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UMS UNISTRUT® MODULAR SUPPORT Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health presents top safety award to McCarthy for hospital project The Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health Consultation Department awarded McCarthy Building Companies with the top safety designation. The $161-million Banner Estrella Hospital Expansion was a "STAR Site" through the state's Construction Voluntary Protection Program, or "C-VPP." ADOSH representatives conducted an audit of safety and health management systems and practices at the six-story, 279,000-square-foot tower project. The expansion project, which is set to open to patients in March 2014, also contains additional obstetrical suites, additional neonatal intensive care unit capacity, new cardiac catheterization labs and a new endoscopy suite. The Banner Estrella Hospital tower expansion is the only hospital construction project in Arizona with a STAR approval. To qualify for VPP status, employers must submit an application to OSHA and undergo an onsite evaluation by a team of safety and health professionals. VPP participants and sites earning the "STAR Site" designation are re-evaluated every three to fi ve years in order to remain in the programs. VPP participants are exempt from OSHA programmed inspections while they maintain their VPP status. First healthcare student charrette held during Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo The inaugural Healthcare Student Charrette was recently held during the Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo. The event was sponsored by the American Institute of Architects' Chicago Healthcare Knowledge Community and The Caritas Project. Sponsoring fi rms included Gensler, Eckenhoff Saunders Architects, VOA Associates Inc., Legat Architects and Cannon Design. Teams were tasked with presenting innovative design solutions focused on creating generative space for aging populations. As part of preparations, students either visited a nursing care facility or engaged with an older person in order to view the world through the eyes of elders, document observations and experiences and make a presentation to the charrette participants the first evening. NFPA releases new edition of national electrical code The National Fire Protection Association has released the 2014 edition of NFPA 70: National Electrical Code. While the NEC sets standards for safe electrical installation, NFPA 99: Health Care Facilities Code covers the performance requirements for electrical distribution systems in healthcare facilities. The 2014 NEC clarifi es the responsibilities of each of the two documents, and in several instances the NEC www.mcdmag.com A versatile solution for today's healthcare needs UMS benefits include: s -AX LOAD BEFORE YIELD FAILURE AT FT LBS s )NDEPENDENTLY TESTED s 0ATENT 0ENDING s 2EDUCED ON SITE FABRICATION s $ECREASED JOB SITE LABOR AND HOURS s %ASILY ADJUSTABLE ON SITE s 3MALLER FOOT PRINT NO EXTERNAL BRACING REQUIRED s %NHANCED PORTABILITY AND EASE OF SHIPPING Substantial labor savings over typical boom support systems Contact your Unistrut Construction representative for complete details. U.S.: 800-468-9510 CAN: 800-267-4959 unistrutconstruction.com November/December 2013 | Medical Construction & Design 11