazardous substances in an emergency.
• The ability to identify the hazardous substances, if possible.
• An understanding of the role of the first responder and a review of the organizations spill procedures, available spill response supplies and equipment.
• The ability to realize the need for additional resources, and to make appropriate notifications to the communication center.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) in conjunction with OSHA has specific required HazMat procedures. This course reviews the standards and procedures for the operational staff responsible for the storage, packaging, transport and documentation of hazardous wastes.  It reviews your organization’s emergency response plan including site security and control and the U.S. Department of Transportation's Emergency Response Guidebook.

 When Safety is a part of the culture, attitudes reflect safety, and actions reflect attitude.  Healthcare facilities, as a high reliability organization, must maintain a commitment to safety at all levels, from frontline providers to managers and executives. This commitment establishes a "culture of safety." Beginning with the safety basics we train using your own organization’s appropriate policies and procedures.  Our training helps develop a culture of safety by: 

• Cultivating an understanding of the high-risk nature of your organizations activities
• Impressing a determined and intentional mind-set to achieve consistently safe operations
• Encouraging collaboration across ranks and disciplines to seek solutions to safety problems
• Reviewing organizational resources to address safety concerns.

Repairs, construction, and installations may require working with ignition sources near flammable materials, known as “Hot Work.”  Work of this nature requires compliance-specific processes and procedures or a Hot Work Program.  GHS&A provides Hot Work training, for employees, supervisors, maintenance individuals, fire safety group, and contractors.  This training is role specific and procedure driven.  It includes defining the process and procedures by role, responsibilities, permit procedures, safety group and fire watch responsibilities, requirements, permits, and general safety-specific practices. 

 

GHS&A conducts a thorough review of your organization’s ‘Hot Work’ program where we assess your policies, procedures, training status, permitting process, and communication process.  Our goal is to identify gaps or incomplete areas that don’t meet or exceed standards.  Your results are provided in a report with recommendations to increase compliance or lower risk or a training presentation that pinpoints specific action items, roles, and solutions.