Recall of Fire
Protection System Sprinklers
PDF Version of BQA 99-048
(PDF, 8 KB)
Date: August 18, 1999 -- DSL-BQA-99-048
To: Nursing Homes
NH
- 24, Facilities for the Developmentally
Disabled FDD-20, Hospitals
HOSP
- 18, Ambulatory Surgical Centers
ASC-6,
Community Based Residential Facilities
CBRF
- 17
From: Susan Schroeder, Director, Bureau of Quality Assurance
Attached is a copy of the
Mealane Corporation voluntary recall program (exit DHS) to replace "Star" brand fire
protection sprinklers. The Mealane Corporation, formerly known as Star Sprinkler
Corporation, in cooperation with the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, is
recalling "dry-type" sprinkler models: D-1, RD-1, RE-1, E-1, and ME-1. These
sprinklers were manufactured from 1961 to 1976, installed in health care facilities
nationally, and today many may not operate properly in a fire. We ask that you share this
information with your staff, taking whatever action is appropriate.
If you have any questions regarding this information, please call David R. Soens, P.E.,
Quality Assurance Engineer, Provider Regulation & Quality Improvement Section at (608)
261-5993.
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