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Taylor Hatten 3/30/21 Taylor Hatten 3/30/21

What Happened?

Something happened to a vacuum pump in a hospital. Can you figure out what happened, and what caused this situation?

Taylor Hatten 3/29/21 Taylor Hatten 3/29/21

Cushions on the Floor

Is the argument that this is furniture and can be placed in the corridor, even though it’s being hung on a wall, acceptable from a code standpoint?

Taylor Hatten 3/26/21 Taylor Hatten 3/26/21

Patient Isolation Rooms

In regards to negative pressure for patient isolation rooms, I understand that the negative pressure has to be verified before you can place a patient in the room but is there a testing frequency standard out there other than the room should be maintained as designed?

Taylor Hatten 3/24/21 Taylor Hatten 3/24/21

Electrical Receptacle Testing

What are the requirements for testing electrical outlets in nursing home patient rooms?

Taylor Hatten 3/22/21 Taylor Hatten 3/22/21

ILSM for Fire Alarm Testing?

Recently, I have been instructed to fill out an Interim Life Safety Measure (ILSM) assessment each month when conducting fire alarm system testing with our contractor.

Taylor Hatten 3/19/21 Taylor Hatten 3/19/21

Fire Alarm Pull Stations

I cannot find any code stating what, if any, clearance you need around a fire alarm pull station on the actual wall. We need to mount a nurse call monitor on a wall and don't want to infringe on the pull station if there is such a code.

Taylor Hatten 3/17/21 Taylor Hatten 3/17/21

Risk Assessment for 20% Humidity

Since CMS has adopted NFPA 99-2012 edition, is it necessary to do the risk assessment in order to maintain RH levels in ORs > to 20%.

Taylor Hatten 3/16/21 Taylor Hatten 3/16/21

Fire Drill Observers

One of our AHJs is looking for verification that all hospital personnel participates in fire drills, not just in the vicinity of the system activation.

Taylor Hatten 3/15/21 Taylor Hatten 3/15/21

Fire Drill Timing

Has a clarification been issued for what “varying conditions” means in 2012 edition of the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code 19.7.1.6?

Taylor Hatten 3/12/21 Taylor Hatten 3/12/21

Business Occupancy Corridor Doors

If a lower level of a hospital is declared business occupancy, can their doors be propped open with books and wastebaskets?

Taylor Hatten 3/11/21 Taylor Hatten 3/11/21

The Joint Commission to resume on-site surveys

Effective March 15, The Joint Commission will be resuming usual procedures, including unannounced survey team visits.

Taylor Hatten 3/10/21 Taylor Hatten 3/10/21

Sliding Barn Door

My question is do we have to use a standard hospital type 20 door for the dressing room or can it be a hollow core wood door?

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