CHARACTERISTICS:
FACILITY TYPE:
SIZE/HEIGHT OF BUILDING OR
DENTAL/
RESEARCH &
MIL-HDBK-1191
NUMBER OF BEDS OR
TROOP
OUTPATIENT
GENERAL
HOSPITAL
NUMBER OF OUTPATIENT VISITS PER YEAR
AID CLINIC
CLINIC
LAB BLDGS.
LESS THAN 4,640 GSM (50,000 GSF)
NO STUDY
NO STUDY
NO STUDY
NO STUDY
OR
REQUIRED.
REQUIRED.
REQUIRED.
REQUIRED.
2 LEVELS
OR
MANUAL
MANUAL
LESS THAN 50 BEDS
DUMBWAITER.
DUMBWAITER.
OR
LESS THAN 15,000 OUTPATIENT VISITS/YR.
NO STUDY
STUDY TWO
REQUIRED.
ALTERNATES.
GREATER THAN 4,640 GSM (50,000 GSF) AND
NO STUDY
LESS THAN 9,2900 GSM (100,000 GSF)
NOT
REQUIRED.
MANUAL
MANUAL
OR
APPLICABLE
DUMBWAITER.
DUMBWAITER.
GREATER THAN 2 LEVELS
OR
MANUAL
PNEUMATIC
PNEUMATIC
GREATER THAN 50 BEDS AND LESS THAN 100
DUMBWAITER.
TUBE -
TUBE -
OR
INJECT/EJECT.
INJECT/EJECT.
GREATER THAN 15,000 OUTPATIENT VISITS/YR
AND LESS THAN 75,000 OUTPATIENT VISITS/YR.
GRAV. CHUTES
STUDY TWO
STUDY TWO
STUDY THREE
ALTERNATES.
ALTERNATES.
ALTERNATES.
GREATER THAN 9,290 GSM (100,000 GSF) AND
NOT
MANUAL
MANUAL
MANUAL
LESS THAN 18,580 GSM (200,000 GSF)
APPLICABLE
DUMBWAITER.
DUMBWAITER.
DUMBWAITER.
OR
GREATER THAN 3 LEVELS
PNEUMATIC
PNEUMATIC
PNEUMATIC
OR
TUBE -
TUBE -
TUBE -
GREATER THAN 100 BEDS AND LESS THAN 150
INJECT/EJECT.
INJECT/EJECT.
INJECT/EJECT.
OR
GREATER THAN 75,000 OUTPATIENT VISITS/YR
AUTO CART LIFT
AND LESS THAN 150,000 OUTPATIENT VISITS/YR.
GRAVITY
CHUTE
STUDY TWO
STUDY TWO
STUDY THREE
ALTERNATES.
ALTERNATES.
ALTERNATES.
MANUAL
MANUAL
MANUAL
DUMBWAITER.
DUMBWAITER.
DUMBWAITER.
GREATER THAN 18,580 GSM (200,000 GSF)
AND LESS THAN 32,520 GSM (350,000 GSF)
PNEUMATIC
PNEUMATIC
PNEUMATIC
TUBE -
TUBE -
TUBE -
OR
INJECT/EJECT.
INJECT/EJECT.
INJECT/EJECT.
GREATER THAN 4 LEVELS
NOT
OR
APPLICABLE
AUTO CART LIFT AUTO CART LIFT AUTO CART LIFT
GREATER THAN 150 BEDS AND LESS THAN 250
OR
AUTO BOX
AUTO BOX
AUTO BOX
GREATER THAN 150,000 OUTPATIENT VISITS/YR.
CONVEYOR
CONVEYOR
CONVEYOR
AND LESS THAN 300,000 OUTPATIENT VISITS/YR.
GRAVITY
GRAVITY
GRAVITY
CHUTE
CHUTE
CHUTE
PNEUM.
TRASH/LINEN
MATERIALS HANDLING SYSTEM ALTERNATIVE MATRIX
FIGURE 17.17
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