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Guide to JCAHO Leadership Standard 1.30

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Introduction        Table of Contents        Checklist for 1.30.1 and 1.30.2

Leadership standard 1.30:  The organization complies with applicable law and regulation.

Element of Performance 1:  Services provided in accordance with rules

The organization provides all services in accordance with applicable licensure requirements, law, rules, and regulations. 

This page provides a set of criteria for evaluating how well a facility complies with all legal and regulatory requirements.

(See also Element of Performance 2, below)
= Compliance
= Environmental Improvement
= Tools and Resources
  Regulatory compliance
The organization has plans and policies for complying with the rules of the US Department of Transportations (DOT) especially as they relate to the following topics:
The organization has plans and policies for complying with rules of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) especially as they relate to:
  • air quality (Clean Air Act)

   

   

 (State operating permit programs, 40 CFR 70;  Protection of Atmospheric Ozone, 40 CFR 82)

  • asbestos

   

Plan: EC3.10.1

Inventory:  EC 3.10.2

Implementation: EC3.10.3

Emergency: EC3.10.6

Documentation: EC3.10.7

Manifests: EC3.10.8

Labeling: EC3.10.9

  
  • drinking water sources
  • hazardous materials and waste (including pharmaceuticals)

   

  Hazardous waste (general index page) 40 CFR 260-265

   

Plan: EC3.10.1

Implementation: EC3.10.3

Documentation: EC3.10.7

Manifests: EC3.10.8

Labeling: EC3.10.9

Separation: EC3.10.10

 Hazardous waste (general index page) 40 CFR 260-265

(EC 1.10, 1.20, 2.10, 3.10, 9.10-.30, HR 2.10-.20, 40 CFR 152, 171,260, 262, 265, 268, 273, 279, 280, 403).
The organization has plans and policies for complying with the rules of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). RULE CITE
The organization has plans and policies for complying with the rules of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) especially as they relate to:
  • bloodborne pathogens

   

  Bloodborne pathogens 29 CFR 1910.1030
  • safety
  • radiation
  • hazardous materials and waste

(29 CFR 1900, 1910, EC 1.10, 1.20, 2.10, 3.10, 9.10-.30, HR 2.10-.20)
The organization has plans and policies for complying with state and local law with respect to:
  • hazardous materials and waste

   

Plan (HazWaste) EC3.10.1 HERC: State Hazardous Waste Locator
  • infectious materials and waste

   

Plan (RMW) EC3.10.1 HERC: State RMW Locator
  • transportation of hazardous materials
  • management of storage tanks
  • drinking water
  • wastewater

   

 

HERC: State Hazardous Waste Locator

HERC: State Universal Waste Locator
All policies related to environmental compliance are signed by the organization's leadership.
  Pollution prevention
Leadership supports the national waste reduction hierarchy established under the Pollution Prevention Act.
Leadership supports environmental stewardship as important to community health.
An environmental policy supporting prevention of pollution and conservation of resources has been developed.
The organization's environmental improvement policy has been signed and is supported by leadership.
Leaders consider themselves stewards of resources and sustainability as a means of protecting the health of communities served.
Leadership can articulately discuss pollution prevention activities occurring in the organization.
TRACER Staff can describe their role in pollution prevention as environmental improvement, e.g. using less of a product, input or managing a waste reduction process, double-sided copying, alternative transportation to work (bus, bike, walk carpool), reuse of items, etc.
  Environmental management systems
Executive Order 13148 requires all Federal facilities and agencies to have an Environmental Management System in place by 12/31/05.
An Environmental Management System has been developed and implemented. Implementation is evidenced with documentation indicating reduced waste, cost savings, resources saved, reduced occupational injuries, etc.
The organization is ISO 14000 certified and maintaining the certification.

Leadership standard 1.30:  The organization complies with applicable law and regulation.

Element of Performance 2:  Organization acts upon reports, recommendations as appropriate

The organization acts upon any reports and/or recommendations from authorized agencies as appropriate. 

The organization has inspection reports and audits from regulatory authorities including OSHA, EPA, DOT, NRC, state and local authorities indicating compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations.
Leaders have reviewed and responded to inspection reports.
Copies of organization's responses to inspections and audits are available.
The number of citations on inspection reports has been reduced.
The facility has minimized the number of regulated items and areas, potentially reducing the number of inspections conducted by regulatory authorities.
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