Electrical contractor series working in healthcare facilities: Codes and standards

Working with ASHE, American Society for Health Care Engineering, Eaton has created video training for electricians and electrical contractors working in health care facilities. This video focuses on codes and standards for working in hospitals and other healthcare buildings. Erik Hurd, Eaton Experience Center engineer, hosts this four-video series on contractor training. Topics include: electrical safety, NFPA, NEC, NFPA 70, NFPA 99, Health care facilities code, centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS), essential electrical system (EES), health care facilities, hospitals, clinics, urgent care, doctor office, dentist, surgery center, imaging center, university medical center, nursing homes, test labs, rehab centers, medical office buildings, rehab centers, defend in place, arc flash, PPE, equipment branch, critical branch, life safety branch, backup generators, transfer switches, ATS, standby power, uninterruptable power supplies (UPS), NFPA 110, standard for emergency and standby power systems, emergency power supply system (EPSS), Hill Burton Act, NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, the Joint Commission, JCAHO, power quality, arc quenching switchgear, arc flash solutions, shock hazards, electrical troubleshooting

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Retired from a large hospital and last few years took longer to do paper work to have a senior electrician & safety department sign off for the two or three hours it took to install a receptacle. Could take 20 minutes to locate one of the roll around telescoping carts with a HEPA filter to open up a ceiling title in a hallway. Was never boring because we had over 5 million square feet between 6 buildings. They wanted all of the sparkies to have an electrical license because they thought it made you qualified to perform electrical work.