HCS 446 Environmental Impact

As a team, select a health care facility. Research the standard operating procedures for waste management, fire and safety, and disaster management for your selected facility.

Select 1 area below to use in your outline:

• Hazardous waste management
• Fire and safety management
• Disaster management
• Security management
• ADA guidelines

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word outline for one of the selected issues in renovation or new planning of a health care facility. Include the following in your outline:

• Explain the standard operating procedures for your selected issue.
• Explain the local, state, and federal legal and regulatory requirements. Consider the following agencies:
  • Occupational Safety & Health Administration
  • Joint Commission of the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
  • Your state’s health planning and development agency
  • Department of Health & Human Services
  • Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments and other agencies as applicable to facility planning
• Identify issues to be considered when meeting the International Building Code for your selected facility.
• Describe measurements that may need to be done in advance of the new plan or renovation.
• List the stakeholders that may play a role in your development of the facility.

Cite at least 3 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references.

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

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