We want to thank David for writing the article, “Smooth Start”, appearing in the latest issue of Health Facilities Management. Commissioning of the Emergency Power Supply System (EPSS) should indeed be a separate sub-task of the normal commissioning process and performed by those with several years OJT in healthcare plant operations. With over 500 full EPSS commissioning projects (both new and retrofit) under our belt we can attest to the accuracies of David’s statements.

The EPSS GROUP has just opened on LinkedIn. This site is available to acute care facilities. The EPSS Group is dedicated to the premise that a failure of the EPSS is not an option in a healthcare facility, and that the on-site EPSS must be more reliable than the utility or normal source. The EPSS Group is a site where healthcare engineering personnel can discuss AHJ compliance, advocacy efforts, reliability, design, maintenance, safety and testing of EPSS in healthcare facilities.