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Q: We had a question as to whether or not we are required to have posted emergency evacuation route signage posted throughout the hospital and clinical…
I ran across this fire hydrant while I was in southern California. It appears to me that the organization has failed to conduct basic routine inspections…
Q: Are fire rated walls the same thing as fire rated barrier? And are smoke compartment barriers actually fire rated walls?
One of the requirements that CMS and Joint Commission surveyors is requesting from hospitals and nursing homes is documentation that the elevators have…
Q: We are in the process of renovating an existing two story office building where a dialysis unit will be located on the lower level. According to our…
Eye wash stations are required wherever there is a possibility that caustic or corrosive chemicals could splash into the eye of an individual. It is…
Q: We have wall mounted recessed cabinets in our corridors next to the patient room doors that have access doors on both the corridor side and the…
If you search my website on door locks, you will find a few entries concerning dead-bolt locks. For decades hospitals seem to have installed dead-bolt…