Dealing with construction vibrations

The construction process can be extremely disruptive to ongoing healthcare operations


While the future of healthcare facilities building and renovation may be bright with potential, the construction process itself can be extremely disruptive to ongoing healthcare operations, according to an article on the Facility Executive website.

Construction vibration and noise can adversely affect patients, staff as well as sensitive equipment and activities.

There are methods that can be used to calculate the expected noise and vibration during construction to help predict which areas may be affected. This allows the facility staff to plan around the construction and keep most of its operations viable during the construction process, the article said. 

Construction vibration monitoring is required at most building sites and is typically provided by the contractor. In a healthcare facility, vibration concerns relate to sensitive areas, such as operating rooms, procedure rooms, and patient rooms; and equipment, including MRI, NMR, electron microscopes, and lab equipment.

Read the article.

 

 



June 4, 2015



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