Non-compliant Installation of Hand Sanitizer Dispenser
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to maintain compliance with the NFPA 101 standards for alcohol-based hand rub dispensers. During an observation, it was noted that a hand sanitizer dispenser was installed directly over an electrical outlet in the main floor corridor near the resident lounge/dining room. This installation does not meet the requirement that dispensers should not be installed within 1 inch of an ignition source. The maintenance director confirmed this deficiency during an interview conducted at the time of the observation.
Plan Of Correction
Maintenance Director will be educated that hand sanitizer dispensers cannot be mounted on walls directly over electrical outlets. Maintenance Director will move the hand sanitizer dispenser so it is not directly over an electrical outlet. Maintenance Director will audit the other hand sanitizer dispensers in the facility to assure they are not mounted on walls directly over electrical outlets.