The Joint Commission Environment of Care standard EC.02.03.03 requires hospitals to conduct regular, varied fire drills, and to routinely evaluate the effectiveness of the procedure, fire safety equipment, building features, and staff response. All drills and...
Hotel fire safety is a necessity. As a property manager or hotel owner, you want to keep your guests safe. But, with changing code requirements, a range of fire protection technologies, and a number of fire sprinklers, fire alarms, intercom systems, fire...
Data centers present a unique fire risk. Full of electrical components, wires, and cables, not to mention generators and back-up power supplies, data centers house a range of potential fire hazards. Given that most of the equipment in a data center is sensitive, these...
In any commercial kitchen, fire is no small risk or hazard. The kitchen is a high-heat environment, and it’s designed to be well-insulated, to keep in the heat required for cooking. Over time, in any sized commercial kitchen, grease and grime begin to build up,...
Your fire suppression system is a necessary component of your building or facility. It keeps your people and your property safe in the event of a fire. But when the data, artifacts, or assets within your facility are high-value or mission-critical, it can be difficult...
The 2012 edition of the NFPA 99 Health Care Facilities Code marked a significant change in how healthcare facilities determined the level of protection or type of systems to provide. Previously, NFPA dictated protection levels based on the occupancy type of the...
