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Tag No.: K0025
Based on observation the facility failed to provide adequate smoke barrier.
The inspector observed, while accompanied by The Director of the Administrative Service, The Regional Administrator, and The Director of Maintenance during the hours of the inspection from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm on 03/04/2015 that there was the following issues:
A.)There was missing fire rated sealant/ caulking missing at the above ceiling of the fire rate and smoke barrier partitions.
Tag No.: K0056
The inspector observed, while accompanied by The Director of the Administrative Service, The Regional Administrator, and The Director of Maintenance during the hours of the inspection from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm on 03/04/2015 that there was the following issues:
A) There were missing sprinkler escutcheon plates at the Lobby areas.
Fire Sprinkler System
"Any fire protection system, building service equipment, feature of protection, or safe guard provided for life safety shall be designed, installed, and approved in accordance with applicable NFPA standards. - NFPA 101, 2000, 4.5.6.
Escutcheons are part of the listed assembly per 1999 NFPA 13 §3-2.7.2.
Tag No.: K0076
Based on observation the facility failed to provide adequate medical gas system storage requirement.
The inspector observed, while accompanied by The Director of the Administrative Service, The Regional Administrator, and The Director of Maintenance during the hours of the inspection from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm on 03/04/2015 that there was the following issues:
A.) The medical gas Oxygen cylinders stored within each smoke compartment were over 300 cf.
Tag No.: K0145
The inspector observed, while accompanied by The Director of the Administrative Service, The Regional Administrator, and The Director of Maintenance during the hours of the inspection from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm on 03/04/2015 that there was the following issues:
A.) At the essential transfer switch location there was a missing power battery operated light fixture.
B.) The electrical connection between the panel/breaker and the FACP was not cross referenced correctly. Provide label as required.
C.) The FCAP breaker was not identified as fire alarm control circuit control.
" The emergency generator location shall have task illumination, battery charger for emergency battery powered lighting unit(s), and selected receptacles at the generator set location and essential transfer switch location " - NFPA 99, 1999: 3-4.2.2.2.(b)5.
The electrical connection between the panel/breaker and the FACP must be cross referenced correctly. " The circuit breaker at the electrical panel board for the fire alarm shall have a red marking, shall be accessible only to authorized personnel, and shall be identified as "FIRE ALARM CIRCUIT CONTROL" " - NFPA 72, 2002: 4.4.1.4.2.2. " The location of the circuit disconnecting means shall be permanently identified at the fire alarm control unit. " - NFPA 72, 2002: 4.4.1.4.2.3.