ON-SITE LASER SAFETY COMPLIANCE REVIEW
ANSI STANDARDS & JCAHO SURVEY PREPARATION

Required by ANSI 136.3 standards, and recommended annually

ANSI 136.3 Safe Use of Lasers in Health Care Facilities, 2005 4.3.6 FACILITY AND EQUIPMENT SAFETY AUDITS (Class IIB and Class IV) A Laser Safety Audit of the facility and personnel safety features (e.g. eyewear, barriers, area controls, plume removal, warning signs, etc.) and equipment safety features (interlocks, labels, etc) shall be conducted and documented under the supervision of the LSO. The frequency shall be determined by the LSO (recommended annual inspection). JCAHO SURVEY PREPARATION - This On-Site ANSI Safety Compliance Review will identify any weaknesses in your Laser Safety Program in preparation for the un-announced JCAHO Surveys beginning 2006. REFUND POLICY

Brochure (printable 7 page color E-Brochure in pdf format)

Audits performed by Penny Smalley RN, CMLSO - CLICK for Bio & CV

Choose Your Level of Support:
each is a progressive level of support and program compliance management
CLICK for a comparison table to choose your level of support (opens as a MS Word document)

The Level II & III programs already include our 1 Day Laser Training for Staff, but you can also include it as a 2nd day for Level I programs for $1000 additional.

ON- SITE LASER SAFETY COMPLIANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES - (Click for detailed objectives)
It is our goal to assess the facility’s complete Laser Safety Program to ensure its compliance with the ANSI 136.3 (American National Standards Institute) recommendations for the Safe Use of Lasers in Health Care Facilities, and to make any recommendations or implement any corrective actions to bring the program into such compliance. Such assessment will focus on the Administrative, Procedural and Engineering Controls of the laser safety program. We will address the medical laser patient safety issues in order to assist your facility in JCAHO Survey preparation.

INSPECTION & AUDIT INFORMATION ASSESSED BY GREGORY T. ABSTEN FOR THE WRITTEN REPORT
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Mr. Absten is the Executive Director of our non-profit organization, and the Chairman for the National Council on Laser Excellence overseeing Laser Certification programs. He holds the Laser Safety seat on the Board of Directors for the American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery. You can't get a more qualified examiner. With more than 27 years experience in the medical laser industry he has served as an advisor or consultant to a myriad of health care facilities and laser companies over the years. Assessments are made using reasonable industry standards that comply with the ANSI 136.3 recommendations.

WHAT YOU GET WITH ANY OF THESE REVIEWS:

• One free registration to our regional LASER COURSES for Laser Safety Officers ($895 value)

• Review written policies & procedures & evaluate based on ANSI 136.1 and AORN recommended practices, and provide a sample master set of policies for further review by the facility.

• Physically assess compliance of each individual laser and safety equipment such as glasses, signs & smoke evacuators

• Specifically review policies for wearing of Laser Safety Eyewear and offer customized options when desired

• Review appointment, responsibilities and authority of Laser Safety Officer

• Assess adequacy of physical plant and laser installations

• Review credentialing policies for physician users and laser assistants (operators)

• Review constituency & functions of Laser Safety Committee (if any)

• Review staff training program & documentation

• One free CD-ROM PowerPoint presentations on Laser Safety Inservice that you can continue to give to your own staff

• Review staff skills validation checklists and provide sample copies if needed

• Review laser maintenance program & documentation

• Receive a written report by Gregory Absten with specific recommendations within 2 weeks of the Audit.

• 1 Each, Current Copy of ANSI 136.1 and 136.3 Standards.

ANSI 136.1 and 136.3 Standards

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Why are we more affordable than other groups offering similar programs? -- Because Medical Lasers are our focus and expertise and we deliver it to you directly - not through layers of subcontracted consultants and technicians.