Gfci in Patient care areas

[wmeek]

I do not have a copy of the NFPA 99 an was wandering if a gfci by a sink needs to be Hospital grade . The sinks are in a Pre-op area. These sinks are for staff workers only not patients and are located away from the area where patients are placed.This is in a Surgery Center

 

[roger]

Unless the sink is in the Patient Bed Vicinity or above a hazardous (classified) anesthetizing location, the answer is no.

Roger

 

[wmeek]

Thanks Roger

 

[Microwatt]

Just to be clear. The anesthetizing location does not need to be hazardous to require hospital grade receptacles. They are required in all anesthetizing locations.

 

[cowboyjwc]

Read 210.8(B)(5) Exception No. 2