Helping You Prepare For Inspections
A great source of stress for healthcare facility management is when there are upcoming inspections. These inspections ensure that facilities are safe, within code, clean, and that proper precautions are taken to prevent common hazards. Safety concerns are not just for patients, but for employees, as they spend a considerable amount of time at work. As part of our wide range of available services, Tru-Serve offers healthcare facility maintenance, which includes preparation for inspections.
How Can Tru-Serve Help You With Inspections?
Our technicians have experience and knowledge of the components an inspector will want to check. Using a combined 100 years of facility maintenance experience, we walk through your building as if we were the inspectors, making notes of potential hazards, red flags, and needed building repair items. Done ahead of time by someone experienced can save incredible amounts of time and money, and making a passing grade on the real inspection that much more likely. We know the common areas that our staff members typically overlook, and we check every nook and cranny.
Where Should Healthcare Facility Maintenance Staff Put Their Attention?
To adequately prepare for an upcoming inspection, be aware of any renovations or completed or in progress construction since the last visit. Ensure that proper safety precautions are in place, including hard hat wear, that the work is within code, and that fire exits are available. For the rest of the building, we check to make sure that exit doors, pathways, and stairways are not blocked. Sprinklers should all be in working order. Emergency lighting should be in place, operational, and tested monthly (with documentation.) Food preparation areas should be clean and safe, including adequate fire extinguisher access. Elevators should be in working order, within code, and inspected regularly. Any chutes should be in working order, including both laundry chutes and trash chutes. Fire drills should take place regularly to show that all staff members are aware of proper procedures.
Facility Maintenance Typically Needed For Utilities
Part of inspections includes checking all of the utilities and equipment. In many cases, this is where our services are most often needed. Is your generator working properly? Are heating and cooling systems in proper working order, with preventative maintenance performed regularly? Is the maintenance crew doing proper electrical systems repairs and checks? Some equipment needs specialized attention, and Tru-Serve has the experience and knowledge to deal with that equipment properly.
Review A List Of Recommended Building Repair Tasks
Tru-Serve can get right to a building repair, or we can present a list of recommended maintenance items for approval. Any task we complete will be done within code, and we will also look for ways we can make your equipment run more efficiently, break down less frequently, and generally, save you money. Our goal is to be your partner, and to form a lasting, loyal relationship.
