ASHE MIDYEAR REPORT
The ASHE Advocacy Team is celebrating its latest successes, taking on new challenges and looking ahead to possible changes coming down the line. While focused on pressing issues like codes and standards unification, sustainability and physical environment optimization, ASHE keeps the mission of protecting patients and staff, and streamlining facilities operations at the center of its efforts.
https://www.hfmmagazine.com/articles/4784-keeping-compliance-activities-in-sync
Health Interpretations Task Force meeting minutes not yet published
Topics:
- Hazard storage rooms in business and ambulatory occupancy
- Zone valve locations- line of sight
- Cross corridor door latching
- Multiple outlet connections
- Levels of sedations
NFPA Technical Meeting
NFPA 99 Healthcare Facilities Code 2024
- No motion on CAMS we were monitoring (electrical systems)
NFPA 101 Life Safety Code 2024
- Documents are expected to be published soon
Open for Public Input
- NFPA 70 NEC (ends 9/7/2023)
- NFPA 90A Standard of Install of AC & Ventilation System (Due 6/4/2024)
- NFPA 90B Standard of Install Warm Air Heat & AC System (Due 6/4/2024)
- NFPA 99B Hyperbolic (Due 6/4/2024)
- NFPA 241 Safeguard Construction Alteration Demo (Due 6/4/2024)
ASHRAE 514 – Risk Management for Building Water Systems, Physical Chemical & Microbial Hazards
- Published June 2023 available via ASHRAE
- Has not been adopted yet by any organizations
ASHRAE 241 – Control of Infectious Aerosols
- Published June 2023 available via ASHRAE
- Has not been adopted yet by any organizations
- ANSI approved standard
ASHRAE/ASHE 170 – Ventilation for Healthcare Facilities
Addendum i – 2nd publication public review
- Exhaust discharge locations
Addendum k- 1st publication public review
- 6.1.2 heat and cool sources central systems
- Provide heat cool sources & essential accessories
- Reserve design capacity based on facility operation plan
- On site fuel storage based on facility operation plan
Addendum l – 1st publication public
- Section 10- Construction & System Start Up
- Section re- write
ASHRAE/ASHE GP43
- Guideline 43- Operation Guideline for Ventilation of Healthcare Facilities
- Purpose: Guideline for recommendations for operation of HVAC, maintenance, testing
2027 ICC Code Development
- Due January 2024 proposals
ICC Committee working on:
- CO Detection Exceptions
- Areas not served by CO producing forced air furnace
- CO detection installed in an enclosed room, not contiguous to sleeping room, alarm signal shall transmit to approved location
- Align with current healthcare practices
- Align MAQs with NFPA 30 & GHS requirements
- Microgrids
- Align with NFPA 99 & NEC
- Control Vestibules
- Locking of Doors for Clinical Need
- Structural Risk Category
- Group I-2, condition 2 from category 2 to 4
- Align with ASHRAE/ ASHE 170
- Allowance of natural ventilation rates
- Outpatient ventilation rates
2026 Revision FGI
- FGI is seeking comments on proposed changes to the Guidelines for Design and Construction – due by September 30, 2023
- There were 632 proposals for the Hospital Guidelines, 429 proposals for the Outpatient Guidelines, and 477 proposals for the Residential Guidelines
- A full list of the proposals is available for review by the public at www.fgiguidelines.net.
- After creating a login and password, website visitors can filter the proposals by document, chapter, section or search term to find the proposed changes most relevant to their work and expertise and submit their opinions on the proposals.
