Knowing Act refers to the activation of an automatic door by means of pressing a switch with the intent of opening the door. These devices are generally common in offices, healthcare facilities and other public buildings.
High traffic, public use buildings, such as schools and healthcare facilities, are ideal to antimicrobial coated door hardware simply because they may have hundreds of people going in and out every day.
While human-to-human transmission is common, infections can also be contracted by touching surfaces contaminated by respiratory droplets from infected individuals or hand touching, leading to a wider and more rapid spread.
While human-to-human transmission is common, infections can also be contracted by touching surfaces contaminated by respiratory droplets from infected individuals or hand touching, leading to a wider and more rapid spread.
Providing you the most comprehensive hospital fire door inspection literature in Oregon and SW Washington. At Oregon Door Consultants we understand how hard it is to find the correct information in an easy to read format. Having the specific information you need when deciding on your fire door inspection company is crucial. We have created …
We are Oregon and SW Washington’s premier provider of factory certified technicians for AAADM Inspection for Hospitals. The American Association of Automatic Door Manufactures (AAADM) has designed a program that certifies installers to the following: ANSI/BHMA Standards Power Operated Pedestrian Doors ANSI/BHMA A156.10-2017 Power Assist and Low Energy Power Operated Doors ANSI/BHMA A156.19-2013 Low Energy …
Hospital fire door inspections are not specifically called out in the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code 2012 Edition, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services which is a Department of Health and Human Services came out with a memorandum on July 28th, 2017 with a subject of: Fire and Smoke Door Annual Testing Requirements in …
When is fire door acceptance testing in a hospital required? Well my go to answer here is, “it depends.” Hospitals are currently following the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services mandate to comply with NFPA 80 Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives – 2010 Edition, and acceptance testing doesn’t make it into the …
Most hospitals today have been doing periodic fire door inspections for some time. However, we would argue that it is near impossible for facility engineers and maintenance technicians to keep up on all those codes that they are mandated to follow. We have heard from hospitals across the country that there are many systems to …
