Health Care Facility Manager's Guide to Smoke Control

Health Care Facility Manager's Guide to Smoke Control

The intent of this document is to give hospital facility managers a broad overview of historical and current smoke control systems they are likely to encounter in typical hospital facilities. The document covers where smoke control systems are and have been required in hospitals, the basics of how smoke control systems work in various types and applications, a history of regulatory requirements applicable to hospital-based smoke control, and recommendations to maintain these systems in good condition and in compliance with current national standards.

                                                                                                 

 Access PDF Members can download a PDF of the entire monograph
Order Print Version Catalog number (Print): 055181
 Member: $25.00, Nonmember: $35.00                         
Order Digital Version Catalog Number (Digital): P055181
 Member: click "Access PDF", Nonmember: $35.00                         

Related Resources

Monograph
This document outlines a team approach, starting with the health care organization leadership setting the expectations and cyber-risk mitigation tone…
Book
This handbook lays out the processes and flow of a health care project, including planning, design and construction. It takes a sequential approach…
Compliance Tools
Use this HVA tool to assist your multidisciplinary group in assessing and prioritizing exercises for potential hazards/risk.
Compliance Tools
These crosswalks allow facility professionals to understand how the accreditation standards align with the CMS Conditions of Participation (CoP’s)
Book
This guidebook seeks to help health care facilities managers start down the path to a successful RCM program. It reviews the basics of RCM, details…
Compliance Tools
This tool helps facilities managers apply the tactics of building system maintenance to infection control by identifying opportunities for infection…