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Life Safety Made Easy: Your Key to Understanding Fire Safety in Health Care Facilities, 2020
- Table of Contents
- Table of Terms
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Administrative Activities [Go to Page]
- KEY CONCEPTS [Go to Page]
- Occupancy
- Existing Buildings vs. New Buildings
- Self-Identifying Deficiencies
- General Compliance with the Life Safety Code
- Interim Life Safety Measures
- Tool 1-1. Sample Fire Response Plan
- Tool 1-2. Sample Life Safety Drawing Detail
- Tool 1-3. Sample Interim Life Safety Measures Policy
- Tool 1-4. Sample ILSM Assessment and Selection Checklist
- Tool 1-5. Daily Construction Site Safety Inspection Checklist
- Chapter 2: General Life Safety Design and Building Construction [Go to Page]
- KEY CONCEPTS [Go to Page]
- Minimum Construction Requirements
- Building Rehabilitation
- Fire Barriers
- Protecting Openings
- Tool 2-1. Height Restrictions for Health Care Occupancies by Construction Type, Age, and Presence of
- Tool 2-2. Quick-Look Door Check
- Tool 2-3. Fire Protection-Engineering Controls Checklist
- Chapter 3: Means of Egress [Go to Page]
- KEY CONCEPTS [Go to Page]
- Means of Egress
- Corridors
- Doors in a Means of Egress
- Exits
- Stairs and Ramps
- Rooms
- Illumination and Signage
- Tool 3-1. Door and Corridor Egress Assessment Checklist
- Tool 3-2. Compliance Checklist for Door-Locking Mechanisms
- Tool 3-3. Checklist for Compliance with Standard EC.02.03.05
- Chapter 4: Barriers, Openings, and Finishes [Go to Page]
- KEY CONCEPTS [Go to Page]
- Compartmentation
- Vertical Openings
- Hazardous Areas
- Windows
- Wall, Ceiling, and Floor Finishes
- Tool 4-1. Latch-and-Label Door Assessment Checklist
- Tool 4-2. Alcohol-Based Hand Rub Fire Safety Checklist
- Tool 4-3. Residential Board and Care Fire Protection Features Checklist
- Chaper 5: Fire Alarm and Notification Systems [Go to Page]
- KEY CONCEPTS [Go to Page]
- Fire Alarm System
- Initiation Function
- Notification Function
- Control Function
- Fire Alarm Signal to Fire Department
- Smoke Detection Systems
- Tool 5-1. Fire Safety Equipment and Building Features Maintenance Policy
- Tool 5-2. Testing by Time Frame
- Chapter 6: Fire Suppression Systems [Go to Page]
- KEY CONCEPTS [Go to Page]
- Fire Alarms and Sprinklers
- Sprinkler Systems and Components
- Portable Fire Extinguishers
- Fire Suppression in Kitchens
- High-Rise Buildings
- Tool 6-1. Reducing Fire Risks in Health Care Occupancy Kitchens Checklist
- Chapter 7: Utilities, Elevators, Chutes, and Other Building Services [Go to Page]
- KEY CONCEPTS [Go to Page]
- Gas Piping and Equipment
- Electrical Wiring and Equipment
- HVAC Systems and Equipment
- Heating Devices
- Vertical and Horizontal Transport
- Linen and Waste Chutes
- Tool 7-1. Fire Safety Equipment and Building Features and Services Maintenance Assessment Checklist
- Chapter 8: Curtains, Mattresses, Linens, and Other Operating Features [Go to Page]
- KEY CONCEPTS [Go to Page]
- Smoking and Vaping
- Draperies and Curtains
- Furniture and Mattresses
- Decorations
- Linen and Trash Receptacles
- Engineered Smoke Control Systems
- Portable Space Heaters
- Tool 8-1. Sample Smoke- and Vaping-Free Policy
- Tool 8-2. Smoke- and Vaping-Free Policy Scripts
- Tool 8-3. Smoke- and Vaping-Free Policy Development Checklist
- Tool 8-4. Decorations Safety Assessment Checklist
- Tool 8-5. Fire Drill Matrix
- Chapter 9: The Life Safety Survey Process [Go to Page]
- KEY CONCEPTS [Go to Page]
- The On-Site Survey Process
- The Survey Analysis for Evaluating Risk (SAFER) Matrix
- After the Survey
- Continuous Compliance
- Tool 9-1. Required EC and LS Documentation Checklist
- Tool 9-2. The SAFER Matrix
- Resources
- Index [Go to Page]