GFI’s For Ice Machines

In the February 2014 issue of The Joint Commissions TJC’s Perspectives’ Newsletter, TJC addressed an issue regarding the requirement for Ground Fault Circuit Interruption (GFCI) protection for ice machines, specific to medical/surgical units.  According to this article ice machines on medical/surgical units which are not equipped with GFCI protection are in violation of the standards…

Electrical Panel Inspections During Survey

For more than four decades the Joint Commission has been looking at electrical panels during their accreditation surveys.  Very early on, emphasis was simply placed on whether, or not access to electrical panels was clear and unobstructed. Surveyors typically expressed an expectation that there be at least 3 feet of clearance around an electrical panel…