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  • SAF

  • Audit Title (Unit/Location)

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Maine Medical Center’s Safety-Emergency Management (S-EM) Department visited your unit and a Safety Survey was conducted utilizing the Maine Medical Center Safety - Emergency Management Department’s Survey Tool for Healthcare Occupancy to cover the following topics: General safety, staff knowledge, life safety, electrical safety, medical equipment, hazardous materials & waste, emergency management, & security. The following is a list of the S-EM Department’s findings and recommendations. A Corrective Action Plan must be completed online by the Unit Director or Manager and within 30 days. Please visit the following link to complete the Corrective Action Plan: https://my.mainehealth.org/mmc/Departments/SafetyEmergencyManagement/Pages/Safety.aspx If you have any additional questions, concerns or need further clarification on any of the recommendations, please feel free to contact the Safety-Emergency Management Department at 207-662-2513.

  • Unit Name

  • Date of Survey

General Safety / Healthy Environment

  • Environment is clean, odorless, well lit, and trash is not overflowing.

  • No evidence of water damage is visible, ceiling tiles are not stained. 

  • Ceiling tiles are not broken or missing.

  • There are no tripping hazards. 

  • PPE is appropriate and available for types of hazards present.

  • Patient Rest Rooms have working emergency pull cords that are 8" off the floor 

  • Alcohol based hand rub in appropriate locations mounted 48" from the floor, spaced 48" apart and at least 1" from potential ignition sources. 

  • Under sink storage is not being utilized. 

  • Additional staff safety concerns have been addressed

Staff Knowledge - All Topics

  • Staff able to verbalize evacuation/relocation plan including location of at least two separate exit routes, including assembly location. 

  • Staff can locate at least two fire extinguishers and fire alarm pull stations. 

  • Staff able to verbalize emergency Codes (Red, Pink, Purple, Green, Blue, Grey, Silver, White, Orange, Yellow & Triage) and able to verbalize RACE and PASS. 

  • Staff knows how to identify medical equipment in need of inspection or repair. 

  • Staff knows where and how to access SDS online. 

  • Staff know how to report an incident resulting in harm to a patient, visitor, co-worker, or themselves. (R.L Solutions - home page intranet - Incident Reporting) 

Life Safety - Compartmentalization and Egress

  • Fire Rated walls are in good repair with all penetrations fire stopped (Enclosures of stairs, shafts/chases, mechanical/electrical, soiled linen, trash and storage rooms)

  • Penetrations of floor/ceiling assemblies are smoke resistive (cabling, plumbing, HVAC ducts). Fire stopping is recommended. 

  • Corridor walls are smoke resistive. 

  • Ordinary hazard mechanical or storage rooms in sprinkler protected building has smoke resistive walls with self closing positive latching door.

  • Mechanical or storage rooms in non sprinkler protected building has 1 hour rated enclosure with 3/4 hour self closing positive latching fire door.

  • Stairway landings are free of storage. 

  • Storage in corridors does not impede egress (36" min. corridor width). 

  • No doors are propped open and fire doors self close and positively latch. 

  • All EXIT signs are in working condition with at least two light sources and are properly placed. 

  • Egress to public way is maintained in Winter with snow and ice conditions.

  • Emergency lighting is present and functional (Battery operated emergency lighting, 10 seconds)

  • Elevator emergency phone is functional.

Life Safety - Detection / Suppression / Decorations / Furnishings

  • Fire alarm pull stations, electrical panels, fire hose connections and Med gas controls are unobstructed.

  • Emergency Strobe lights are present in all patient care areas including public access conference rooms, exam rooms, waiting areas and public restrooms. 

  • Extinguishers are present in cabinets, on brackets, etc. Have been inspected monthly / annually and appropriate for the hazards present. 

  • 18" vertical clearance from sprinkler heads is maintained.

  • Storage is 8" off floor and bottom shelf is solid. (no outer card board boxes on shelving).

  • Combustible decorations and postings are protected behind glass, Lexan or Plexiglas. Temporary postings (30 days or less) are laminated or are made of fire retardant materials.

  • If there is a Life Safety Code deficiency has an ILSM assessment been done?

  • Additional staff Life Safety concerns have been addressed. (ie no evidence of smoking on grounds)

Electrical Safety

  • Extension cords/power taps are used temporarily only in construction areas or for maintenance activity.

  • Electrical circuit panels have 36" clearance, all circuits identified, panels locked or in locked rooms. 

  • Surge suppressor cords are not interconnected together.

  • Space heaters are not used. (Permissible by medical clearance only) 

  • Only Commercial Grade heat producing appliances are in use. Examples: coffee makers, electric tea kettles, microwave ovens, toasters.

  • Additional staff electrical safety concerns have been addressed.

Medical Equipment

  • Medical equipment has a current inspection date.

  • Equipment is clean and in proper working order.

  • Additional staff medical equipment concerns have been addressed.

Hazardous Materials & Wastes

  • Proper containers are present for segregation of Hazardous, Universal and Bio-hazardous wastes as needed.

  • Spill kits are appropriate for the risks that are present.

  • Proper eye wash stations and signage are present and logs are being completed weekly.

  • Oxygen storage rooms are identified by signage. Cylinders are labeled ‘Full/Partial’ or ‘Empty’.

  • Oxygen cylinders are in holder and not laying or standing on floor. (Up to 12 E cylinders or 1 H cylinder in mixed use storage)

  • Housekeeping chemical containers are properly labeled. 

  • Sharps containers less then 3/4 full and clear access.

  • Are critical storage areas locked (pyxis, med rooms, biohazard rooms & mini-bins).

  • Refrigerators are property labeled for allowed use. 

  • Additional staff HAZMAT concerns have been addressed.

  • There is proper segregation of "clean" and "potentially contaminated" areas (chemical, nuclear, biological and food and drink).

Emergency Management

  • Staff can verbalize their roles and responses during Code Triage.

  • Additional staff EM concerns have been addressed.

Security

  • All employees are wearing and have visible ID badges.

  • Visitors in sensitive areas are wearing proper ID (i.e. Guests & Contractors)

  • Barriers, locks and security hardware are functioning properly. (This would be a brief check, including windows, roof hatches and open core stairs)

  • Security system(s), if any, are operational per staff (Panic buttons, electric door strikes)

  • Additional staff security concerns have been addressed (ie parking lot lighting and call boxes).

ADA

  • Entrance is ADA accessible and 18" clear floor space to latch side.

  • Handicap parking is present

  • Are there ADA accessible restrooms?

Additional comments

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