Power Players: Finding Emergency Power System Vulnerabilities

By David L. Stymiest, P.E., CHFM, FASHE (in Health Facilities Management)

Power failures often occur with little or no warning, leaving hospitals and other health care facilities vulnerable. Facilities professionals must have well-considered power failure procedures in place to deal with these emergencies; it is too late to develop them after the failure.

Knowledge of effective power failure planning concepts—including power failure vulnerability analyses, emergency power risk assessments and emergency power gap analyses—is essential for facilities professionals seeking to develop such procedures. Professionals are also urged to explore financial business continuity practices for more information on advanced power system reliability planning and analyses.

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