Healthcare Facility Managers Prepare for ASHRAE Standard 188P: Prevention of Legionellosis Associated with Building Water Systems

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has developed a proposed Standard Practice that specifies what will be required to prevent legionellosis associated with building water systems. In preparation for the upcoming ASHRAE Standard many health care facility managers are reviewing their current waterborne pathogen programs to insure that they are effective and measurably improve safety.

Healthcare Buildings have a High Probability for Legionellosis Events:

• Essentially, all legionellosis cases can be attributed to building water systems.

• The persons most susceptible to legionellosis are immunocomprimised: transplant, chemotherapy, dialysis patients and the elderly.

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