Firestopping IT Infrastructure in Healthcare Facilities
About the Sponsor
STI leads the industry in developing innovative fire protection systems that help stop the spread of fire, smoke and hot gases. For over 30 years, our team has worked hand in hand with the construction industry to create simple solutions to complex firestopping problems. Our SpecSeal® and EZ Path® product lines are engineered to deliver powerful performance. Because our system designs are user-driven, they are easier to apply. The result is simply designed, outstanding fire protection systems which often result in lower installed costs. STI products and systems offer innovative firestop solutions for all types of new construction and retrofit applications. Since firestopping is our only business, we concentrate all our resources on providing the highest quality, fully tested, innovative firestopping solutions.
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm EDT
Firestopping is crucial in healthcare facilities, particularly because of the life safety, “defend-in-place” strategy to protect patients who cannot physically leave in case of an emergency. IT cabling along with increased demand from a network’s data handling capability, can cause frequent changes to existing infrastructure within a facility that can negatively impact compliance. This course outlines pitfalls and solutions to common firestopping issues that can prove costly to the facility downstream when found during accrediting body inspections.
Learning Objectives:
- Define what firestopping is and the importance of passive fire protection in healthcare facilities
- Identify the key elements to balanced fire protection between the facility’s IT Department and Facility Maintenance Department
- Recognize where IT hardware upgrades have the greatest potential for firestop errors and life safety issues
- Identify solutions that can future-proof healthcare facilities for firestopping
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