Follow-Up Responsibilities

VHA DIRECTIVE 2005-007

February 15, 2005

(a) Ensuring that appropriate Office of Facility Management fire protection requirements are

incorporated into each delegated project.

(b) Forwarding selected projects to the appropriate Network staff, or designated third-party

reviewer, and that these projects are in accordance with Network policy.

VHA policy.

5. REFERENCES

a. Public Law 100-678, "Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1988."

b. Office of Facility Management PG-18-3, Topic 1, Codes and Standards.

c. VA Fire Protection Design Manual.

d. Chief Network Officer memo dated November 15, 1996, on Construction Project Fire

Code Compliance Process.

e. Office of Facility Management document: Qualifications and Scope of Services for

Project Fire Protection Engineer, dated March 1996.

f. Additional information on contract services for fire code plan review can be found on the

Center for Engineering and Occupational Safety and Health web site at -

http://vaww.ceosh.med.va.gov/.

g. Information on VA's design and construction requirements can be found at:

http://vaww.va.gov/facmgt .

6. FOLLOW-UP RESPONSIBILITIES: The Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health

for Operations and Management (10N) is responsible for the contents of this Directive.

Questions can be referred to the Director, Safety and Technical Service at 202-273-5844 or the

Director, Health Care Engineering at 202-273-5644.

7. RESCISSIONS: None. This VHA Directive expires February 28, 2010.

S/Jonathan B. Perlin, MD, PhD, MSHA, FACP

Acting Under Secretary for Health

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