MANASQUAN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Life Safety Engineering, LLC, a 12 year old company, is emerging as a global leader and expert in fire and smoke “life safety” protection, particularly with a concentration in the healthcare industry.
“Fire and smoke are special concerns in healthcare organizations because, in the event of fire, some patients cannot rescue themselves without assistance from staff. If a building is not properly equipped with features of fire protection, it can put patients at risk when smoke and fire easily travel through unprotected openings in the structure,” said John Sinisi, President and CEO of LSE.
John, an Industrial Engineer, specializing in environmental safety, created his company to address specific concerns surrounding buildings, occupants and its contents. His expertise is sought internationally. His scope of services, education and technology, has taken him to South and Central America, Canada, UAE, UK, and Australia.
Since 9/11 corporations and real estate professionals are under increasing pressure to ensure compliance standards are met. Life Safety Engineering takes a leadership role in coordinating and assessing these efforts for “high risk” facilities.
“Our company is built on international standards of compliance and best practices. Our experience and expertise provides oversight value from design, through construction and through-out the life cycle of the structure,” said Mr. Sinisi.
LSE is quietly gaining an international reputation as a leader in environmental risk management. LSE is head of the class in Higher Education, Healthcare, Hospitality and Home Land Security. An essential part of the process is defining the fire protection and smoke barrier engineering objectives. These include safeguarding people from injury due to fire or smoke inhalation, avoiding fire spread to adjacent property, and facilitating emergency services activities. A “safe-by-design” approach is adopted for all design elements which include consideration for installation, operation and maintenance risk.
It may seem alarming and senseless, but still 10 years after 9/11, very few organizations are prepared with life safety plans, or taking the necessary steps to properly plan, prevent and protect mass causality incidents. One only has to turn on the TV to witness the destruction and life lost due to a disaster.
Just last year, a fire at a major New York hospital sent smoke pouring through the emergency room, forcing hundreds of patients to be moved across the sprawling complex. The second floor mechanical-room fire and smoke at Mount Sinai Medical Center spread to the emergency room within 4 to 5 minutes.
“This is a real-life example of what a disaster can do within minutes to a well-established healthcare facility,” said Sinisi. "50 years of work can be destroyed in 50 seconds.”
Mount Sinai was founded in downtown Manhattan in 1852. It has been in its present spot, occupying four square blocks on the Upper East Side, since 1904.
Certain areas of a healthcare facility present more risk for fire than others. For example, storage areas can contain large amounts of materials that can burn during a fire, such as supplies, equipment, and laundry. “To protect occupants of a building from fire hazards associated with high-risk areas-these areas need specific fire protection requirements that our company provides,” Sinisi states.
“Avoid your own tsunami,” Sinisi advises healthcare organizations, “minimize liability and maximize life safety.”
Tom Ridge, our county’s first Home Land Security Secretary recently stated at the National Facility Safety Management Convention that “professional facility safety organizations make an enormous global contribution. You can never completely eliminate risk; however, you can manage risk to make life safer. Identify the anticipated potential peril, and partner with proven Healthcare safety professionals to prevent situational disaster.”
Life Safety Engineering, LLC is a certified vendor for The Joint Commission on Healthcare Compliance. John Sinisi is the Education Chairman for the International Firestop Counsel. Since 2006, John spearheaded the first college-level course on Firestop Inspection. You are invited to visit: www.lifesafetyengineering.com
CONTACT:
Life Safety Engineering, LLC
Robert K. Winston, 732-232-2100 x 3
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