COVID-19 podcast: Operational considerations

This podcast discusses operational considerations and challenges health care facilities are facing during the COVID-19 emergency.

By William E. Koffel, PE, FSFPE, Koffel Associates, Columbia, Md. April 30, 2020

The podcast is the second in a series of three podcasts address COVID-19 challenges confronting the health care community. Bill Koffel discusses some of the operational considerations and challenges health care facilities are facing during the COVID-19 emergency. The challenges include: Inspection, testing and maintenance of systems and equipment; fire drills, internal audits and EOC rounds; waste containers; makeshift cooking operations; manufacture and storage of hand sanitizer materials; gas cylinder limits.

The podcast is presented by William E. Koffel, P.E., FSFPE, SASHE. Bill is President of Koffel Associates, Inc. and Chair of the NFPA Life Safety Technical Committee on Health Care Occupancies.

This article originally appeared on Koffel Associates’ website. Koffel Associates is a CFE Media content partner.


Author Bio: William E. Koffel is president of Koffel Associates. He is chair of the NFPA Correlating Committee on Life Safety and a member of several NFPA technical committees. He is a member of the Consulting-Specifying Engineer editorial advisory board.