Erratum Published on OR Door Hardware

The 2018 and 2022 Hospital and Outpatient Guidelines documents do not include any requirements for operating room doors, but an authority having jurisdiction wanted to apply Section 2.1-7.2.2.3 (4) (Doors and door hardware—Door hardware) to the OR doors in an ambulatory surgery center. This section is in the common elements chapter of both documents and states, “Lever hardware or push/pull latch hardware shall be provided.” Read More …