Healthcare facilities must comply with federal regulations to ensure patient safety and operational efficiency, particularly the Conditions of Participation (CoPs) set by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS is the federal agency that administers Medicare and Medicaid ...

Section 8.4 of NFPA 110, "Operational Inspection and Testing," is among the most frequently read, misquoted, misunderstood, and misinterpreted. This confusion often arises from taking material out of context. Examining this section in its entirety offers clear and straightforward guidelines for ...

If your facility relies on emergency generators, understanding NFPA 110 isn't optional—it’s essential. Power outages can disrupt critical operations, threaten patient safety, and jeopardize compliance with CMS and AHJ requirements. NFPA 110 sets the standard for ensuring your emergency power system ...

Generators are essential equipment that provides power during outages and in areas without a reliable power grid. They are critical in ensuring that homes, businesses, and vital services remain in operation during power failures. However, they require proper maintenance to function effectively and ...

On June 26, 2023, The Environmental Protection Agency wrote in the Federal Register they wanted comments on whether to extend the provision allowing for a 50-hour participation in Demand Response (DR) events.

Globally, there are hundreds of millions of gallons of diesel fuel sitting in fuel storage tanks awaiting use. The fuel stored on-site is a critical asset that must be managed and maintained appropriately. Failure to maintain fuel properly can lead to a number of issues, and impacts can be severe.

The transformation of power infrastructure in health care facilities has become a pivotal conversation in recent years. As the energy demand grows and the need for reliable and sustainable energy solutions becomes paramount, hospitals and other health care facilities are searching for ways to ...

Whether for demand response, standby power, baseload power generation or built-in redundancy for critical assets, many organizations install stationary engines at their facilities so they may generate their own power. Because these stationary engines are relatively commonplace, they collectively ...

RULE #1: If you are an acute care facility or other healthcare occupancy deemed to be a Type 1, 2, or 3 installation by NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code©, your Emergency System (Life Safety and Critical Branches) will be online within 10 seconds (Type 10) of a power outage and will be able to ...

One of the major causes of an emergency generator not to start is starting batteries. Corrosion, sulfation, and loss of electrolyte are the most common reasons. With proper maintenance and testing, these failures can be prevented and extend the life of your battery. Not caring for your starting ...

The automatic transfer switch (ATS) is a critical system component of the emergency power supply system (EPSS), and proper maintenance of an ATS depends on the type of switch and its position in the critical power infrastructure. Imagine losing power during a natural or human-made disaster due to ...

We originally posted this article on December 20, 2018. Since that time, we received great feedback. In this updated article, we are going to cover the purpose of the emergency power off (EPO) switch, NFPA 70, and NFPA 110 requirements. Some AHJ surveyors have stated the manual stop station should ...