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| SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER | 530 NE GLEN OAK AVE PEORIA, IL 61637 | May 17, 2012 |
| VIOLATION: Building Construction Type and Height | Tag No: K0161 | |
| Based on random observation during the survey walk through, portions of the elevator control system are not installed in accordance with ASME A17.1. Any elevator user could be put in a dangerous situation without the proper safety devices installed. Findings include: A. The surveyor observed that the elevator machine rooms for all elevators were equipped with sprinklers, but there was not a heat detector within 2' of each sprinkler head to initiate a shunt trip device to automatically disconnect the main power supply prior to the application of water in the machine room or shaft as required by ASME A17.1-102.2.c.3. B. The surveyor did not find a single disconnect for each elevator's emergency lighting, receptacle, and ventilation, or proper signage identifying the source feeding these disconnects as required by NFPA-70, Section 620-53. NFPA-99, Section 3-4.2.2.2(b)6 requires these disconnects to be served from the Life Safety branch of the emergency power system. . |
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| VIOLATION: Building Construction Type and Height | Tag No: K0161 | |
| Based on random observation during the survey walk through, portions of the elevator control system are not installed in accordance with ASME A17.1. Any elevator user could be put in a dangerous situation without the proper safety devices installed. Findings include: A. The surveyor observed that the elevator machine rooms for elevators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 were equipped with sprinklers, but there was not a heat detector within 2' of each sprinkler head to initiate a shunt trip device to automatically disconnect the main power supply prior to the application of water in the machine room or shaft as required by ASME A17.1-102.2.c.3. B. The surveyor did not find a single disconnect for each elevator's emergency lighting, receptacle, and ventilation, or proper signage identifying the source feeding these disconnects as required by NFPA-70, Section 620-53. NFPA-99, Section 3-4.2.2.2(b)6 requires these disconnects to be served from the Life Safety branch of the emergency power system. . |
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| VIOLATION: Building Construction Type and Height | Tag No: K0161 | |
| Based on random observation during the survey walk through, portions of the elevator control system are not installed in accordance with ASME A17.1. Any elevator user could be put in a dangerous situation without the proper safety devices installed. Findings include: A. The surveyor observed that the elevator machine rooms for elevators 20, 21, 22, and 23 were equipped with sprinklers, but there was not a heat detector within 2' of each sprinkler head to initiate a shunt trip device to automatically disconnect the main power supply prior to the application of water in the machine room or shaft as required by ASME A17.1-102.2.c.3. B. The surveyor did not find a single disconnect for each elevator's emergency lighting, receptacle, and ventilation, or proper signage identifying the source feeding these disconnects as required by NFPA-70, Section 620-53. NFPA-99, Section 3-4.2.2.2(b)6 requires these disconnects to be served from the Life Safety branch of the emergency power system. . |
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| VIOLATION: Building Construction Type and Height | Tag No: K0161 | |
| Based on random observation during the survey walk through, portions of the elevator control system are not installed in accordance with ASME A17.1. Any elevator user could be put in a dangerous situation without the proper safety devices installed. Findings include: A. The surveyor did not find a single disconnect on elevator 30 and 31 for each elevator's emergency lighting, receptacle, and ventilation, or proper signage identifying the source feeding these disconnects as required by NFPA-70, Section 620-53. NFPA-99, Section 3-4.2.2.2(b)6 requires these disconnects to be served from the Life Safety branch of the emergency power system. . |
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