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POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL
Building Construction Type and Height
Tag No.: K0161
Based on observation, document review and interview, it was determined the facility failed to maintain building construction requirements, such as a minimum two-hour fire resistive rating of structural components throughout the building, affecting the entire component.
Findings include:
1. Interview, observation and document review on March 14, 2018, between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., revealed the building is a seven story, Type II (000) unprotected noncombustible structure. This type of construction exceeds the maximum story height allowed.
Exit Interview with the Director, Facilities Services, on March 15, 2018, at 2:30 p.m., confirmed the building construction type and height.
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Based on an Onsite Revisit conducted on November 13, 2023, between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., revealed the following:
Item 1 Not Completed. The building is a seven story, Type II (000) unprotected, non-combustible structure. This type of construction exceeds the maximum allowed for this story height.
Exit Interview with the Director of Facilities Management on November 13, 2023, at 1:00 p.m., confirmed the building construction type and height.