Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Compliance News:  ASHE Publishes New Management Monograph "Managing Hospital Electrical Shutdowns" 

by David Stymiest, PE, CHFM, CHSP, FASHE 

ASHE recently published a new management monograph that provides guidance for managing safe electrical shutdowns. It is available free of charge as a downloaded protected PDF to all ASHE members at :
http://www.ashe.org/resources/management_monographs/mg2012stymiest.html.

Hard copies are also available to both ASHE members and non-members in the ASHE Online Store as ASHE catalog # 055978.

This 55-page monograph covers the following major topics in depth:

  • Why electrical shutdowns should be planned
  • Things to consider before planning a shutdown
  • Planning a shutdown
  • Electrical system considerations during a shutdown
  • After the shutdown
  • Planning for future shutdowns
  • Numerous appendices with samples and templates to assist hospitals in their shutdown management activities

Our Compliance News readers are welcome to submit comments, suggestions and questions by email to: DStymiest@ssr-inc.com.

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