NFPA ramps up online resources with COVID-19 related compliance information
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance, September 20, 2020
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by A.J. Plunkett (aplunkett@decisionhealth.com)
Look to two white papers available online from the NFPA to help you sort Life Safety Code® (LSC) expectations for alternate sites and temporary operating conditions as your facility negotiates continuing or upcoming patient surges because of COVID-19 infections.
In addition, an NFPA blog post offers some key considerations for conducting remote video inspections of fire systems, which may come in handy if The Joint Commission (TJC) and other accrediting organizations follow through with initial tests of such social distancing tools as surveys resume this summer.
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