Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Generator O&M Manuals and Generator Logs

Question: What are the requirements for my generator O&M manuals and my generator logs?


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The following excerpts are from NFPA 110-1999 (the edition presently imposed by CMS and TJC):  NOTE paragraph 6-2.2 on instruction manuals and paragraph 6-3.4 on the logs: