Certified Healthcare Facilities Safety Specialist (CHFSS)

Course Description

This four-day course focuses on some of the hazards and controls found in the hospital setting and describes standard requirements as well as recommended safe work practices for employee safety and health. Hospitals and personal care facilities employ approximately 1.6 million workers at 21,000 work sites, and many occupational health and safety hazards exist throughout these facilities. This course breaks down the hazards associated with the various departments and suggests solutions for avoiding, minimizing, controlling, or eliminating them whenever possible.

What You'll Learn

• Describe the most common health hazards in the workplace, with specific emphasis on each department within a hospital setting.
• Identify sources of exposure and hazards, and suggest possible solutions.
• Discuss exposure evaluation, engineering controls, and work practice controls.
• Develop a working Hospital Safety Manual.
• Work toward preparing for the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) evaluation.
• Prepare for an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) survey.

Who Should Attend

Healthcare facility managers, safety supervisors and coordinators, hospital environmental services (EVS) personnel, healthcare technicians and maintenance staff, infection control officers, risk management personnel, industrial hygienists, collateral duty safety personnel, line supervisors, and program administrators are all key participants involved in ensuring safety and compliance within hospital settings.