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Q: I need some insight on a debate within our organization. Our life safety team member has made the statement that we can use a power strip within the…
Q: In regards to the approved power strips, UL60601-1 and UL1363A, what is the determining factor on which model should be used? We are attempting to…
Q: It has always been my understanding that eyewash stations and emergency showers are required in areas where corrosive or caustic materials (i.e.…
Q: I just had a follow-up validation survey by my state health department and they cited me for not having tested the circuit breakers between my…
Q: We have a sister hospital in our health system who places egress route maps in common places. Their facilities manager and I were chatting this morning…
Q: If patient room equipment such as hospital beds, night stands, overbed tables, etc., is stored in an unoccupied patient room, is that space then…
Q: Our facility has an operating room and clean core area which are separated from the remainder of the building by 1-hour construction. We were recently…
Q: We have a question for you. For background information, we adopted the NFPA 19.2.3.4 – 2012 Edition position for corridor width and the statement below…
Q: Can an actual fire alarm count as a fire drill? If I have the fire alarm go off for some reason, I would then want to make it count for a drill since…
Q: One of the units in my hospital is about to go under expansion construction and they are looking to move combustible supplies from a storage room to a…