In EC.1.10, a little can add up to a lot
Can inappropriate corridor storage be a requirement for improvement (RFI) all on its own? It can if it gets cited three times during a survey.
As noted in prior communiques, EC.1.10 has become quite the melting pot of survey torment. How do you like this for a trifecta:
- Item X was stored in an exit hallway, which decreased the available width to less than 8 ft
- Items Y and Z, which were not in use, were stored in exit hallways, which would possibly slow the evacuation of patients if required
- Exit hallways are used to store devices other than the emergency cart
RFI? you ask. RFI, say I.
I always thought that this type of citation was rather more apropos of EC.5.20 and all things Life Safety Code. Such surveyor creativity--I am in awe!
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