1. Pre Construction Risk Analysis
April 1, 2014

2. What is Pre Construction Risk Analysis (PCRA)?
When Planning for new, altered, or renovated space, the hospital uses one of the following design criteria:
State rules and regulations
Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities, 2010 edition, administered by the Facility Guidelines Institute and published by the American Society for Healthcare Engineering.
When the above rules, regulations, and guidelines do not meet specific design needs, use other reputable standards and guidelines that provide equivalent design criteria
CMS
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3. What is Pre Construction Risk Analysis (PCRA)?
PCRA is more than ICRA & ILSM
PCRA consists of 7 elements
ICRA
ILSM
Noise
Vibration
Utilities
Air Quality
Other Hazards
A PCRA is required for all projects.
The PCRA should be completed by the End of Feasibility and should be updated as project knowledge changes.
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4. ICRA
It is the PM’s responsibility to ensure that the controls indicated on the ICRA form match the controls in place.
If something changes, work with Infection Control (R. Vogel) and submit a new form, indicating the updated protection.
Having Level IV protection, on a job where Level II is indicated on the ICRA form is an issue. Surveyor assumes a problem caused the change.
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5. ILSM Revision to “Daily” Surveillance
EHS has revised their policy to require the PSO to submit surveillance forms for 2 inspections for any weekend work (1 each at start and end of shift).
Surveillance will only be required when the site is active. A form will be required to be filed to note that the site was not active.
Revisions to the Daily Surveillance Form
Forms include the other elements of PCRA:
Noise
Vibration
Air Quality
Other Hazards
Forms are posted on the Facilities Portal.
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6. These are coupled since they are usually present together.
Noise & Vibration
These are coupled since they are usually present together.
The Assessment works very similar to the ICRA:
There are types of Construction Activities and Risk Locations that form a matrix.
Select the Activity and Risk location to choose from the matrix.
For Level III & IV risks, the NYP/PM should consider using a Noise Consultant and perform baseline testing prior to the start of construction. Ie: Cerami & Associates
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7. Utilities This Risk Assessment encompasses several aspects:
Planning for new project needs.
Evaluating current capacity via existing conditions survey.
Review and sign off of design drawings.
Availability of Emergency Power in case of contractor damage to power system.
The Campus Engineer will help address issues of Capacity and planning
Utilize FD&C-E for design review using the new Engineering Standards as well as Capacity Planning along with FO
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8. Air Quality How is this different from ICRA?
ICRA is essentially Dust Control.
Dust control is achieved using negative pressure and HEPA filters.
Air Quality encompasses things other than Dust:
Odors
Particulates other than dust
The Air Quality Risk Assessment will identify risks other than Dust Control and provide mitigation measures for:
Reduction of particulates using exhaust filters on internal combustion equipment.
Wherever possible, internal combustion equipment should not be used
Use of adhesives, paints, and other odor producing items should be evaluated and wherever possible, non-odor producing alternatives should be used. Ensure MSDS is sent to EHS for evaluation.
As with ICRA, be aware of where your negative pressure fans discharge! Check for fresh air inputs that could be affected!
Omega and Lawrence can provide these services.
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9. Other Hazards What are other hazards?
Anything that does not fall into the other 6 Risk categories:
Traffic
Neighborhood disruptions
Leaks
Any other potential disruption and change that could affect patient care, not identified in one of the other 6 risk assessments
What does a PM do?
Ensure that the PSO, Contractor, PM, and PM backups are all listed correctly on “Document B”.
Ensure that the Project Administrator and ALL adjacent departments have all been notified of what to do if an issue arises from the project site.
No one can think of everything, but plans can be put in place to deal with any thing!
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10. Summary Do as we say and say as we do!
A PCRA is required for all projects.
Even if no hazards are indicated on the Risk Assessment, the forms must be on file to show that the assessment occurred.
We are already doing most of the PCRA’s, but in many cases, we need to have Policies and Procedures that say we are.
Do as we say and say as we do!
The easiest way to get caught in this area is to do something different than what we say we will do OR to say we do something and do it differently.
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11. Questions?
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