This specialized three day program provides participants with a comprehensive understanding of NFPA 99 requirements for health care facilities, including risk assessment, medical gas and vacuum systems, electrical systems (normal & emergency), IT/communication systems, HVAC, plumbing, hyperbaric facilities, and fire protection. The course also covers emergency operations planning and security management programs essential for compliance and safe facility operations.
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify the scope, purpose, and application of NFPA 99.
- Perform a risk assessment according to NFPA 99 categories.
- Apply requirements for medical gas and vacuum systems.
- Identify components of an emergency operations plan.
- Identify components of a security management program.
- Determine normal and emergency electrical system requirements.
- Identify requirements for patient and non patient electrical equipment.
- Determine IT and communication system requirements.
- Identify key points for plumbing and HVAC systems.
- Explain the three classes of hyperbaric chambers.
- Identify fire protection requirements for health care facilities and operating rooms.
Day 1 — NFPA 99 Fundamentals & Risk Assessment
- Scope, purpose, and application of NFPA 99
- Definitions and system categories (Category 1–4)
- Performing a facility risk assessment
- Medical gas and vacuum systems: requirements, components, testing
- Security management program: elements, risk mitigation, compliance
- Classifying systems based on risk assessment
Day 2 — Electrical Systems & Emergency Power Requirements
- Normal electrical system requirements for health care facilities
- Emergency electrical systems: essential electrical systems (EES)
- Life safety branch, critical branch, equipment branch
- Requirements for patient care vs. non patient care electrical equipment
- Emergency power supply systems (EPSS): generators, ATS, testing
- IT & communication systems: reliability, redundancy, NFPA 99 requirements
- Designing an emergency electrical system layout
Day 3 — HVAC, Plumbing, Hyperbaric Facilities & Fire Protection
- HVAC requirements: air quality, pressure relationships, filtration
- Plumbing systems: cross connection control, medical water systems
- Hyperbaric facilities: three chamber classes, safety requirements
- Fire protection requirements for health care facilities
- Special fire protection considerations for operating rooms
- Emergency operations plan: components, communication, continuity
- Developing a compliance checklist for NFPA 99 systems
- Facility maintenance personnel
- Health care architects, designers, and engineers
- Health care executive directors
- Safety & compliance officers
- Electrical & mechanical engineers working in medical facilities