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Housing and health. The role of the environmental health practitioner.

From a health standpoint, the residential environment is both the dwelling and its associated areas. The dwelling and related area are interrelated both in terms of sanitation problems affecting physical health and other problems affecting mental health. The residential environment certainly represents a complicated public health problem. The issue of inadequate shelter has been addressed throughout history, but the relationship of shelter and health brings it to our attention now. It is estimated that one out of every four persons in our nation lives with some kind of shelter deficiency. The Federal Housing Act of 1949 was instrumental in creating an awareness that the quality of shelter and the surrounding environment has a great influence upon the physical and mental health and well-being of each individual. When the Housing Act of 1949 was passed, the American Public Health Association Committee on the Hygiene of Housing acknowledged the role public health agencies would have in eliminating and preventing health hazards associated with substandard dwellings. It also recognized the need for a formal code to establish minimum standards for the condition and maintenance of dwellings.

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PubMed1997

Complying with current Joint Commission Statement of Conditions (SOC) requirements.

This Technical Document has been developed to provide the reader with insight into the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' (JCAHO) Statement of Conditions (SOC) process and recent changes for completing the SOC for Business Occupancies. The intent of this document is not to replace the instructions in Part 1 of the SOC or to give a complete review of the National Fire Protection Agency's (NFPA) Life Safety Code for health care or business occupancies, but rather to complement them.

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PubMed1987

Alternative health care facilities: design reflects quality image.

To maintain high-quality services under increasing economic pressure, hospitals are turning to alternative health care delivery facilities with their lower overhead costs. The challenge for planners is twofold: to attract patients and to provide affordable services without sacrificing quality of care.

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PubMed1994

Hospital generator sizing, testing, and exercising.

With the NFPA 99 and JCAHO requirements for minimum loads on generators during testing, hospital engineers are finding that oversized standby generators can mean operational problems. This document explains the oversized generator problem, including the code changes that gave birth to the problem. Some practical suggestions for sizing generators are then provided.

Building Codes↗
PubMed1985

Medicaid program; fire safety standards for ICFs/MR--HCFA. Proposed rule.

This proposed rule would amend the fire safety standards for intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded (ICFs/MR). It would incorporate the 1985 edition of the Life Safety Code of the National Fire Protection Association. Current regulations incorporate the 1981 edition. The incorporation of the current edition of the Life Safety Code is intended to ensure that Medicaid providers and recipients have the benefit of the most current fire protection standards.

Building Codes↗
PubMed1990

Codes put greater emphasis on life safety.

To meet today's life-safety needs in modern facilities engineers must follow exact code parameters. This is the only way to ensure that maximum life-safety needs are met.

Accident Prevention↗
PubMed1986

Medicaid program; fire safety standards for ICFs/MR--HCFA. Final rule.

This final rule amends the fire safety standards for intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded. It updates the standards to incorporate the National Fire Protection Association's 1985 edition of the Life Safety Code, which will replace the 1981 edition currently required. The incorporation of the new edition of the Life Safety Code is intended to ensure that Medicaid providers and recipients have the benefit of the most current fire protection standards.

Accident Prevention↗
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Facility redesign for your future laboratory requirements.

Laboratories must adapt to rapid changes in equipment technology and fundamental changes in the business of health care. A project begins with the creation of a project team representing the laboratory, administration, facilities, architects, and engineers. Each phase of the project works through the various issues affecting the facility, culminating in documents for the actual construction. Review of the codes, the existing physical facility, and the costs associated with the changes are all important in achieving an efficient laboratory.

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PubMed2006

The interaction between design and occupier behaviour in the safety of new homes.

The design of new homes includes many safety features intended to protect occupiers from injury or ill health within the home, however the effectiveness of these primary intervention measures is likely to be affected by user behaviour. This study examined the interaction between user activity and dwelling design and how this might affect health and safety. It aimed to identify how people use features within new homes and how this may limit the protection afforded by building design, codes and regulations. Forty, home-based, semi-structured, in-depth interviews and home inspections were conducted with individuals recently inhabiting a new home. A range of behaviours were reported in relation to building features including fire doors, pipes and cables, and loft access, which may lead to increased risk of injury or ill-health. For example, occupiers described interfering with the self-closing mechanisms on fire doors and drilling into walls without considering the location of services. They also reported knowingly engaging in unsafe behaviour when accessing the loft, increasing their risk of falls. The accounts suggest that designers and builders need to give greater consideration to how occupier behaviour interacts with building features so that improvements in both design and occupier education can lead to improved health and safety.

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