Healthcare Facility Management Archives

Now this is how you test duct detectors

by Josh Brackett | Jul 15, 2020 | Codes and Regulatory Compliance, Operations & Maintenance

Now this is how you test duct detectors Duct detectors are a big passion of mine because they are the most improperly tested fire alarm device based on my experience. To give you an example, I personally went and tested all the dampers and duct detectors in a new...

EC.02.03.05 EP 1 Supervisory Signals

by Josh Brackett | Jun 10, 2020 | Codes and Regulatory Compliance, Operations & Maintenance

EC.02.03.05 EP 1 Supervisory Signals The infamous TJC EC.02.03.05 EP 1!!! This video is all about supervisory signals. Hope it helps clear up some confusion on ITM for supervisory signals!...

Fire Pump Drip Rates

by Josh Brackett | Jun 2, 2020 | Codes and Regulatory Compliance, Operations & Maintenance

Fire Pump Drip Rates I’ve been catching up on questions that have been in my linked-in messages. This one is from a few months back and I responded directly to the individual, but didn’t do a video yet. This hospital’s Accrediting Organization (AO) tried to cite them...

Let’s Get Real

by Lindsey Brackett | Apr 6, 2019 | Codes and Regulatory Compliance, Healthcare Facility Management Administration, Operations & Maintenance

Let’s Get Real Is your facilities management team prepared to overcome a catastrophic event? No, we’re not talking about disaster recovery here, although focused training to overcome natural disasters is essential. We’re talking about the unforeseen...

Organizational Alignment: How to Do It and Why It’s Important for Facility Managers

by Lindsey Brackett | Dec 6, 2018 | Healthcare Facility Management Administration, Leadership

Organizational Alignment: How to Do It and Why It’s Important for Facility Managers Facility management entails a vast and complex scope – budget and capital planning, design and construction, operation and maintenance, energy management, project management, service...

Facility Managers: Avoid These Nine Common Mistakes to Get the Most Value Out of Your Training Investments

by Lindsey Brackett | Nov 13, 2018 | Empowerment, Healthcare Facility Management Administration, Leadership

Facility Managers: Avoid These Nine Common Mistakes to Get the Most Value Out of Your Training Investments I specialize in developing and implementing training programs for facilities management teams. Like anything else, some programs progress smoother than others,...