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Planning

Effective safety features begin with facility design

Building and maintaining fire and smoke barriers in health care facilities in new construction and existing facilities
March 30, 2023
William E. Koffel P.E., FSFPE, SASHE

Building and maintaining fire and smoke barriers in health care facilities in new construction and existing facilities.


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Infrastructure

Health care facility electrical demand loads

The Fire Protection Research Foundation provides data-driven answers to pandemic response and historic assumptions
July 28, 2022
Victoria Hutchison and Sreenivasan Ranganathan, Ph.D.
The Fire Protection Research Foundation provides data-driven answers to pandemic response and historic assumptions.
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Safety

Maintaining fire safety in hospitals

A look at fire resistance-rated and smoke-resistive assemblies and the codes behind them
July 14, 2022
Bill McHugh
A look at fire resistance-rated and smoke-resistive assemblies and the codes behind them.
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Advocacy adviser

The importance of acceptance testing

How acceptance testing is different than commissioning and why it's an important part of facilities operations and compliance
March 30, 2022
Lennon Peake, PE, FASHE
How acceptance testing is different than commissioning and why it's an important part of facilities operations and compliance.
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Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity and fire protection

As cyberattacks increase, facilities managers can help to ensure fire safety systems do not become a pathway for internet incursions
May 13, 2021
Victoria Hutchison and Joshua Brackett, PE, SASHE, CHFM
As cyberattacks increase, facilities managers can help to ensure fire safety systems do not become a pathway for internet incursions.
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Infrastructure

Finding specialized information on med-gas and vacuum systems

The Medical Gas Professional Healthcare Organizations offers education and technical expertise
August 27, 2020
Jonathan C. Willard, CHC, PMP, CMGV
The Medical Gas Professional Healthcare Organizations offers education and technical expertise.
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Infrastructure

Ensuring med-gas system reliability

The 2021 edition of NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code focuses on operational management of these systems
August 27, 2020
Jonathan C. Willard, CHC, PMP, CMGV
The 2021 edition of NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code focuses on operational management of these systems.
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Field report

Hospital gets creative to protect staff from COVID-19

Innovative use of a firestopping product allowed a hospital to supply ventilation to patients without staff entering the room
May 28, 2020
HFM Staff
Innovative use of a firestopping product allowed a hospital to supply ventilation to patients without staff entering the room.
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Infrastructure

Could remote inspection become the norm?

NFPA has started a technical committee project on remote inspections
September 30, 2019
William E. Koffel P.E., FSFPE, SASHE
NFPA has started a technical committee project on remote inspections.
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Infrastructure

Automated equipment inspection and testing

Conserving resources while keeping the patient environment safe and compliant
September 30, 2019
William E. Koffel P.E., FSFPE, SASHE
Conserving resources while keeping the patient environment safe and compliant.
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