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Continuing in a series of strange things that I have seen when consulting at hospitals... Ceilings that have smoke or heat detectors mounted on them, and ceilings that have sprinkler …
Q: I have a question regarding fire alarm manual pull stations. In our multi-level long term health care facility, we added a new building onto the existing building. At the …
Q: Are sleep labs considered healthcare occupancies or business occupancies? I have a fire marshal who says it has to be a healthcare occupancy. A: These types of things are …
Understand practical applications of the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code®! Learn from Life Safety surveyors on what to prepare for during surveys! A 2-day Boot Camp on the comprehensive examination …
Q: I am a consultant and I have a 30% sprinklered high rise hospital with locked psychiatric units. The state authority made them unlock the stairwell doors under the 2000 LSC …
Q: At our hospital, we had numerous fire dampers that failed their 6-year test. What ILSM measures for that many dampers would you recommend putting in place? A: You are …
Continuing in a series of strange things that I have seen when consulting at hospitals... It's thoughtful that they put a protective bar infront of the fire alarm pull station, …
Q: In a newly designated ICU suite, do the doors to the patient rooms have to be positive latching? A: No… The doors to patient rooms that are located inside …
Understand practical applications of the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code®! Learn from Life Safety surveyors on what to prepare for during surveys! A 2-day Boot Camp on the comprehensive examination …
Q: Are operating rooms required to have two (2) exit doors? I have not seen this room but am under the assumption it is between 400 and 500 square feet …
Q: Is it a requirement that all units have a soiled utility room? A: It is not a Life Safety Code requirement or a NFPA requirement that all units must …
Continuing in a series of strange things that I have seen when consulting at hospitals... So, here we have another exit door that is equipped with a manual latch-bolt. I …
Q: We have converted our old hospital building into a combination of outpatient facilities and office (business) uses. There are three exits that have no fire listings on the door …
Q: My question is about removing ceiling tiles in a construction area, and not having adequate fire protection in a 6' to 8' high ceiling plenum. The suggestion had been …
Understand practical applications of the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code®! Learn from Life Safety surveyors on what to prepare for during surveys! A 2-day Boot Camp on the comprehensive examination …
Q: I am a healthcare consultant working mostly with home health and hospice clients. I have recently picked up two facilities that are smaller hospitals and am utterly clueless when …
Continuing in a series of strange things that I have seen when consulting at hospitals... Another storage room with a bunch of empty boxes obstructing access to the electrical panel …
Q: I'm responsible for doing annual fire drills in our blood draw stations located throughout several communities. Some are in physician’s offices and some are in office buildings. I can …
Understand practical applications of the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code®! Learn from Life Safety surveyors on what to prepare for during surveys! A 2-day Boot Camp on the comprehensive examination …
Q: As I understand the Life Safety Code, doors opening from a patient floor corridor into a patient room do not have to latch. I have a room next to …
Q: We have two open-heart OR's. Each has a full 42" wide door leaf that open to the corridor, and each has a 3'0" door in the rear of the …
Continuing in a series of strange things that I have seen when consulting at hospitals... This is an evacuation chair or sled that is hanging from a sprinkler drain pipe …
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