We are considering doing our annual fire alarm testing in 4 quarterly sections. This has the advantage of having our contractor in the building, working with the system much more often; however, it presents the difficulty that parts of the building done in the 4th quarter will have gone past 12 months since their last test. Given an intelligent F/A system, do you think this would be a problem with the Joint Commission? The alternative is to do an extra, very expensive, full system test before starting quarterly testing.
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Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Compliance News: Environment of Care Time Notations
By Dean Samet, CHSP
The Joint Commission has a number of time notations designated in the Environment of Care standards’ elements of performance for its expectations when certain inspections, tests, tasks, functions, events, or drills are to occur. TJC recognizes that it will not always be possible to meet the exact time frames cited in their EPs. Therefore, as delineated in the November 2010 Environment of Care News article Time Defined, TJC has provided the following definitions which include some leeway and allowable deviation.
The Joint Commission has a number of time notations designated in the Environment of Care standards’ elements of performance for its expectations when certain inspections, tests, tasks, functions, events, or drills are to occur. TJC recognizes that it will not always be possible to meet the exact time frames cited in their EPs. Therefore, as delineated in the November 2010 Environment of Care News article Time Defined, TJC has provided the following definitions which include some leeway and allowable deviation.
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