Mr. Robert Booth is a senior Environment of Care and Life Safety consultant with The Mihalik Group, LLC. He is a subject matter expert in the Joint Commission Standards for Environment of Care, Life Safety and Emergency Management and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 101 Life Safety Code as well as Infectious Disease and Infection Control. Mr. Booth has consulted with numerous VA and Military Medical Centers, Ambulatory Care Centers, CBOCs and Nursing Care Centers. 

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Mr. Booth has conducted numerous Environment of Care/Life Safety assessments, performed statement of condition assessments, and developed and implemented solutions to achieve compliance with TJC standards and regulatory requirements. He has presented many custom educational programs on TJC related topics for federal, state and private medical facilities. 

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Currently, Mr. Booth is faculty for the University of South Florida College of Medicine and Public Health. His instruction topics include health care compliance, industrial hygiene, administration, and risk assessments for occupational health. 

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Previously, as Corporate Administrator-Health and Safety Program, Performance Improvement Division University Community Health, Inc. (a four-hospital system), Mr. Booth was responsible for all aspects of environmental and occupational regulatory compliance. He oversaw all activities related to patient, visitor and employee safety including disaster preparedness. 

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His prior position was Industrial Hygienist/Federal Compliance Officer at the U.S. Department of Labor/Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). In this position, Mr. Booth’s responsibilities included conducting Federal safety and health inspections for compliance determination, hazard abatement assistance, public speaking engagements, regulation interpretation and enforcement of U.S. Department of Labor standards and inspection of the healthcare industry. 

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Mr. Booth also held the position of Industrial Hygienist/Toxicologist for Gurr and Associates, Inc. He was responsible for employee training, program development and review of hazardous waste clean-up sites throughout Florida. He was project manager for audits and compliance studies, industrial hygiene services, indoor-air quality and asbestos surveys and abatement. Additionally, he developed an industrial health program and was a chemist for health compliance. 

Mr. Booth holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry and a Masters of Public Health, Industrial Hygiene/Epidemiology degree from the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. He is a Licensed Healthcare Risk Manager and a Board Certified Industrial Hygienist. He is certified in numerous areas including hazardous waste operations supervisor, and firefighter: Florida State Fire Marshall. 

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Mr. Booth is a member of the following Committees: 

a. HGRC (Health Guidelines Revision Committee), Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals and Outpatient Facilities (2018 and 2022 edition). 

b. ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers Standards Committee), 170, Ventilation of Health Care Facilities. 

c. ASHRAE 188 [serving as ASHE representative] Legionella Risk in Building Systems 

d. NFPA 101 Healthcare Occupancies 

He is also a member of the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE), American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA); and the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).