Ensuring the safety and security of radioactive materials.

field’s awareness of the Life Safety Code®* (LSC). To address this need, The Joint Commission Perspectives® publishes the column Clarifications and Expectations, authored by George Mills, MBA, FASHE, CEM, CHFM, CHSP, director, Department of Engineering, The Joint Commission. This column clarifies standards expectations and provides strategies for challenging compliance issues, primarily in life safety and the environment of care. You may wish to share the ideas and strategies in this column with your Facilities leadership. This month’s column also includes information for the Radiology Department.