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Tag No.: C0220
Based on observation and interview, the facility failed to maintain an environment safe from fire by failing to maintain the rating of the barriers surrounding hazardous areas, failing to ensure all means of egress were obstructed, failing to ensure each path of egress within a medical building was marked with signs with continuous illumination, failed to have installed a supervisory attachment to each of the control valves, specifically the outside screw and yoke at the sprinkler riser, of its sprinkler system, and failed to maintain its sprinkler system in a reliable operating condition.(C231) This deficiency has the potential to affect all patients receiving services at the facility.The facility had a census of five patients at the time of survey.
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Tag No.: C0231
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to meet requirements for life safety, specifically, the applicable provisions of the 2000 edition of the Life Safety Code of the National Fire Protection Association. This deficiency has the potential to affect all patients receiving services at the facility.The facility had a census of five patients at the time of survey.
Findings include:
The facility failed to maintain the rating of the barriers surrounding hazardous areas. Please refer to life safety code findings at K29.
The facility failed to ensure all means of egress was in compliance with chapter seven of National Fire Protection Association 101, specifically, 7.1.10.2.1 that no furnishings or other objects will obstruct exits. Please refer to life safety code findings at K38.
The facility failed to ensure each path of egress within a medical building was marked with signs with continuous illumination. Please refer to life safety code findings at K47.
The facility failed to have installed a supervisory attachment installed to each of the control valves, specifically the outside screw and yoke at the sprinkler riser, of its sprinkler system. Please refer to life safety code findings at K61.
The facility failed to maintain its sprinkler system in a reliable operating condition per National Fire Protection Association 25, 1998 edition. Please refer to life safety code findings at K62.
22432