This customizable document, Sprinkler Heads, is taken from MCN Healthcare’s Life Safety and Interim Life Safety Management Manual. For more than 20 years, MCN has been the health care industry’s leading provider of policy and procedure templates, forms, competencies and other compliance tools.

MCN provides more than 80 health care specific policy and procedure manuals for Acute Care Hospitals, Ambulatory Care, Behavioral Health, Home Health, Physician Practice, and Long Term Care. MCN’s policy and procedure manuals focus on the latest healthcare "hot topic" issues related to patient safety and prevention of medical healthcare errors.

Here is some sample content from Sprinkler Heads:

	POLICY: Sprinkler heads shall be inspected annually in accordance with the following procedures. PROCEDURE: Inspect and identify damaged, bent, corroded, painted, whitewashed, or weeping sprinkler heads, all of which will need replacement. Remove any insect nests attached to sprinkler heads. Place light coat of oil on sprinkler heads located in areas conducive to insect nests. For sprinkler heads which are subject to above normal temperature adjacent to steam pipes, furnaces, ovens, hot gas, vents, exhaust, etc., check color coding of sprinkler heads with improper temperature ranges, all...
Second excerpt:
	... all of which will need replacement. Check that minimum distance of 18 to 36 inches is maintained between sprinkler heads and racks, palletized stock or other stacked materials. Remove any ladders, stock or material which is being supported by the sprinkler piping. Replace broken pipe hangers and refasten any that have come loose. Make sure sprinkler heads are in upright or pendant position. Check that all water is drained from low points on dry piping systems. Note: SUBJECT: SPRINKLER...