Physical Environment Management Plan Package — DNV & TJC | 7 Plans + Annual Evaluation System
Every accredited facility is expected to keep seven current Physical Environment management plans. Almost no one hands you the templates to build them.So they get inherited — a predecessor's file, a plan copied from a hospital ten times your size, a document last updated to a code cycle that has since changed. Then a surveyor asks to see the plan, and the gap between "we have one" and "it reflects how we actually run the program" is suddenly very visible.This package closes that gap. It's the full set of seven Physical Environment management plans, built on one consistent structure and ready for you to make your own. Each is a complete, editable Word template — not an outline, and not a plan borrowed from someone else's building.WHAT'S INSIDE Seven management plan templates — Safety, Life Safety, Hazardous Materials & Waste, Security, Utilities, Emergency Management, and Medical Equipment — the full Physical Environment scope both DNV and TJC survey. One consistent 12-part structure in every plan: purpose and scope, program goals, an ownership and accountability table, program elements written out in full, monitoring measures with an example-evidence table, training, documentation and recordkeeping, related documents, annual evaluation, revision history, and an approval block. Built-in guidance on every template — short instructions that walk you through each section — set up as a single Word style you can delete in one step when you're done. The Annual Program Evaluation Template — turns each plan's annual-evaluation requirement into a document you can actually complete: objectives review, performance measures, events and open findings, a resource check, and an action plan for the coming year. The Consolidated Annual Evaluation Summary — rolls all seven area evaluations into one report for your Physical Environment Committee and leadership. WHO THIS IS FORSafety officers, EHS managers, facilities directors, and compliance leaders at hospitals, critical access facilities, surgery centers, behavioral health organizations, and clinics — especially anyone who's just inherited a binder, is standing up a program from scratch, or is rebuilding after an accreditor transition and needs a clean, current foundation.WHO BUILT ITI'm Laura Speary — DNV CHOP, EP-MESH, ASC. I spent 18+ years leading healthcare EHS & Life Safety programs (26+ years in healthcare) across a multi-facility North Carolina health system, most recently as Regional Manager, Environmental Health & Safety. I wrote, revised, and defended Physical Environment management plans through real surveys under both TJC and DNV — including reconciling local and corporate versions of all seven when my facility was acquired and integrated into a larger system. These templates are built from that work: Find the Gaps. Strengthen the System. Prepare the Organization.HOW IT WORKSDownload the templates → fill in your facility's specifics using the built-in guidance → delete the instruction style in one step → route through your committee for approval. Use the Annual Program Evaluation Template each year to keep the plans living documents, and the Consolidated Summary to report up.One honest note: these are professional templates, not a consulting engagement, and completing them isn't the same as a survey-readiness review. What they give you is a current, well-structured foundation written in plain, accreditor-neutral language. If you'd like a second set of eyes before a survey, a free 30-minute discovery call is at harborlightsafety.com.WHEN YOU'RE READY FOR THE NEXT STEP Physical Environment Gap Analysis Self-Assessment — $97. Find out where your programs stand before you rebuild the plans. PE/EOC Governance & Accountability Bundle — $195. Committee charter, accountability matrix, and companion tracker to keep the program owned and on track. Behavioral Health Physical Environment Risk Assessment — $145. 78 scored items across 8 risk categories, including ligature risk. Complete Physical Environment Program Library — $795. Everything HarborLight makes, bundled. HarborLight Safety LLC is an independent consulting practice. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or accredited by DNV or The Joint Commission.
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