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Know the Code: 2025 Life Safety Program

August 22, 2025 | Tampa, FL 

Life Safety Code compliance and survey preparation are essential to ensuring the health and well-being of residents and staff in skilled nursing centers. FHCA’s 2025 Life Safety Program offers six hours of expert-led training as a live, in-person event in Tampa, FL, or a virtual, live broadcasted program at the same time. Attendees will receive detailed guidance on the most frequently cited tags and gain actionable insights to help navigate the complexities of life safety code compliance.

This comprehensive training is designed for physical plant operators of all experience levels, as well as administrators and stakeholders responsible for physical plant operations and emergency preparedness in Florida’s skilled nursing centers. Presenters include Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) Life Safety Lead Eddie Alday, Fire/ Life Safety Lead John Altherr, additional AHCA Fire Protection Specialists, and Clinton Slier, FHCA Life Safety Consultant with Integrity Life Safety Systems, LLC.

In-person Program: How It Works

  • Training Date: August 22, 2025, in Tampa, FL
  • Training Materials: Speaker presentations and handout materials will be made available.
  • Continuing Education Credits: This program offers a total of 6 live, in-person contact hours. FHCA will post contact hours to CE Broker by September 19, 2025.

Virtual, Live Broadcast Program: How It Works

  • Delivered over 6, virtual live broadcast sessions*.
  • Training Dates: The virtual live broadcast sessions will take place on August 22, 2025. All registered attendees will access these sessions through Zoom. These sessions will also be recorded and available to watch after the live presentation via FHCA's Learning Center.
  • Training Materials: 6 video sessions; post-quiz; speaker presentations and handout materials.
  • Continuing Education Credits: This program offers a total of 6 computer-based contact hours. Participants must complete the session videos and pass the post-quiz to receive CEUs.
  • *Note that pricing for the virtual, live broadcast program is increased by $50.

Continuing Education

This program will offer a total of 6 in-person contact hours for the in-person program and 6 hours of computer-based hours for virtual, live broadcast. FHCA will post contact hours to CE Broker by September 19, 2025.

Provider Number 50-720: Florida Board of Nursing Home Administrators, Florida Board of Nursing, Florida Board of Clinical Social Work and the Florida Board of Occupational Therapy. 

Event Agenda

Meet the Speakers

Eddie Alday, Life Safety Lead
Agency for Health Care Administration

John Altherr, Fire / Life Safety Lead
Agency for Health Care Administration

Clinton Slier, Life Safety Compliance Advisor
Integrity Life Safety Systems, Inc.

8:00 to 9:00 a.m.

Registration

9:00 to 10:00 a.m.

Life Safety Code Research

10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

Emergency Preparedness: CEMP/E Tags


 

11:00 to 11:15 a.m.

Break


 

11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Life Safety Systems Overview: Emergency Generators and More

12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

Life Safety Survey Process

2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Top 10 Life Safety Deficiencies

3:00 to 3:15 p.m.

Break

3:15 to 4:15 p.m.

Fire Sprinkler and Fire Alarm Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance

4:15 to 4:20 p.m.

Closing Remarks