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VA TVHS Medical Center Safety Management

VA TVHS Medical Center Safety Management. Jake Slivensky Safety Manager. VA TVHS Demographics. 2 Main Hospitals Nashville- Tertiary Care Murfreesboro- Long Term Care/Psych 14 Outpatient Clinics (and growing) 2 Cemeteries 2 Veterans Community Centers 3800 FTEE. Fire Safety.

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VA TVHS Medical Center Safety Management

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  1. VA TVHS Medical CenterSafety Management Jake Slivensky Safety Manager

  2. VA TVHS Demographics • 2 Main Hospitals • Nashville- Tertiary Care • Murfreesboro- Long Term Care/Psych • 14 Outpatient Clinics (and growing) • 2 Cemeteries • 2 Veterans Community Centers • 3800 FTEE

  3. Fire Safety Industrial Hygiene Accident Investigation VA Safety Construction Emergency Management Environmental Life Safety

  4. Life Safety • NFPA 101 Life Safety Code • Minimal Building Construction • Maintaining Egress • Corridor Widths • Fire Suppression & Maintenance • Door Functionality

  5. Fire Safety • Fire Drills • Scored/Critiqued • Rolls and Responsibilities • Evacuation- leave or stay? • Fire Extinguishers • Unique Challenges • Based on location/area/section

  6. Construction • Heard of Walter Reed VA Medical Center? • $56 Million Projects • Protect the Patients • Dust • Noise • Critical Patients • Preserve Fire Suppression

  7. Industrial Hygiene (IH) • Hazardous Materials • Storage & Disposal • OSHA- Right to Know • Monitoring • Chemical Badge/Dosimeter • Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) • Noise • Confined Spaces

  8. Emergency Management • Comprehensive Response Plans • Full Scale Drills • Critique and After Action Reports

  9. Environmental • Green Environmental Mgmt System (GEMS) • Air Emissions • Boilers • ETO Sterilizers • Routine water sampling • Underground Storage Tanks (UST)

  10. Other VA Safety Responsibilities • Resident Care Home Programs RCH • ~120 Homes • Nursing Home Care Programs • ~20 Facilities • Homeless Shelters • ~5 Shelters

  11. VA Safety Obstacles • Finances <====>Federal Budget • Hiring • Training • Salaries • Equipment • Politics/Oversight • Overkill on Inspections • Growth: Facility + Geographic • “Me Too” Syndrome

  12. Who annoys inspects VA Safety? • OSHA (federal) • TDEC • The Joint Commission**** • Office of Inspecting General • Congressmen • News Reporters • Quality Management • VA Patients ****Governing Body of Accreditation

  13. Questions/Comments Jake Slivensky (615) 456-6396 Jake.Slivensky@va.gov

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