How often should we test line isolation monitors (LIMs)?  Is monthly often enough for maintenance testing?

Treatment Open to the Corridor

We have two treatment areas open to the corridor, neither space is within a suite, in a new healthcare occupancy.  Is this a Life Safety Code violation?

1/8-Inch Gaps

Are 1/8-inch gaps at penetrations in corridor walls still allowed?

Testing Tamper Switches

I read that tamper switches were still due semi-annually, but in EC.02.03.05 EP2 it states that every quarter  tampers will be tested along with water flows.  Which is correct?

Under-Sink Cabinet Storage

Do Joint Commission standards prohibit use of under-sink cabinets for storage?

Flammable Liquid Storage

When should flammable liquids storage cabinets be used?

Storage in Sprinklered Areas

What type of storage is allowable in a sprinklered area? Is storage up to the ceiling permissible, as long as it is not obstructing a sprinkler?

Business Occupancies

How do we deem our outlying clinics as business so that they are not inspected by TJC?

Shipping Containers

When supplies arrive at our facility in cardboard boxes or other shipping containers, can we bring those boxes and containers into patient care areas and store them?

Egress Doors & Releasing Devices

What are the specific requirements for egress doors and their releasing devices?

Transfer Grilles

Are transfer grilles allowed in a hospital?

Non-Rated Protective Plates

Where can protective plates be used in the hospital?

Extension for SOC-PFI

What are the conditions allowing an extension of an SOC-PFI?  Does it apply to all PFIs?

Preventing Accidents and Injuries in the MRI Suite

What are the potential safety hazards associated with the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning
process?