Terms, pronunciations and meanings
The words of Health's Work and of the health-facility field, in plain language. Health's Work terms are marked as such; industry terms are explained as they are used in the standard. Each entry links to the provision where the term is set out.
The certification program built on the Health's Work Standard and owned by Health's Work. It adds enhancements that earn stars, and the rules for awarding, renewing and showing certification. It is never adopted as law. Its sections carry the prefix RS: RS 1 is HWC, RS 2 is HWM and RS 3 is HWO.
NoteThe prefix keeps numbers apart: 1.6 is in the standard; RS 1.6 is in the Rating System. Document code HWC-RS.
A glass panel hung below the plate that records five years of renewals in two rows of equal tiles, one row for HWM and one for HWO. When a panel is full, the next is added below. How many panels to display is the owner's choice.
Direct control and personal supervision of professional work by a licensed professional, who is accountable for it.
NoteThree-star HWC requires an HWA-IV in responsible charge.
An on-site check of a facility in operation by an independent HWA-IV reviewer, required at least once every three years to keep HWM.