NFPA 99: Health Care Facilities Code and Handbook Set

THE NFPA HANDBOOKS DIFFER FROM CODES AND STANDARDS

Ever wonder what the difference is between an NFPA^® handbook and a code or standard? We’re glad you asked.

NFPA codes and standards both provide requirements for achieving outcomes. Handbooks take a deeper dive, providing the full text of a code or standard as well as expert commentary and features such as graphics, decision trees, testing procedures, case studies, sample forms and checklists, and other helpful aids to give a better understanding of the reasoning behind the requirements and how to apply them.

JUST REMEMBER:

• A code or standard is a framework—a set of rules to follow with a goal to achieve a certain result
• A handbook is a connector—linking requirements to application by helping you understand the reasoning behind a code or standard

The simplest way to think about it is that codes and standards list the technical requirements while handbooks explain those requirements to clarify how to apply them.

2015 Edition

Understand and apply the latest risk-based requirements for health care facility safety with the 2015 NFPA 99 and Handbook Set.

Be confident you're protecting patients, staff, equipment, and facilities using the field's most up-to-date resources. The 2015 edition of NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code builds on the risk-based approach introduced in the 2012 NFPA 99. The unique Handbook provides answers, making the Set essential for everyone involved in health care safety including contractors, engineers, facility managers, AHJs, plumbers, gas and vacuum system installers, security personnel, insurance companies, and manufacturers.

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• The 2015 NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code. Major changes in this edition make performance criteria more usable, enforceable, and adoptable -- so you can be sure you've got safety covered. Requirements correlate with the 2014 NFPA 70®, National Electrical Code®. Updated rules for nurse call systems incorporate widely used terminology and align with the Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI). Other changes respond to new information and the evolving industry -- such as the revised minimum allowable temperature for cylinders for nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide to help avoid potential loss of pressure. (Softbound, 207 pp., 2015)
• The 2015 Health Care Facilities Code Handbook. Help eliminate confusion or mistakes that may jeopardize the safety of patients or staff. The redesigned and updated Handbook features the complete text of the 2015 NFPA 99, including medical gas and vacuum system requirements, plus explanations of the intent behind requirements. More than 160 photographs, practical guidance, and examples address how to apply provisions. FAQs highlight key concerns of installers, inspectors, and managers. New Supplements include a summary of an ASHE survey on Super Storm Sandy's impact on essential electrical systems and emergency planning. (Hardbound, Approx. 730 pp., 2015)

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2012 Edition

Get the big picture on health care facility safety – and save 15% – with the combined power of the 2012 NFPA 99 and Handbook Set!

Be fully prepared to maximize safety for patients, staff, equipment, and facilities with the 2012 NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code and Handbook Set. Order today and be ready to meet today's challenges with the best value on the field's best resources.

• The 2012 NFPA 99 is your one-stop source for the latest healthcare facility guidelines, including medical gas and vacuum system requirements formerly found in NFPA 99C. Completely reorganized, this new benchmark maximizes protection with major changes such as a groundbreaking shift to a risk- vs. occupancy-based approach that signals a new era in health care facility safety...a fully updated Chapter 5, Gas and Vacuum Systems, featuring additional maintenance requirements...new chapters on security, fire protection, and information technology...and consideration of operating rooms as wet locations unless a risk assessment of the area determines otherwise. (Softbound, 211 pp., 2012)
• The 2012 Health Care Facilities Code Handbook is filled with expert insights and visuals that put you on the fast track to compliance! Consult this essential Code companion for total on-the-job support, including the complete text of the 2012 NFPA 99, explanations of the intent behind requirements, examples of how to apply provisions in specific situations, FAQs that highlight key concerns, 100+ full-color visuals that clarify concepts, and new supplements on Security in Health Care and Disaster Recovery. (Hardbound, 648 pp. 2012)

Work smarter and more efficiently. Save time, money, and lives with the 2012 NFPA 99 and Handbook Set!

Engineers, facility managers...AHJs...plumbers...gas and vacuum system installers, designers, and verifiers...security personnel...insurance companies...manufacturers – anyone whose job involves health care facility safety needs this powerhouse Set.

*Looking for NFPA 99C: Gas and Vacuum Systems?

Starting in 2012, NFPA 99C will no longer be a stand-alone document. Instead, NFPA® provides these options.

1. The former NFPA 99C content can be found in Chapters 1-5 of the 2012 NFPA 99 and in Chapters 1-5 of the 2012 NFPA 99 Handbook in the NFPA 99 and Handbook Set.
2. NFPA's 2012 Medical Gas and Vacuum System Installation Handbook with all the latest rules for Category 1-3 systems plus expert insights, examples, and visuals that help you understand and apply them correctly.