This blog is all about earthquake preparedness and we’ve given you lots of information on how to secure valuable equipment in your office, lab and data center, but hospital seismic mitigation is another important topic that needs to be covered.
Think about it. There are many moving parts in a hospital that are critical to its ability to function on a daily basis and deliver the health care services it’s designed to provide.
A hospital is unquestionably a facility that simply cannot afford to lose any of its vital equipment, hence the need for hospital seismic mitigation.
One of our constant themes is that earthquakes are extremely unpredictable, therefore being prepared is the key element to ensuring your business continues to function after an earthquake. If you are a safety manager, facility manager or EH&S person at a hospital, the very best thing you can do is to make sure that all the potential hazards in your facility are secured in place to prevent loss or damage.
That’s where hospital seismic mitigation comes in to play.
As technology forces higher capital investments, it's essential to ensure protection from disaster through non-structural seismic mitigation, such as clean room fastening, laboratory fastening, and countertop and floor fastening.
QuakeHOLD! Industrial's Hospital and Laboratory Installation Division has showcased the importance and significance of securing costly equipment.
We are celebrating 20 years of being in business in 2011 and in that time we have custom designed rack, shelving and floor fastening non-structural seismic mitigation systems for every component of a hospital.
Hospital Seismic Mitigation
Obviously, hospitals play a significant role in a community after an earthquake, or any major emergency, because that’s where the injured are taken for treatment; therefore they need to remain operational at all times. If a hospital’s ability to care for patients is hampered because of damaged equipment lives could be put at risk.
Non-structural seismic mitigation will benefit a hospital immensely. It will help to keep its patients’ lifelines intact, as well as make for a safer work environment for its staff.
Hospital seismic mitigation programs are cost effective and in essence represent inexpensive insurance when compared to the cost of replacing all the sensitive equipment and appliances in a hospital.
Everything needs to be fastened down so that a hospital’s vital life-saving equipment doesn’t end up as a pile of junk on the floor.
Our fastening systems feature recommended bracing techniques that are used to secure equipment to the wall or floor so that everything will stay in place in the event of an earthquake.
A hospital carries out necessary and commendable work in patient care, so ensuring that it can continue to do that after an earthquake must be a priority.
Seismic Protection Products and Services
Earthquakes are unpredictable, so being prepared is the most practical course of action to take. If the hospital environment isn’t secured equipment could be damaged or lost, which in turn could cause complications or worse for patients. The best way to prevent those possibilities from occurring is to take action now to avoid major financial and logistical headaches later.
QuakeHOLD! Industrial is the leader in hospital seismic mitigation. We have more than 50 years’ combined experience and you can research the full range of seismic protection products and services that we offer by going to our website (see our contact information).
And regardless of the capacity of a hospital, a free site survey and evaluation will determine how best to meet its needs.
If your facility is based in an earthquake zone, don’t put off earthquake preparedness any longer. Get with the hospital seismic mitigation program today.