Jake Slivensky Safety Manager. VA TVHS Demographics 2 Main Hospitals Nashville- Tertiary Care Murfreesboro- Long Term Care/Psych 14 Outpatient.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Questions/Comments Jake Slivensky (615)