Consulting engineers who specify emergency power equipment understand that hospital installations must comply with NFPA 110 in conjunction with NFPA 70, according to an article on the Consulting Specifying Engineer website.
System designers must interpret the requirements of these standards, ensure their designs follow them, and educate their clients about how the standard affects their operations, the article said.
In many cases, power outages are planned and easily handled. However, power outages due to natural disasters and unexpected events are much more difficult to deal with.
Delivering emergency and standby power to healthcare facilities is a major undertaking that involves many different systems.
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