Generator Weekly Inspection Tip

Here is a quick tip for a useful and proactive task to do during your generator weekly inspections.  How often do you see evidence of leakage beneath your generator sets - either fuel oil, lube oil, or cooling water?  Make sure to note the presence of that oil, and then clean it up (remove it) so that the slab under the generator set is clean.  That way if leakage is observed during future weekly inspections you will know that you have an active leak that must be dealt with proactively to avoid costly future problems and potential generator failures.

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.