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Q: My question relates to storage in stairwells. Emergency Management is requesting patient transfer devices, (Sleds and Stair Chairs) to be stored in the stairwell. This would locate the device …
Q: Nursing staff has a tendency to stuff patient rooms that are not used as often with extra beds, furniture etc. Building does not have sprinklers on these patient floors …
Q: We have a three-story parking structure attached to a hospital. The top floor of the parking structure is not covered and is open to the atmosphere. Is the exterior …
Q: If I had a hallway (breezeway which connects two healthcare occupancies) which is greater than 8 feet wide (approximately 12ft) and carts of clean linen are being stored on …
Q: I'm trying to find out particular rules regarding storage and what is allowed to be done in a penthouse. We have a new-construction Ambulatory Care occupancy. The question is …
Q: Our hospital bulk stores alcohol based hand-rub (ABHR) sanitizer containers of 1000 ML (33.8 fl. oz.) per container & 750 ML (25 fl. oz.) per container in its housekeeping …
Q: Is there a Life Safety Code requirement for cabinet doors to be locked underneath sinks in patient rooms, in a hospital? A: No… There is no Life Safety Code …
Q: We have a surveyor that says if we have portable storage racks against the perimeter walls and have items stored closer than 18 inches of the ceiling but the …
Q: If I had a hallway (breezeway which connects two healthcare occupancies) which is greater than 8 feet wide (approximately 12ft) and beds and other equipment (usually broken chairs) are …
Q: What is the storage height requirement in buildings that are not sprinkled? In other words, how high can we stack items on shelves in storage areas in a non-sprinkled …
Q: I am struggling with the Life Safety Code and need some clarification. I have an offsite clinic that is classified as a business occupancy with a basement measuring approximately …
Q: In an OB (obstetrics) supply room, can beverages such as apple juice, water or an ice machine be stored in the room with central supply items? A: The Life …
Q: I am looking for clarification on the storage of alcohol based hand rub (ABHR) solution. I know the standard indicates that no more than 10 gallons of ABHR can …
Q: I have a procedure room in our Cath Lab that Administration wants to convert to a storage room. The building is fully sprinkled and as I look at NFPA …
Q: A question that keeps coming my way pertains to out-buildings like sheds that LTC providers want to place next to their nursing homes to use for storage. Is there any …
Q: What standard in the Life Safety Code prohibits storage under sinks? A: There is no direct standard in the Life Safety Code or any of the standards the LSC …
Q: Is there any specific regulation that addresses storing items under stairwells and if so does it differentiate between public stairs and stairs which are utilized to access areas not …
Q: I was always under the impression that no storage was allowed in mechanical rooms within hospitals. Now I work at a hospital that allows ladders and supplies to be …
Q: Are there any special storage requirements for flammable liquids and flammable aerosol cans in the work area? A: Yes, flammable liquids in all forms and capacities must be stored …
Q: We are renovating one of our patient sleeping suites in an existing area. Would it be permissible to stage construction materials (some of which will be combustible) in one …
Q: We have a short-term project where we need to find some space to store equipment until they are installed. The equipment is electronic and needs to remain in their …
Q: We have an ambulatory healthcare occupancy which has clean supply and soiled linen rooms. Since these rooms are considered storage with combustibles, the Life Safety Code (LSC) views them …
Q: We have a new facility which has recently opened, and it is a physician’s office/business occupancy. There is a medical record storage room which contains combustible files which we …
Q: Can we install shelving along the walls within a patient sleeping suite? This shelving would not be limited to a supply room, but would be permanently affixed to the …
Q: Our medical supply room contains combustibles, and is larger than 100 square feet. It does not have a door and the room opens onto the corridor, behind our nurse …
Q: We are looking at purchasing a medical practice with a business occupancy rated office, which is not sprinkled. They are using a room on the second floor as a …
Q: During a recent mock survey it was mentioned that cardboard boxes are not allowed in clean storage rooms because they are combustible. Many of the supplies that we have …
Q: Are you really in favor of re-classifying patient rooms for floor storage? I thought that was dicey business. Aren't there a lot of things that need to be done …
Q: Does the Life Safety Code specify if we have to lock up our sterile scalpels in the same way that our syringes are locked? I have looked everywhere on …
Q: Our nursing home facility has the required sprinklers inside the facility, but management wants to move boxes of charts to the back yard/parking lot area into a locked and …
Q: Is there a specific fire code requirement for an equipment room containing electronic video conference equipment? I have been told there are specific requirements for electrical and mechanical rooms, …
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