(d) HVAC for Surgical Suites, Intensive Care, Coronary Care and
Emergency Treatment Spaces.
(e)Supply, return and exhaust ventilating systems for Infection
Isolation Rooms, Protective Environment Rooms and exhaust fans for
laboratory fume hoods, nuclear medicine areas where radioactive
material is used, ethylene oxide evacuation, and anesthesia evacuation.
These systems are permitted on delayed automatic system only and shall
not be served via manual system. Some systems may be placed on Critical
Branch. Coordinate with VA.
(f) Hyperbaric facilities
(g) Hypobaric facilities
(h) Automatic operated doors
(i) Autoclaving equipment shall be permitted to be arranged for either
automatic or manual connection to the alternate source
(j) Controls for equipment listed in this article
NOTE: In addition to the above equipment, connect the following items
identified below, which are "above code" requirements, to the Equipment
Branch.
(k) Administrative Areas: Task illumination and selected receptacles in
the hospital Director's, Engineering, and Security and Communications
Suites
(l) Closed-loop water chilling equipment for linear accelerator
(m) Domestic Water Pumps: Equipment, control system, light fixture and
receptacle near the pump
(n) Electric tape for heat tracing of chilled water and condenser water
piping exposed to weather requiring freeze protection
(o) Exhaust fans serving Autopsy Rooms, reagent grade Water Treatment
Rooms, Orthotic Laboratory special exhaust systems, battery charging
areas, flammable Storage Rooms and Illustration Rooms (Medical Media)
(p) Fire pumps, equipment control system, light fixture and receptacle
near the pump. See requirements in NFPA 20
(q) Heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) Systems:
(1) Air-conditioning equipment, lubricating oil pumps for centrifugal
compressors, control air compressors, air dryer and absorption machine
refrigerant pump to draw down lithium chloride before crystallization
(omit for machines accomplishing this manually)
(2) Chillers, chilled water circulating pumps, fans, and controls for
surgical suites, recovery rooms, intensive care, and coronary care
units
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EMERGENCY ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEMS
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