Occupancy
1. The use a building or space is classified for under the codes, such as health care, ambulatory health care or business. 2. The point at which people begin to use a building.
See alsoPost-occupancy review
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Glossary
Terms, pronunciations and meanings
The words of Health's Work and of the health-facility field, in plain language. Health's Work terms are marked as such; industry terms are explained as they are used in the standard. Each entry links to the provision where the term is set out.
Health's Work termIndustry term4 of 59 terms
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Operated
The base level of HWO: the facility holds active HWM and has its patient and family experience surveyed independently in every domain, with an accepted annual experience report.
Operations and maintenance programO&M program
The written program for running and caring for a facility's systems: who is responsible, what is inspected and tested, how often, and what is recorded.
Owner's project requirementsOPR
The owner's written statement of what the building and its systems must do, prepared before design begins. Commissioning tests the finished building against it.