Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 70837 - General Safety and Maintenance
(a) The hospital shall be clean, sanitary and
in good repair at all times. Maintenance shall include provision and
surveillance of services and procedures for the safety and well-being of
patients, personnel and visitors.
(b) Hospital buildings and grounds shall be
maintained free of such environmental pollutants and such nuisances as may
adversely affect the health or welfare of patients to the extent that such
conditions are within the reasonable control of the hospital.
(c) All hospitals shall maintain in operating
condition all buildings, fixtures and spaces in the numbers and types as
specified in construction requirements under which the hospital or unit was
first licensed.
(d) A written
manual on maintenance of heating, air conditioning and ventilation systems
shall be adopted by each hospital and a maintenance log shall be
maintained.
(e) Equipment provided
must meet any and all applicable California Occupational Safety and Health Act
requirements in effect as of the time of purchase. All portable electrical
equipment using 110-120 volt 60 hertz current shall be equipped with a
three-wire grounded power cord with an Underwriters Laboratories approved
hospital grade three-prong plug. The cord grip shall be an integral part of the
plug.
(f) All gauging and measuring
equipment shall be regularly calibrated as specified by the manufacturer and
records of such testing kept for at least two years.
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