Maintenance and Operations
This session will discuss how copper-silver ionization has been shown to deliver faster, longer-lasting remediation than oxidant-based chemicals. This environmentally sustainable approach can result in reduced bacterial recurrence and corrosion in both the near and long term, helping healthcare…
In this session, John Zalepka will break down how fire-rated barriers perform beyond initial installation, and what design and construction strategies can support inspection readiness through service changes and renovations while reducing long-term risk and operational burden.
This session explores how aging health care infrastructure can be transformed from a cost burden into a strategic asset by leveraging ASHE/ASHRAE Guideline 43 to link HVAC performance, ventilation management, and financial outcomes. It highlights how strategic asset management and data-driven…
Learn the essential responsibilities and required qualifications for ensuring the safety, reliability and compliance of medical gas and vacuum systems
Learn the essential responsibilities, required qualifications, and best practices for ensuring the safety, reliability and compliance of medical gas and vacuum systems in health care facilities.
ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170 offers guidance, regulation and mandates to designers and operators of health care facilities. The revised 2025 edition includes several significant updates from the previous 2021 edition.
Resources to aid facilities teams with the implementation of reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) in their organizations, no matter where they are on their RCM Journey.
Weekly EPSS inspections are vital for hospital safety, as recommended by NFPA 110 (2013). Use this ASHE checklist.
This checklist can help health care facilities inspect fire doors to ensure compliance with according to the NFPA 80 Fire Rated Doors and Other Openings Protectives standard.
This monograph provides detailed instructions on how to establish a water management program in health care facilities, including who to involve in the team, what areas need to be addressed, and how to prepare for ongoing success in mitigating threats.