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The emergency power supply system (EPSS) is a critical hospital system, and its failure to function in a power outage can have tragic results. Not all authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) look at documentation of weekly inspections. Nonetheless, a weekly visual inspection is highly recommended. This checklist is based on charts in the Annex of the 2013 edition of NFPA 110: Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems.

A sprinkler system can be complex with many different zones and valves. Some of those valves may be easily to locate. Others may be in more obscure locations. If there is a inadvertent sprinkler activation, or when maintenance or system modifications are being performed, it is imperative that sprinkler system valves be properly identified and can be quickly located. There are many forms of documentation that can help manage this process including accurate drawings, valve charts, valve identification tags or labels or other documentation for the sprinkler system.

This monograph describes an EPS management program that will equip health care facilities to meet the requirements and challenges they face today.

The study compares anticipated plug load with energy intensity data provide guidance for designers in estimating a facility's design load.

This literature review looks at the effects of room ventilation rates on airborne disease transmission in health care facilities.

This monograph provides guidance on how to determine replacement needs for electrical distribution equipment, including strategies for upgrading an electrical distribution system.

Examine a utility management program for managing power shutdowns, allowing hospitals to use lessons learned to improve electrical infrastructure & power system reliability.

This monograph explores the role of the health care environment in infection control, provides information on common pathogens, and gives details on strategies to reduce health care-associated infections.

Operating room setback is a proven energy-saving strategy for hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. This paper presents possibilities and question to ask to determine a facility's approach.

ILSM-ICRA precautions daily monitoring checklist A checklist for monitoring compliance with infection control risk assessment (ICRA) precautions used as interim life safety measures. Intended to be used daily.  Download Tool  word  

An article was published in the March 2011 issue of Health Facilities Management magazine, which explored 10 forces changing health care design. In this session, the authors of that article present a current perspective on those driving forces. The opening statement of the article provocatively observed that "health care industry professionals who believe the political outcome of the reform debate, alone, will have a dramatic influence on the future of design and construction of health care facilities are sadly mistaken." The presenters discuss the evolution of the factors identified in the article and how they, and other challenges and opportunities, will continue to influence health care design.

Speakers: Mark Kenneday and Ed Tinsley

Recorded October 28, 2015 This webinar introduces viewers to the idea that the built environment and influence organizational culture and that the confluence of the two factors can have a significant impact on patient satisfaction.    

Speaker: George Mills, MBA, FASHE, CEM, CHFM, CHSP, Director of Engineering, Department of Engineering, The Joint Commission

Speakers: Jonathan Flannery, MHSA, CHFM, FASHE, FACHE, Senior Associate Director of Advocacy, ASHE; Jonathan Hart, P.E., Principal Fire Protection Engineer, NFPA; William Koffel, FSFPE, P.E., President, Koffel and Associates  

Just Ask ASHE service is an opportunity to get trusted answers to your compliance questions. Four times a year, ASHE will hold Just Ask ASHE webinars. A panel of code experts will discuss the latest compliance developments.

Speaker: Tom Kinman, Jim Burger and Iona Canada

Speaker: Bob Gulick & Rick Hermans   DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION (STANDARD 170) DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION (DOMESTIC HOT WATER)