ASHE survey looks at monthly elevator testing

Input on additional regulatory requirements also sought


A new American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) survey examines if there is enough value for hospitals to do monthly elevator-recall testing and monthly exit-sign inspections, according to an article on the Health Facility Management website.

Elevator recall removes control and access to elevators from the public and allows firefighters to take control.

The survey was launched to provoke thought regarding elevator-recall testing and exit-sign inspections in an effort to get involvement of facilities professionals in providing actual testing-data results to help influence a change to the code, the article said.

Elevator-recall testing has been required by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ ASME A17.1 and Canadian Standards Association’s CSA B44 for many years. Some healthcare organizations were unaware of the requirement until the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published new K-Tags based on the 2012 edition of the Life Safety Code (LSC). 

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June 20, 2018


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