On July 5, 2016, the 2012 Edition of NFPA 101 and the 2010 Edition of NFPA 72 began applying to all healthcare facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement programs.
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), signed into law in January 2011 and enacted in 2015, was the most sweeping reform of U.S. food safety in more than 70 years.
This past July a man entered the emergency room at Parrish Medical Center in Titusville, Fla., proceeded to the third floor of the hospital, and shot and killed an 88-year-old patient and a 36-year-old hospital employee, apparently in a random act of violence.
HID Global, a global provider of secure identity solutions, released a mid-year update to its top 2016 security trends, based on customer insights into key market developments across enterprise, healthcare, banking and government markets.
Aiphone Corp., a manufacturer of intercom and entry security products, updated QuikSpec, a free online design tool to help system specifiers easily and accurately design and assemble complete emergency systems using both the Aiphone IS Series and IX Series.
Healthcare security and life safety require a constant balancing act between securing the facility and offering an open and caring welcome environment.
Genetec was honored with the fourth annual NCS4 Golden Eagle Award at the 2016 National Sports Safety and Security Conference and Exhibition, held during the week of July 10 in Phoenix, Ariz. Genetec won for its security solution at BB&T Ballpark located in Charlotte, N.C.
Fire Alarm Specialty Design of North Windham, Conn. was contacted to resolve a problem with the fire alarm system at Lawrence Junior High School in Falmouth, Mass. The existing fire panel was well beyond its life cycle and could not be repaired. The only option was to replace it — and that’s when a new set of issues came to light.
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