Mac’s Safety Space: Fire alarm standards
Hospital Safety Connection, February 3, 2011
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Q: It has long been understood that the EOC standards allowed for actual fire alarms to be counted for up to 50% of a facility's required fire drills. Out of random curiosity, I tried looking up that standard today and was not able to find the information in EC.02.03.03. Does the standard no longer exist or am I looking in the wrong location?
Find out the answer on Mac's Safety Space.
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