Attachment B Salient Characteristics Hoist replacement.pdf

SALIENT CHACTERISTICS

Replacement Motor/Hoist for existing ceiling lift systems at Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center:

a. Must meet all Underwriters Laboratory requirements, life safety codes, national electric codes, fire safety codes, and all other applicable federal, state and local codes. Appropriate documentation should be provided.

b. Must comply with ISO 10535 (Hoists for the transfer of disabled persons – Requirements and test methods).

c. Must be motorized.

d. Must interface with a hand control for electronic lifting and lowering of patients.

e. Must recharge automatically, by recharging at any location on the rail.

f. Must include electronic soft start and soft stop.

g. Must have a capacity for lifting 550 pounds for standard rooms. (207 each)

h. Must not beep or flash during normal operation to avoid alarming or disturbing staff and patients.

i. Must be compatible to allow for smooth operation for interface trolley that works on the existing

GH2 rails and seamlessly works with the continuous charge system that allows for the hoist to charge anywhere on the rail, and to be ready at all times.

j. Must have an emergency stop pull cord that is easily accessible from standing person’s height.

k. Must have an emergency patient lowering option to safely lower patients from a standing person’s height without use of tools in the event of equipment malfunction.

l. Must be capable of picking patients up off the floor- lifting strap length 96 inches or more.

m. Must have an integrated patient scale with accuracy that meets or exceeds +/- 0.5% at max load.

1. Integrated scale must have a readout in the hand controller and must not decrease the lifting height of the system.

n. Must have capability for displaying data in the hand controller that provides time of lift, amount of weight of lift, duration of lift total lift count, total hours, last/next service plus visual alerts for preventative maintenance inspections.

o. Must have a ten-year warranty on all parts and labor including batteries. Warranty shall include all travel or shipping associated with any warranty repair.

p. Must accept the Nickel Metal Hydride (NIMH) battery

q. Must have 15-year average life span

r. Must have a wireless interface that is Wi-Fi ready which would allow for connectivity to the VA’s network infrastructure.

1. The lift system must have capability to be monitored remotely via web access.

Hangar Bars/Accessories

a. System must include a hanger bar without easily breakable parts such as rubber flaps.

b. Hangar bars must be easily interchangeable without need of tools.

Batteries

a. The system will utilize Nickel Metal Hydride (NIMH) batteries

b. Batteries provided will have a ten-year warranty for replacement. Warranty shall include all travel or shipping associated with any warranty repair.

c. The system will have visual and audio low battery indicator(s).

Liability The contractor will assume all liability for the new motor/hoist and the entire currently installed rail system (rail system includes rails, end stops, and all attachments of the system below and above the grid that connects to the CNVAMC building structure).

Documentation The contractor will provide the required completed documentation Veterans Health Administration, National Center for Patient Safety, Patient Safety Alert AL14-07 retrieved from the VHA Public Health website.

• VHA Installation and Relocation Checklist for Ceiling Mounted Patient Lifts (152 KB, PDF) Required checklist for every installation or relocation of a ceiling mounted patient lift in VHA facilities, from National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS) Patient Safety Alert AL14-07

• VHA Corrective and Preventive Maintenance Checklist for Ceiling Mounted Patient Lifts (124 KB, PDF) Required checklist for every preventive maintenance or significant corrective maintenance of a ceiling mounted patient lift in VHA facilities, from NCPS Patient Safety Alert AL14-07 https://www.publichealth.va.gov/employeehealth/patient-handling/index.asp https://www.publichealth.va.gov/employeehealth/patient-handling/index.asp https://www.publichealth.va.gov/docs/employeehealth/InstallationRelocation.pdf https://www.publichealth.va.gov/docs/employeehealth/PreventitiveMaintenance.pdf