The aim of the working group 18 is to establish a suit of standards (one standard with different parts) for all aspects of ventilation in hospitals.
The scope of the standard is:
The standard is to be applied to all healthcare premises whether located in a hospital, clinic or other premises where healthcare services are delivered. It will include the specific risk areas and covers the aspects of construction and ventilation that provide defined levels of air quality/cleanliness for classification of these areas. The standard will deal with the design, installation, operation and maintenance and the process of qualification/validation of the ventilation systems.
The standard will not consider the general ventilation aspects covered by other standards.
This new work item (NWI) will result in a technical specification (TS) including a coherent and hierarchical structure and (on the basis of an analysis of the different terms and definitions used in relation to ventilation in hospitals) common terms and definitions for the suite of standards (including harmonization of symbols, subscripts, etc.).
It is necessary to create a liaison between CEN TC 156 and ISO TC 209 "Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments". This allows definitions, requirements and methods at an early stage to be aligned. Our secretary participates as a national delegate in workgroups of ISO TC 209.
Based on this coherent and hierarchical structure for each part of the standard a new work Item will be submitted to the TC. The working group could started the work on:
1) General terms and definitions
2) General HVAC system requirements
3) Operating suites
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Scope
The aim of the working group 18 is to establish a suit of standards (one standard with different parts) for all aspects of ventilation in hospitals.
The scope of the standard is:
The standard is to be applied to all healthcare premises whether located in a hospital, clinic or other premises where healthcare services are delivered. It will include the specific risk areas and covers the aspects of construction and ventilation that provide defined levels of air quality/cleanliness for classification of these areas. The standard will deal with the design, installation, operation and maintenance and the process of qualification/validation of the ventilation systems.
The standard will not consider the general ventilation aspects covered by other standards.
This new work item (NWI) will result in a technical specification (TS) including a coherent and hierarchical structure and (on the basis of an analysis of the different terms and definitions used in relation to ventilation in hospitals) common terms and definitions for the suite of standards (including harmonization of symbols, subscripts, etc.).
It is necessary to create a liaison between CEN TC 156 and ISO TC 209 "Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments". This allows definitions, requirements and methods at an early stage to be aligned. Our secretary participates as a national delegate in workgroups of ISO TC 209.
Based on this coherent and hierarchical structure for each part of the standard a new work Item will be submitted to the TC. The working group could started the work on:
1) General terms and definitions
2) General HVAC system requirements
3) Operating suites
