As we continue to head towards the end of the year, now is the time to plan for your 2022 Barrier Management inspections. Unfortunately, documentation requirements can be complex and often misunderstood, and the code adoptions will vary from one Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) to another. This makes it difficult to know whether your facility is in compliance with the code’s standards. Not to mention, your facility’s AHJ survey may be coming up soon.
An AHJ inspector might give you an estimated time of when you can expect them, but they are usually unannounced and this can create a stressful environment. Therefore, Life Safety Consulting can help you know where to focus your attention for your 2022 inspections and to be prepared for your AHJ survey.
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) have developed these life safety codes to protect people’s lives based on the building’s construction, protection, and occupancy features.
A Life Safety Consultant is knowledgeable of the life safety codes, and can help ensure that your facility will meet all of the code’s standards. They will review your facility’s life safety documentation as well as create a mock survey to measure your facility’s strengths and weaknesses. A life safety consultant will physically inspect all of the life safety aspects of your facility as thoroughly as an AHJ surveyor.
Documentation Review
Life Safety Consultants are up-to-date with the Life Safety Code and will help you to prepare your facility for your Authority Having Jurisdiction survey. Whether it’s the Joint Commission, CMS, or any other accrediting agency, A Life Safety Consultant will thoroughly review your documentation personalized to your specific AHJ and their requirements. They can help you understand what the code’s standards say, and which requirements have been adopted in your area. Having the proper documentation ready and available is important to your inspection and will help prove to your AHJ you are properly prepared.
Physical Inspection / Mock Survey
Although your facility’s documentation is important, a physical inspection is crucial to the integrity of your building and the safety of its occupants. An LSS Life Safety Consultant will tour the facility to perform a mock survey and inspect each of your facility’s fire and life safety systems. They will help you find hidden deficiencies to help ensure your facility is in compliance with the required codes. Not to mention, this will save you time and money from having multiple inspections done or having to pay a fine. Having a physical building inspection helps prove that the AHJ standards and code requirements are being met and enforced.
Once the mock survey has been completed, you’ll know exactly what fire and life safety systems you’ll need to focus on.
Whether you have your Joint Commission, CMS, or any other accrediting agency’s Life Safety survey soon, or just need a little extra help on certain issues that need to be addressed, now is the perfect time to prepare. Having an expert on the Life Safety Code will help to ensure your facility will meet the code’s standards by going over your records and physically inspecting your facility’s fire and life safety systems.
Don’t stress over your facility’s 2022 life safety inspections. Contact Us Here, or call 888-675-4519 to learn how an LSS Life Safety Consultant will help you be in compliance by going over your records and performing a mock survey of your facility’s fire and life safety systems.