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Life Safety Code Made Easy

Life Safety Code Made Easy. Jim Buck, Assistant Chief LTC & Nathan Johns, LSC Coordinator OSDH PHS/LTC. Automatic Sprinkler System. Annual Inspections Quarterly Inspections Monthly Monitoring. Fire Alarm System. Annual Inspection Sensitivity Test Smoke Detectors Alarm Panel

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Life Safety Code Made Easy

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  1. Life Safety CodeMade Easy Jim Buck, Assistant Chief LTC & Nathan Johns, LSC Coordinator OSDH PHS/LTC

  2. Automatic Sprinkler System Annual Inspections Quarterly Inspections Monthly Monitoring

  3. Fire Alarm System • Annual Inspection • Sensitivity Test • Smoke Detectors • Alarm Panel • Pull Stations

  4. Smoke Barrier • Doors • Walls • Attics

  5. Fire Drills • Have a plan and specific duties for all employees. • ALL staff must participate. • Shall be conducted quarterly on each shift. • Drills are to be held at unexpected times and under varying conditions

  6. Corridor Room Doors • Doors in sprinklered buildings only required to resist the passage of smoke. • Doors must latch securely when closed. • Hold open devices that release when the door is pushed or pulled are permitted. • Doors can not be blocked open with any thing.

  7. Exit Access Corridors and Exit Doors Exit access and exit doors shall be arranged and designed to be clearly recognizable. Means of egress shall be continuously maintained free of all obstructions or impediments at all times.

  8. Kitchen Hood and Suppression System Hood duct/vent must be professionally cleaned every six months. Suppression system must be inspected every six months

  9. Furnace Rooms Laundries Repair Shops Trash Collection Rooms Combustible Storage Rooms Soiled Linen Rooms Hazardous Areas

  10. Portable Fire Extinguishers Annual Inspections Monthly Inspections Six year maintenance Hydrostatic testing

  11. Deficiencies that Should never occurr • Oxygen Storage • Portable Space Heaters • Exit Signs • Extension Cords • Testing Emergency Lights

  12. Maintenance Logs • Have all Life Safety concerns together • Don’t use check marks • Give location of equipment tested

  13. You & LSC surveyor’s = Team • Only provide the current and previous years documentation requested • Keep it clean • If it is broke, fix it

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