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HCAI, OSHPD panel urges early collaboration and an "inspect to pass" mindset for hospital construction
Summary
A Department of Health Care Access and Information webinar brought owners, designers, contractors and inspectors together to promote early engagement, continuous inspection under Title 24, and project-specific QC to reduce costly rework and improve safety.
A webinar hosted by the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) and the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) Hospital Building Safety Board on collaborative inspection approaches urged hospital owners, design professionals, contractors and inspectors to adopt a coordinated, proactive approach to construction inspections.
Michael Davies, a certified hospital inspector and moderator, framed the session around three pillars—code, plan review and field inspection—and said the field inspection is where theoretical compliance becomes validated. "Inspect to pass is the mental attitude with which you approach your inspection duties," Davies said, adding that the phrase is intended to emphasize collaboration, transparent communication and proactivity, not to give contractors "a free pass."
Gary Dunker, speaking from an owner’s perspective, emphasized owner responsibility and cited the legal basis for inspection: "The California Health and Safety…
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