Health Facility Safety Flashcards
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What is the required frequency for testing main healthcare facility sprinkler system control valves (supervisory testing) per NFPA 25?
Answer: Quarterly
NFPA 25 requires quarterly inspection and testing of sprinkler system control valves to verify supervisory function.
Which electrical system in a hospital is specifically dedicated to equipment that if it lost power would not immediately threaten life but would affect operations?
Answer: Equipment System
The Equipment System (per NFPA 99) serves large medical equipment, elevators, and other loads that affect operations but not immediate life safety.
During a healthcare facility fire drill, the 'defend in place' strategy refers to:
Answer: Protecting patients in their current location rather than evacuating them
Defend in place means keeping patients in smoke compartments and relying on compartmentalization rather than physically moving non-ambulatory patients.
A healthcare facility's Utility Management Program must include which key element per The Joint Commission?
Answer: Identification of risks associated with utility system failures
The Utility Management Program must identify risks from utility system failures and describe how the organization manages those risks.
Under OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1030, the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard, healthcare employers must provide hepatitis B vaccination at:
Answer: No cost to the employee within 10 working days of assignment
OSHA requires employers to offer hepatitis B vaccination at no cost to employees within 10 working days of assignment to tasks with occupational exposure.
Which type of healthcare construction project presents the HIGHEST infection control risk according to ICRA matrices?
Answer: Class D: major demolition and construction requiring full barriers in a patient care area
Class D (Type IV) projects involve major demolition near patient care areas and require the most stringent infection control measures.
What is the primary reason healthcare facilities must maintain written documentation of fire protection system impairments?
Answer: To implement fire watches and compensatory measures and notify the authority having jurisdiction
Documenting impairments ensures that fire watch personnel are deployed, compensatory measures are activated, and the AHJ is notified as required by NFPA 25 and NFPA 101.