Pre-construction risk assessment for hospital renovation and project work
PCRA helps hospitals assess safety and service-continuity risks before construction, renovation, maintenance shutdown or contractor activity affects patient-care areas.
Template Fields
- Infection risk
- Fire risk
- Utilities risk
- Structure risk
- Noise risk
- Vibration risk
- Patient movement risk
- Emergency access risk
- Service-continuity risk
How to Use This Tool
- Define the work area, contractor activity and affected services.
- Assess infection, fire, utility, structural, noise, vibration, movement, emergency-access and continuity risks.
- Agree controls with facility, IPC, clinical and user departments.
- Authorise work with owner, deadline and monitoring requirement.
- Review residual risk and restore the area before clinical use.
NABH Implementation Relationship
PCRA is linked to FMS pre-construction risk assessment because construction can affect fire safety, utilities, emergency access, structural safety and service continuity.
PCRA Checklist
CSV checklist for pre-construction risk assessment under hospital facility-safety planning.
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| Risk Domain | Activity/Scenario | Affected Area | Probability | Severity | Initial Score | Existing Control | Corrective Action | Owner | Deadline | Residual Score | Authorisation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | Electrical panel replacement | Ground floor utility area | 2 | 5 | 10 | Permit-to-work and extinguisher nearby | Schedule fire-watch and isolate area | Facility Manager | 2026-08-10 | 4 | Safety Officer |
| Service continuity | Waterline shutdown | OT and CSSD supply | 3 | 5 | 15 | Advance notice and storage tank | Plan alternate supply and postpone elective work if needed | Engineering Head | 2026-08-12 | 6 | Hospital Administrator |
Related Resource Pages
Link to NABH Consultancy Services
These resources support implementation planning, but hospitals remain responsible for actual adoption, evidence and decisions. Humble Aim Enterprises provides independent readiness support and does not guarantee accreditation.
Official Sources
This PCRA page provides original implementation guidance for facility and safety planning. Official NABH sources remain the controlling reference.
- NABH Hospital Accreditation Standards 6th Edition (opens in a new tab) - Official standards document. This site does not reproduce objective elements verbatim.
- NABH 6th Edition Implementation Notification (opens in a new tab) - Official implementation notification for effective-date context.
- NABH Hospitals Accreditation Programme (opens in a new tab) - Official hospital accreditation programme reference.
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