ASHRAE/ASHE Guideline 43, Operations Guideline for Ventilation of Health Care Facilities: Print Version

Description

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ASHRAE/ASHE Guideline 43 is an operational guideline for health care facilities and is intended for use with ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170, Ventilation of Health Care Facilities.

Guideline 43 addresses health care heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems as a comprehensive whole while providing consistency in their maintenance and operation. It encourages the optimization of HVAC systems and their resources through the application of a maintenance program and the appropriate application of alternative equipment maintenance and reliability-centered maintenance practices.

Guideline 43 covers implementation of a ventilation management program plan, from defining the responsible party, to outlining the minimum elements of a maintenance program, to providing guidance on legacy systems, condition indicators, excursion variations and program improvement opportunities. It recommends a ventilation management program based on risk of harm (categorized as either critically or generally ventilated spaces), reliability factors and risk of failure.

Operation practices in the guideline are based on a continuous and consistent balance of day-to-day unscheduled outages or repairs, scheduled regulatory and maintenance needs, ongoing building rehabilitation and construction projects, and long-term visioning and capital planning. Included with the guideline are tables listing ventilation management program plan baseline inspection and maintenance tasks for ease of reference.

Table of Contents:

• Purpose
• Scope
• Definitions
• Operating Practices
• Monitored Spaces
• Implementation

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