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Plumbing News
ASHRAE Seeks Public Comment on
Guideline to Minimize Legionellosis in Water Building Systems.
-- Those interested in commenting on the guideline may do so
from July 28 – Sept. 11 --
ASHRAE is seeking public comment on
Guideline 12-2000, Minimizing the Risk of Legionellosis Associated
with Building Water Systems, which is now open for a 45-day
public review until Sept. 11. Those interested in reviewing and
commenting on the guideline can do so at
www.ashrae.org/publicreviews.
Developed by the ASHRAE Standing Standard Project Committee (SSPC)
188, ASHRAE Guideline 12 is intended for use by building owners of
human-occupied buildings and those involved in the design,
construction, installation, commissioning, management, operation,
maintenance and service of centralized building water systems and
components.
The guideline will provide essential information and guidance to
assist in the control of Legionellosis associated with building
water systems. It also gives users direction in implementing
ASHRAE Standard 188: Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building
Water Systems, which is consistently recognized as the best
resource available to help establish an effective water management
program to prevent Legionella infections. Story continues below
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“Public input is a vital
step in the development of ASHRAE guidelines,” says Michael
Patton, member of ASHRAE SSPC 188. “Our goal with Guideline
12 is to have a strong companion document that works in
tandem with ASHRAE Standard 188. We invite all interested
and affected parties to review and comment on Guideline 12
during its public review period. Doing so will help ASHRAE
and SSPC 188 create better resources that help building
owners minimize the risk of Legionellosis.”
The CDC estimates there are between
8,000 and 18,000 cases of Legionnaires’ disease in the United States
each year – and more than 10 percent of these cases are fatal. Most
of those cases are the result of exposure to Legionella associated
with building water systems.
ASHRAE Guideline 12 is a continuous maintenance guideline with
updated versions planned for publication every three years. To make
a comment or learn more, please visit
www.ashrae.org/publicreviews, and to learn more about ASHRAE
Standard 188, please visit
www.ashrae.org/Standard188.
About ASHRAE
ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is a global society advancing human
well-being through sustainable technology for the built environment.
The Society and its more than 56,000 members worldwide focus on
building systems, energy efficiency, indoor air quality,
refrigeration and sustainability. Through research, standards
writing, publishing, certification and continuing education, ASHRAE
shapes tomorrow’s built environment today. More information can be
found at
www.ashrae.org/news.
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