Texas Register, Volume 23, Number 49, Part III, Pages 12311-12450, December 4, 1998 Page: 12,343
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(A) Finishes at plumbing fixtures. Wall finishes shall
be water resistant in the immediate area of plumbing fixtures.
(B) Wet cleaning methods. Wall finishes in areas
subject to frequent wet cleaning methods shall be impervious to water,
tightly sealed; and without voids.
(3) Ceiling finishes.
(A) General. All occupied rooms and spaces shall be
provided with finished ceilings, unless otherwise noted. Ceilings
which are a part of a rated roof and ceiling assembly or a floor-ceiling
assembly shall be constructed of listed components (by a nationally
recognized testing laboratory) and installed in accordance with the
listing.
(B) Monolithic ceilings. Ceilings in operating rooms
and sterilizing facilities shall be monolithic from wall to wall, smooth
and without fissures, open joints, or crevices and with a washable and
moisture impervious finish.
(C) Special requirements. Finished ceilings may be
omitted in mechanical and equipment spaces, shops, and similar
spaces unless required for fire-resistive purposes.
(4) Floor, wall, and ceiling penetrations. Floor, wall, and
ceiling penetrations by pipes, ducts, and conduits shall be tightly
sealed to minimize entry of dirt particles, rodents, and insects. Joints
of structural elements shall be similarly scaled.
(5) Cubicle curtains, draperies, and other hanging fabrics.
Cubicle curtains, draperies, and other hanging fabrics shall be
noncombustible or flame retardant and shall pass both the small scale
and large scale test of NFPA 701, "Standard Methods of Fire Tests
for Flame-Resistant Textiles and Films," 1996 edition. Copies of
laboratory test reports for installed materials shall be submitted to
the department at the time of the final construction inspection.
(g) Elevators. All buildings that have patient services
located on other than the main entrance floor shall have electric
or electrohydraulic elevators. The elevators shall be installed in
sufficient quantity, capacity, and speed to ensure that the average
interval of dispatch time will not exceed one minute, and average
peak loading can be accommodated.
(1) Requirements for new elevators. New elevators shall
be installed in accordance with the requirements of A17.1, "Safety
Code for Elevators and Escalators," 1990 edition, published by
the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American
National Standards Institute (ASME/ANSI A17.1). All new elevators
shall conform to the Fire Fighters' Service Requirements of ASME/
ANSI A17.1 requirements of NFPA 101, Section 7-4.4. All
documents published by the ASME/ANSI as referenced in this section
may be obtained by writing the ANSI, United Engineering Center,
345 East 47th Street, New York, N.Y. 10017.
(2) Requirements for existing elevators. Existing eleva-
tors shall comply with the ASME/ANSI A17.1, Safety Code for Ex-
isting Elevators and Escalators, 1990 edition. All existing elevators
having a travel distance of 25 feet or more above or below the level
that best serves the needs of emergency personnel for fire fighting or
rescue purposes shall conform to Fire Fighters' Service Requirements
of ASME/ANSI A17.3 as required by NFPA 101, Section 7-4.5.
(3) Elevator machine rooms. Elevator machine rooms that
contain solid-state equipment for elevators having a travel distance
of more than 50 feet above the level of exit discharge or more
than 30 feet below the level of exit discharge shall be provided
with independent ventilation or air-conditioning systems with thecapability to maintain an operating temperature during fire fighter
service operations. The operating temperature shall be established
by the elevator equipment manufacturer's specifications and shall
be posted in each such elevator machine room. When standby
power is connected to the elevator, the machine room ventilation
or air conditioning shall be connected to standby power. These
requirements are not applicable to existing elevators.
(4) Elevator car size.
(A) Minimum elevator car size shall be five feet wide
and five feet deep.
(B) When an operating room(s) is located on a floor
other than the preoperative and recovery floors a hospital-type elevator
shall be provided. Cars of hospital-type elevators shall be at least five
feet eight inches wide by nine feet deep.
(5) Elevator and elevator shaft doors. When light beams
are used for operating door opening devices, the beams shall be used
in combination with door edge devices and shall be interconnected
with a system of smoke detectors. The light control feature shall be
disengaged when smoke is detected in any elevator lobby.
(A) The smallest elevator car door opening shall be at
least three feet wide and seven feet high.
(B) The elevator car door opening for a hospital-type
elevator shall be at least 44 inches wide and seven feet high.
(6) Type of controls and alarms. Elevator call buttons,
controls, and door safety stops shall be of a type that will not be
activated by heat or smoke.
(7) Leveling. All elevators shall be equipped with an
automatic leveling device of the two-way automatic maintaining type
with an accuracy of one-half inch.
(8) Operation. All elevators, except freight elevators, shall
be equipped with a two-way key operated service switch permitting
cars to bypass all landing button calls and be dispatched directly to
any floor.
(9) Accessibility of controls and alarms. Elevator con-
trols, alarm buttons, and telephones shall be accessible to wheelchair
occupants.
(10) Location. Elevators shall not open to an exit.
(11) Testing. An ASC shall have all elevators and esca-
lators routinely and periodically inspected and tested in accordance
with ASME/ANSI A17. All elevators equipped with fire fighter ser-
vice shall be subject to a monthly operation with a written record
of the findings made and kept on the premises as required by NFPA
101, 7-4.8.
(12) Certification. An ASC shall obtain a certificate of
inspection evidencing that the elevators and related equipment were
inspected in accordance with the requirements in Health and Safety
Code (HSC), Chapter 754, Subchapter B, and determined to be in
compliance with the safety standards adopted under HSC, 754.014,
administered by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
The certificate of inspection shall be on record in each center.
(h) Mechanical requirements. This subsection contains re-
quirements for mechanical systems; air-conditioning, heating and
ventilating systems; steam and hot and cold water systems; plumbing
fixtures; piping systems; and thermal and acoustical insulation.
(1) Cost. All mechanical systems shall be designed for
overall efficiency and life cycle costing, including operational costs.ADOPTED RULES December 4, 1998 23 TexReg 12343
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