Which team identifies fire, safety, routing, and security steps within a facility?

• A. Interim life safety measures (ILSM) team
• B. Infection control team
• C. Laboratory safety group
• D. Environmental safety committee

Answer: (A)

Interim life safety measures are the temporary actions put in place to keep people safe when a facility is undergoing construction or major changes. The team that identifies and coordinates these steps—covering fire protection, general safety, patient/staff routing, and security controls—is the Interim Life Safety Measures (ILSM) team. They assess the project scope, determine where life-safety gaps could occur, and outline practical steps like maintaining fire barriers and alarms, preserving clear egress routes and safe routing for patients and staff, and enforcing security to limit access to construction zones. The infection control team focuses on preventing infections during the project, but not the broad, facility-wide life-safety routing and security plan. The environmental safety committee and the laboratory safety group handle other safety areas, not the interim life safety scope.