title: Future shock. Proposed NFPA 99 wet location revision revives a bad idea.
abstract: NFPA 99 is one of the principal performance standards on electrical safety for healthcare facilities. However, a proposed change regarding what areas should be considered "wet locations" may have a big effect on the way hospitals equip their operating rooms. ECRI Institute thinks that this change is ill-advised--that it will cost hospitals money with no real benefit, and in some cases could actually increase risks.
mesh_terms: D011211:Electric Power Supplies / Q000592:standards*; D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005390:Fires / Q000517:prevention & control; D006268:Health Facilities / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D012769:Shock / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States