Illinois Administrative Code
Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH
Part 518 - FREESTANDING EMERGENCY CENTER CODE
Section 518.2180 - Construction Details
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Compartmentation, exits, automatic extinguishing systems and other details relating to fire prevention and fire protection shall comply with requirements listed in the appropriate sections of NFPA 101.
b) Items such as drinking fountains, telephone booths, vending machines and portable equipment shall be located so as not to restrict corridor traffic or reduce the corridor width below the required minimum.
c) Doors
d) The minimum width of all doors to rooms needing access for beds or stretchers shall be 3'8". Doors to rooms needing access for wheelchairs shall have a minimum width of 2'10".
e) Doors on all openings between corridors and rooms or spaces subject to occupancy, except elevator doors, shall be swing type. Openings to patient toilets and other small wet-type areas not subject to fire hazard are exempt from this requirement. Sliding doors with a break and swing feature are acceptable.
f) Doors, except those to spaces such as small closets that are not subject to occupancy, shall not swing into corridors in a manner that might obstruct traffic flow or reduce the required corridor width. (Large walk-in type closets are considered as occupiable spaces.)
g) Windows shall be designed so that persons cannot accidentally fall out of them when they are open, or shall be provided with guards.
h) Glazing. Doors, sidelights, borrowed lights, and windows in which the glazing extends down to within 18 inches of the floor (thereby creating possibility of accidental breakage by pedestrian traffic) shall be glazed with safety glass or plastic glazing material that will resist breaking and will not create dangerous cutting edges when broken. Fire-rated glass shall be used where required for fire safety.
i) Where labeled fire doors are required, these shall be certified by an independent testing laboratory as meeting the construction requirements equal to those for fire doors in NFPA 80. Reference to a labeled door includes labeled frame and hardware.
j) Elevator shaft openings shall be class B 11/2 hour labeled fire doors.
k) Linen and refuse chutes shall meet or exceed the requirements of NFPA 82.
l) Thresholds and expansion joint covers shall be made flush with the floor surface to facilitate use of wheelchairs and carts.
m) Grab bars shall be provided at all patients' toilets. The bars shall have 11/2 inch clearance to walls and shall have sufficient strength and anchorage to sustain a concentrated load of 250 pounds.
n) An accessible shower shall be provided. Safety glass or plastic glazing materials shall be used for shower doors. A grab bar shall be provided as specified in subsection (m). A recessed soap dish shall be provided. The shower base shall have a nonslip service.
o) Hand-washing facilities shall be located and arranged to permit their proper use and operation. Particular care shall be given to the clearances required for blade-type operating handles.
p) Paper towel dispensers and waste receptacles (or electric hand dryers) shall be provided at all hand-washing facilities except scrub sinks.
q) Lavatories and hand-washing facilities shall be securely anchored to withstand an applied vertical load of not less than 250 pounds on the front of the fixture.
r) X-ray and gamma ray installations shall comply with NCRP Report No. 147 and Report No. 102. The completed installation shall be tested, and all defects shall be corrected before use.
s) Ceiling heights shall be as follows:
t) Rooms containing heat-producing equipment (such as boiler or heater rooms and laundries) shall be insulated and ventilated to prevent any floor surface above from exceeding a temperature of 10°F (6°C) above the ambient room temperature.
u) The FEC shall be located on the same level as the ambulance and walk-in entrance.
v) Response to Natural Disasters